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Accidents

Factual Report: S-76A lost tail rotor control

Sikorsky S-76A, Houston, April 19, 2006–The S-76A was hovering at West Houston Airport (IWS) when tail rotor control was lost.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Jungle landing in Panama for two

Bell 206 JetRanger, Changuinola, Panama, April 21, 2007–The commercial pilot and a passenger were killed and two passengers seriously inju
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Beech 99 nosegear collapses

Raytheon Beech 99, Billings, Mont., May 19, 2007–The nosegear of Beech 99 N950AA, registered to Alpine Aviation of Provo, Utah, collapsed on landing
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Powerline patrol helo flight proves fatal

MD 369, Broadview, Mont., May 28, 2007–Helicopter N765HV was flying powerline patrol when it crashed near Broadview, killing one of the cr
Accidents

Preliminary Report: CRJ loses thrust reverser cowling

Bombardier CL600-2B19 CRJ, Lake Michigan, Mich., April 7, 2007–The Mesa Airlines CRJ was substantially damaged when the thrust reverser translating
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Citation overruns Rifle runway

Cessna Citation 550, Rifle, Colo., May 29, 2007–Citation N575BW, landing at Garfield County Regional Airport, overran the runway, in an ac
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Routine flight ends in loss of control

Eurocopter AS 350B3, San Elizario, Texas, May 22, 2007–The U.S.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Engine noises precede Bravo crash

Cessna Citation S550 Bravo, Dillon, Mont., May 3, 2007–The ATP-rated owner-pilot and a passenger were killed when the Citation Bravo crash
Aircraft

Piccard and team prepare solar airplane for night flight

The Solar Impulse has made significant progress toward its goal of being the first solar-powered aircraft to fly at night.
Accidents

Maintenance faulted in 2005 Chalk’s crash

The crash of a Chalk’s Ocean Airways Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard on Dec.
Charter & Fractional

Online charter service to come from Virgin USA

Virgin USA has launched Virgin Charter, an online marketplace for charter operators and customers.
Aircraft

Airbus Confirms First Buyer for Executive/VIP A380

Airbus CEO John Leahy confirmed at the Paris Air Show that the company has the first firm commitment for its giant A380 airliner for conversion to an execu
Avionics

Eurocopter Receives First Civilian NVG OK

Eurocopter announced recently that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the EC 145 for civil night-vision goggle (NVG) operations, and

Flight Attendants Conference Attracts 250

The 12th annual NBAA Flight Attendants Conference, held June 29 and 30 in San Diego, stressed safety and security, as well as service and career developmen
Safety

Embraer Issues Alert after ERJ 135 Accident

The NTSB said last week it is investigating an accident that occurred at Boston Logan International on June 20 in which an American Eagle ERJ 135 struck th
Aircraft

Embraer’s Phenom Readies for First Flight

Brazilian airframer Embraer’s new Phenom 100 very light jet is currently undergoing ground testing in preparation for its first flight.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: July 2007

• Congressional debates on war funding consumed much of lawmakers’ time and much national media attention.

Aerospace Industries Leader To Retire

John Douglass, who became only the seventh full-time chief executive of the Aerospace Industries Association in 1998, plans to retire as the group’s presid
Training and Workforce

ERAU Providing ‘Aviation English’

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) has teamed with a New Zealand-based company to provide the international aviation community with aviation Engli
Regulations and Government

FAA Hitting the Green

Speaking at an International Civil Aviation Organization meeting on emissions held in Montreal, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey told several hundred govern
Aircraft

More range for Smaller E-jets

Embraer has launched a program to add as much as 300 nm of range to its 70- and 76-seat E-Jets.
FBOs

Liberty Air still coming to Savannah

The planned Liberty Air Ventures FBO at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) has encountered some site delays, according to president and CEO M
Airports

TEB facing weight limits?

It’s too soon to know the fate of the so-called user-fee bills working their way through the sausage-making legislative apparatus in Washington, D.C., but
FBOs

Encore adds Frederick FBO

Encore FBO bought the sole FBO at Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Md., the chain’s fourth U.S.
FBOs

Esco EMAS installations growing

Aircraft arresting system manufacturer Esco has completed its first Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) installations outside the U.S., at China’s
FBOs

NATA warns of more SMO problems

The California State Assembly voted to approve Assembly Bill 700, a requirement for the City of Santa Monica to measure emissions of aircraft using Santa M
FBOs

Signature, NetJets Europe sign handling agreement

NetJets Europe tapped Signature Flight Support as its Europe-wide “preferred handler.” The agreement covers Signature FBOs in Belgium, France, Greece, Irel
FBOs

Charleston gets second FBO

Ken Allison, owner of a growing chain of Million Air FBOs, has added a seventh facility to his stable, Million Air Charleston at South Carolina’s Charlesto
FBOs

Houston Executive under way

Groundbreaking for the FBO at Houston’s newest airport, Houston Executive, took place on June 11.
FBOs

Million Air moves to Paris

Million Air president and CEO Roger Woolsey and partner FlyingGroup celebrated the opening of the Million Air FBO at Paris Le Bourget Airport.