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Final Report: Learjet pilot failed to compensate for wind

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Aniak, Alaska, Feb.
Accidents

Final Report: Caravan landed in snow

Cessna Caravan 208B, Bethel, Alaska, Jan.
Accidents

Factual Report: New data on ENG midair

American Eurocopter AS 350B2 N613TV/Eurocopter AS 350B2 N215TV, Phoenix, July 27, 2007–The NTSB has released factual information about the
Accidents

Preliminary Report: LongRanger loses power

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

Preliminary Report: Helo crashes in Canada

Hughes (MD) 369D, Alice Arm, B.C., Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Skydivers' King Air loses power

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A90, Pitt Meadows, B.C., Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Fokker hits antenna

Fokker F-27 Friendship 500, Mogadishu, Somalia, Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air crashes in Utah

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Moab, Utah, Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet suffers electrical loss

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Guadalajara, Mexico, Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Taxiing ATR catches fire

ATR 72, Munich, Germany, Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Caravan crashes in Chile

Cessna Caravan 208B, La Junta, Chile, June 7, 2008–The commercial pilot was killed when the Patagonia Airlines Caravan crashed in the mountains west
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Brakes lock on CitationJet

Cessna 525 CitationJet, London, Ky., July 29, 2008–The brakes are thought to have locked when the CitationJet was taking off from London-C
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Pilot's door pops open

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Bakersfield, Calif., July 9, 2008–The pilot’s door of the Amflight Beech 99 opened while the airplane was flyi
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Bravo's wing shears off

Cessna 550 Citation Bravo, Reading, Pa., Aug.

DOT To Press Ahead with New York Slot Auctions

The Department of Transportation is pressing forward with plans to auction takeoff and landing slots at the three major New York-area airports, despite a G
Aircraft

Comp Air Gets Funding for Large Turboprop Single

Merritt Island, Fla.-based Comp Air this week announced that it received $150 million in funding from MercMed, a California-based investment company headed
Aircraft

SJ30 Manufacturer Changes Name to Emivest

Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corp.
Aircraft

AAI Forges Ahead on A700

AAI Acquisition, which bought the assets of bankrupt Adam Aircraft in April, now has about 200 employees and says that design, manufacture and test activit
Aircraft

Cirrus Adds to Vision Jet-single Orders at NBAA

As Cirrus Design’s Vision single-engine jet prototype continues to add flight hours, the manufacturer concluded a successful exhibit at this week’s NBAA sh

‘Solid Turnout’ at NBAA 2008 Despite Woes

The NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla., which concluded yesterday, attracted 30,811 attendees, just shy of the 30,963 people at the event last year in Atlant
Security

TSA Plan Would Sharply Complicate Operations for All GA Aircraft Weighing 12,500 Pounds or More

The TSA today released a notice of proposed rulemaking for its Large Aircraft Security Program

People in Aviation: October 2008

Eric Cardinali has been named president of Bell Helicopter Canada.

Editorial: Red faces at FAA/Eclipse hearing

The congressional hearing in Washington last month about the process that led to FAA certification of the Eclipse 500 took the lid off the FAA’s sausage-ma
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: October 2008

• While Congress was on a five-week recess from August to September, the process for nominating presidential candidates (Senators John McCain and Barack Ob
Regulations and Government

Controllers Union Gains Bargaining Unit

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) has officially added 150 ATC specialists assigned to the flight service option at Automated Flight
Regulations and Government

Candidates’ Plans for Bizav Remain Hazy

When the new president takes office in January, among the myriad issues to be addressed will be the concerns of the aviation community.

Buyers gain the advantage as more aircraft offered for sale

The summer doldrums in the pre-owned aircraft market have more often than not been followed by an upbeat seasonal period for aircraft sales, but that is no
Cabin Interior and Electronics

School To Train Executive Interiors Specialists

AIC, the Aircraft Institute for Craftsmen, is scheduled to open its doors next spring to train executive interiors specialists.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

ExecuJet Aviation To Expand Completions Activity

To mark three years of handling aircraft interior design and completion, ExecuJet Aviation Group is broadening its capabilities by moving into bizliner exe