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Accidents

Russian Leader Killed in Crash

Alexander Lebed, a once-powerful Russian politician, was killed April 29 when the Russian-made Mil Mi-8 helicopter in which he and 19 others were traveling
Rotorcraft

President Bush Gets Bumped from ‘Marine One’ Twice

It’s been 45 years since President Dwight Eisenhower became the first standing U.S.
Rotorcraft

Helo Ops Unite To Block Housing Development

It’s the helicopter equivalent of the “man bites dog” story.
ATC

FAA’s hybrid GPS/loran tests backup capability

As part of its evaluation of loran as a potential backup to GPS, the FAA has contracted Rock-well Collins to build a combined GPS/loran variant of its stan
ATC

Aircraft Electronics Association Convention 2002

For any pilot who’s ever sat glued to the Weather Channel or logged onto a weather Web site to keep a watchful eye on a powerful cold front or line of thun
ATC

An ATC remedy with side effects

One of the newest ATC techniques is multilateration, where several small unattended receiving stations are dispersed around an airport to monitor transpond
Avionics

STCs unnecessary for some TAWS installations

In a welcomed shift in policy, business aircraft operators may now forego the STC process when installing class-B terrain awareness and warning systems (TA
Avionics

Collins Demonstrates High-speed Satcom Datalink

Rockwell Collins is behind Honeywell and EMS Technologies in the race to bring high-speed data to the cockpit, but the company is still vying to make it a
Avionics

WAAS Timeline Stretches Some More

The woes experienced by builders of the wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) are nothing new to those who have followed the development of the satellite-na
Avionics

Cost of Maintaining Aging ATC Radars Concerns FAA

In the wake of September 11 the FAA has decided to shelve earlier plans to decommission the U.S.-wide network of ATC primary radar installations.
Avionics

AT&T Exiting Airborne Telephone Market

AT&T Wireless has sent letters to customers of Claircom air-to-ground telephony services, telling owners of the Claircom telephones it will no longer offer
Avionics

Embraer Evaluates Spirent Handheld PC Aboard ERJ-145

The AvVantage electronic flight bag (EFB) from Spirent Systems recently completed a series of flight evaluations by Embraer in an ERJ-145 regional jet.
Avionics

FlightSafety Installs EVS in GV Simulator

The FAA has approved the enhanced vision system (EVS) recently installed in a Gulfstream V flight simulator at FlightSafety’s Savannah, Ga.
Avionics

Gulfstream Orders $900K of IS&S RVSM Avionics

Gulfstream has ordered $900,000 worth of avionics from Exton, Pa.-based Innovative Solutions & Support, a maker of low-cost RVSM avionics for the retrofit

ERA launches campaign to counter EC ‘favoritism’

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has demanded a “balanced approach” to environmental controls in the European Union transport industry follow

BAE Regional adjusts to life after end of Avro production

Following production of the final Avro RJ, effectively the last new-build British airliner ever, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has been restructured as a s

Operations and Maintenance Forum: Avoiding Another ‘Summer From Hell’

The operations and maintenance forum on the second day of the RAA convention crossed a broad range of subjects, from a discussion of the FAA’s operational

RAA Convention Report: Industry leaders warn against threats to post-9/11 gains

Faced with widespread uncertainty about an industry threatened by growing regulatory burdens, the specter of increased security fees and scope-clause restr

Boeing ponders its role in Russian Regional Jet

The Sukhoi-led Russian Regional Jet (RRJ) program awaits approval to take off in July this year, but much depends on Boeing, as the U.S.

Aussie Consortium To Buy Ansett Regional Subs

The bankruptcy administrators in charge of the operations of Ansett Airlines subsidiary Kendall Airlines and independent Ansett affiliate Hazelton Airlines

Factual Report: Learjet lands gear up

GATES LEARJET 35A, CANCUN, MEXICO, AUG.
Accidents

Factual Report: Firefighting helo crashes

BELL B206L-3, WHITERIVER, ARIZ., JULY 26, 2003–At 10:34 a.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Reports: Trim woes precede 1900D crash

BEECH 1900D, HYANNIS, MASS., AUG.
Accidents

Final Report: Hawker crew just scrapes by

HAWKER SIDDELEY DH.125-1F, SEATTLE, WASH., DEC.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: October 2003

Keeping with custom, Congress deserted Washington for the dog days of August with some small sense of accomplishment.
Regulations and Government

Washington Report: NTSB Revises “Most Wanted” List

In one of her first acts as chairman of the NTSB, Ellen Engleman vowed to take a fresh look at the Board’s safety advocacy programs, including its “Most Wa
Regulations and Government

News Note: Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the lead partner in a Center of Excellence program

The FAA selected the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the lead partner in a Center of Excellence program on aircraft noise and emissions mitigat
FBOs

Touching Bases: ChevronTexaco one year later

Just over a year after its merger, ChevronTexaco (the entity that resulted when the two oil giants came together after a landmark $45 billion deal) has rel
FBOs

Touching Bases: How does a major OEM find success in line service?

An award-winning bowler in his spare time, Gus Stovall, flight support manager at Dassault Falcon Jet’s Wilmington, Del.