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Accidents

Final Report: Longranger lost power

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Heber Springs, Ark., Aug.
Safety

Hearings ‘just the beginning’ on helicopter EMS safety issue

At the conclusion of three-and-a-half days of NTSB public hearings on the safety of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operations early last mont
Accidents

Factual Report: Skydiving flight fatal for six

de Havilland Canada DHC-6-100, Sullivan, Mo., July 29, 2006–Shortly after takeoff from Sullivan Regional Airport, with flames coming from the right engine,
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Amphibian runs into hillside

Grumman G-21A Goose, Thormanby Island, British Columbia, Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Meridian crashes at Marshfield

Piper PA-46-500TP Meridian, Marshfield, Wis., Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air crashes in Mexico

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Punta Chivato, Mexico, Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: EC 135 hits hills in IMC

Eurocopter EC 135-T2, Molesmes, France, Jan.
Accidents

MU-2 lands on one engine

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Millington, Tenn., Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Helo and pilot lost in ocean

Hughes 369, Honiara, Solomon Islands, Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Twin Commander 690 hits mountains

Twin Commander 690B, Rio Grande, P.R., Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Commander destroyed in Colorado

Twin Commander 690, Wray, Colo., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Reports: Fedex ATR lands short

Aerospatiale Alenia ATR 42-320, Lubbock, Texas, Jan.
Regulations and Government

FAA reauthorization plan could be decided this month

The House aviation subcommittee held a hearing last month on an FAA reauthorization bill that is essentially a reintroduction of the “FAA Reauthorization A
Safety

Global Bizav Groups Launch Safety Tool Kit

Building on business aviation’s International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) introduced in 2002, business aviation groups from around t
Regulations and Government

NASA To Look To More Earthbound Endeavors

Two former officials of the National Aeronautics & Space Administration along with former President Clinton’s national science advisor have issued a report

Stimulus package extends bonus depreciation rules

For business aviation, the latest $787 billion economic stimulus bill–H.R.1, the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act”–giveth with one hand and taketh a
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Down the Aisle…

Lufthansa Technik has ordered a Cair cabin humidification control system from CTT Systems of Nykoping, Sweden, for installation this fall as part of an exe
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Pats’ Refocused Strategy Does Not Include BBJs

According to John Martin, v-p and general manager of the DeCrane Aerospace Pats Aircraft Completion division, the Georgetown, Del.-based center has chosen

Business aviation loses a corporate aircraft pioneer

Durrell Unger “Dee” Howard, a determined and talented pioneer in the post- World War II development of business aviation, died on February 11 at age 88 in
Cabin Interior and Electronics

International Water-Guard Gets Treatment System OK for Falcons

Supplemental type certificates (STCs) have been issued for installation of International Water-Guard’s IWG-A4 water treatment unit on the Dassault Falcon 2
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Yankee Pacific Merges Interiors Holdings

Yankee Pacific Aerospace, an aerospace investment company, has merged two of its private aircraft interiors holdings, Executive Aircraft Completions of Tul
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Foster+Partners Wins NetJets Europe Interiors Contract

Aircraft fractional shares operator NetJets Europe has recruited Foster+Partners, the firm of Pulitzer prize-winning architect Lord Norman Foster, to desig
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Wins Flight Options Paint Contract

Flying Colours, an Ontario-based independent completion and refurbishment center, has been awarded a contract to manage the aircraft paint scheme refurbish
Cabin Interior and Electronics

BaySys Plans Completion Hangar Large Enough for A380

BaySys International won’t say if it’s lobbying to be the first with an interiors contract for an executive version of the Airbus A380, but the Wallops Isl
Maintenance and Modifications

Start-up AMAC opens hangar, begins completions servicen

AMAC Aerospace inaugurated the main hangar of its new business aviation completions and maintenance operation at Switzerland’s EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-F
FBOs

Lakefront Terminal set for restoration

On February 11, Lakefront Airport officials celebrated the 75th anniversary of the New Orleans airport and launched the restoration of the famed art
Regulations and Government

EPA extends SPPC RULE

According to the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), the Environmental Protection Agency has delayed the effective date of the final rule amend
Airports

Ellington now an airport

The Houston City Council voted in January to change the name of Houston’s oldest airport from Ellington Field to Ellington Airport in an effort to “broaden
FBOs

Six more for Phillips 66

Phillips 66 Aviation added six new FBOs to its branded dealer network, bringing the total to more than 622 in the U.S.