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Rotorcraft

Advanced Indian helicopter now free to seek civil sales

After nearly two decades, India’s first indigenous rotorcraft is poised for civil certification in that nation this month, with FAA/ JAA approval expected
Rotorcraft

Italian authority certifies AB139

In a surprise move at last month’s Paris Air Show, the much anticipated Bell/Agusta Aerospace AB139 received its type certification from the Italian aerona
ATC

Congress poised to support Gulf low-level ATC initiatives

Taking a more proactive stance than was common in the past, HAI has in recent months been energetically lobbying on Capitol Hill in favor of the developmen
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: British-built controls for Marine One?

In an apparent effort to assuage British pressure to adopt the Anglo-Italian EH-101 as the follow-on to the White House’s aged fleet of Sikorsky VH-3S oper
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Enstrom names new executive team

In the wake of last winter’s corporate turbulence, Enstrom Helicopter president Peter Parsinen has appointed executives to several key positions to continu
Accidents

Rotorcraft Update: Hawaiian air-tour accident claims family and pilot

The fiery wastelands of Hawaii’s vast volcano fields, among the world’s biggest and most violently active, are one of the Pacific Rim’s biggest tourist att
Accidents

Rotorcraft Update: Oscars cameraman awarded $13 million

A former Los Angeles-area TV cameraman who was badly hurt when the helicopter he was riding in crashed while he was covering the 2000 Academy Awards 
Accidents

Rotorcraft Update: This year's second Salt Lake City-area aeromed crash claims pilot

Searchers scouring the ground near the impact site of an Agusta A109K2 operated for Salt Lake City’s Latter Day Saints Hospital have found the part suspect
Maintenance and Modifications

Use of PMA parts growing within rotorcraft ranks

“PMA parts? Ooh, now there’s a murky area,” said a maintenance supervisor who oversees the upkeep of an offshore oil support helicopter fleet numbering wel

Rockwell Collins Aids Flood Victims

In response to historic flooding in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City area in June, Rockwell Collins made a $2 million contribution to aid local flood relief effo
Sustainability and Environment

P&WC to Lead Biofuel Research Program

Pratt & Whitney Canada is leading a four-year, university-industry biofuel research project under a Canada-India science and technology agreement.
ATC

Alliance Seeks To Speed Up NextGen

The Alliance for Sustainable Air Transportation (ASAT) was publicly launched in late June at a summit on global climate change in Miami.
Charter & Fractional

DayJet Expands DayPorts and DayStops

Per-seat, on-demand charter operator DayJet has added two primary “DayPort” and 14 secondary “DayStop” destinations to its network.

ExecuJet: Pre-owned Market Booming

Zurich-based ExecuJet Aviation Group has created a pre-owned business aircraft division with sales representatives in the U.S., Europe, South Africa and th

Survey probes attitudes among airline aviators

Ask an airline executive to rank the most frustrating aspects of his job, and labor relations will more often than not top the list, particularly at a time
Maintenance and Modifications

Explosion at Gulfstream Plant Injures Three

Three people were injured–one critically–during an explosion on July 2 at the Gulfstream Aerospace plant in Savannah, Ga.
Accidents

Airline To Stand Trial for Manslaughter

A French judge last month ordered Continental Airlines and five people–including aircraft designers, maintenance technicians and one civil aviation authori
Accidents

Medevac helicopters collide over Arizona

Neither of the two medevac Bell 407s that collided in midair June 29 over Flagstaff, Ariz., was equipped with TCAS or any kind of cockpit voice or data rec
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Increases Scrutiny of Weco Aerospace

The FAA has issued an unapproved parts notification for Weco Aerospace Systems of Burbank, Calif.
Charter & Fractional

EAS Adds Phenom 100s to Fractional Fleet

Central U.S.
FBOs

Industry Awards Honor AIN and BJT

AINtv.com has won the Aerospace Journalist of the Year Award (AJOYA) for best airshow coverage.
Aircraft

FAA: Special Conditions Needed for HA-420

As it did for the Embraer Phenom 100 earlier this year, the FAA is proposing special conditions for certification of Honda Aircraft’s HA-420 HondaJet that
Safety

NTSB Probes Two TEB Runway Incursions

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating two recent runway incursions at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport (TEB).

Farnborough Organizers Plan Bahrain Airshow

Farnborough International Limited (FIL), organizer of the Farnborough International airshow, will collaborate with the Kingdom of Bahrain on a new show to

People in Aviation: August 2008

Scott Donnelly has left his position as president and CEO of GE Aviation to take on the role of executive vice president and COO of Textron,

Pinnacle To Continue as Delta Connection

Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines will continue flying its Bombardier CRJ900s as a Delta Connection carrier under its existing 10-year code-share contract.

Air Wisconsin unsure of UAL request for 70-seat bid

Air Wisconsin, a UAL United Express partner, has expressed some confusion with regard to a request by United Airlines to its partners that they submit bids

UAL arrives at Accord with SkyWest

United Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SkyWest Airlines to operate select portions of the company’s United Express service.
Safety

U.S., EU join forces on air safety

The FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have signed a bilateral agreement that will strengthen air safety while reducing regulatory burdens
Training and Workforce

Chautauqua pilots vote on strike option

Characterization prompted Teamsters Local 747 representatives to mail strike ballots to the 700-strong pilot group.