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Cessna 402 crash near Bahamas claims two

It was a honeymoon gone bad.
Accidents

Fairchild Metro crash in Kenya kills 14

A chartered Fairchild Metro on a safari flight crashed on Mt.

Safire sees blue skies ahead for jet

Almost a century ago, Henry Ford launched his Model T as a car for the masses and subsequently produced 15 million automobiles over 19 years.

Garmin to acquire UPS Aviation Technologies

Garmin late last month announced a deal to buy UPS Aviation Technologies, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service, for $38 million in cash.
FBOs

Feras opens new ops center in Prague

Flight-planning and ground-handling specialist group Feras has opened a new operations center at Prague in the Czech Republic.
Avionics

Resources pooled for Citation RVSM

Arinc Direct, the recently formed business aviation unit of Annapolis, Md.-based Arinc, announced it is teaming with Shadin and AeroMech to offer a package

Gulfstream aircraft deliveries down

Gulfstream deliveries are down.
Aircraft

Embraer cancels Indigo order

A spokesman for Embraer confirmed that the Brazilian airplane manufacturer repossessed the two leased aircraft it delivered earlier this year to Chicago-ba

Honda to begin tests of light jet

A spokesman for Honda R&D Americas has revealed that the company expects to begin flight tests “soon” of its new light jet–the HondaJet–at its faciliti
ATC

RNAV and RNP to replace ground navaids

The FAA has released a road map for performance-based navigation that will enable pilots to use Rnav and RNP procedures in all phases of flight in the Nati
Accidents

Runway incursions down in first half

The recently released FAA half-year report shows runway incursions dropped from 166 in the first six months of last year to 158 in the same period this yea

Raytheon 2nd quarter sales up

Raytheon Aircraft’s financials for the second quarter showed a healthy increase with net sales of $627 million, up from $562 million for that period last y
Avionics

EVS aims at bigger market in smaller, non-HUD business jets

Until about a year ago, infrared enhanced vision systems (EVS) were exclusively the bailiwick of operators of large aircraft, in which they were installed
Regulations and Government

TSA's GA airport security plan due out this month

General aviation organizations have been working with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this summer to develop security recommendations for
Avionics

Technical hurdles delay Primus Epic program

Ongoing software integration problems are forcing at least two airframe manufacturers into the unenviable position of having to stretch aircraft certificat
Aircraft

'Easy' flight-test program yields Learjet 40 approval

The Learjet 40 received its FAA type certificate on July 11 as an amendment to the certification of the Learjet 45 from which it is derived.

Sentient Closes Financing Round

A Sentient Flight Group executive told AIN today that the funding round referenced in yesterday’s issue of AINalerts (
Aircraft

PiperJet Makes First Flight

Piper Aircraft’s single-engine PiperJet flew for the first time today, taking off from Piper headquarters at Vero Beach (Fla.) International Airport.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cessna ditches on return flight from recurrency training

Cessna 414, Port Jefferson, N.Y., May 26, 2003–At 2:28 p.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Four killed in P Navajo accident

Piper PA-31P, Woodruff, Wis., May 25, 2003–At 5:54 p.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Robinson R44 lost at sea

Robinson R44, Brazos Block 532, Gulf of Mexico, May 29, 2003–Robinson N7188K crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, killing Dudley Tarlton, the
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Commander crashes

GULFSTREAM COMMANDER 695, OGAWA VILLAGE, JAPAN, MARCH 24, 2003–At approximately 10:50 a.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air loses footing on landing approach

Beech King Air 200C, Coffs Harbour Aerodrome, New South Wales, Australia, May 15, 2003–At 10:50 a.m.

Rahilly Joins ServiceElements Training Team

John Rahilly, principal of Rahilly Aviation Associates and former president of maintenance and completions center K-C Aviation, has joined ServiceElements
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Birds may have brought down Learjet 45

Learjet 45, Milan, Italy, June 1, 2003–Learjet 45 I-ERJC, owned and operated by Eurojet Italia, crashed into a warehouse near a road on th
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air veers off runway

Beech King Air 300, Houston, Texas, May 18, 2003–At 9:30 a.m.

GE Unveils Portable Lightweight Video Borescope

The XL Go VideoProbe by GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies weighs only 3.8 pounds (14.3 pounds with the carrying case) but offers high-resolution vid
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Wright replica hits trees

Virginia Aviation Wright Model B, Midland, Va., May 19, 2003–At 8:20 p.m.

Gulfstream Maintenance Datalink Goes Mainstream

Gulfstream this month logged its 10,000th downlink via its PlaneConnect maintenance datalink system.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Hilltop takeoff mishap

AEROSPATIALE SA341G, ALPINE, TEXAS, MARCH 6, 2003–At 11:15 a.m.