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Baltimore Heliport Sports New Pilot Lounge

The Baltimore Heliport in Maryland’s “Charm City” now features an updated pilot lounge with new sofas, flat-screen tv and DVD player.

Lockheed Martin, Kaman Aerospace Partner on Unmanned Helicopters

Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace , a subsidiary of Kaman of Bloomfield, Conn., have teamed to market advanced manned and unmanned helicopters worldwide
Rotorcraft

Sloane Helicopters Gets Part 145 Nod

Sloane Helicopters has received Part 145 approval for its new maintenance facility at Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.
Maintenance and Modifications

European Certification Pending for Powerline Detection Device

U.S.-based Safe Flight Instrument announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will certify the company’s Powerline Detection System on
Safety

FAA User Fees Bad for Helicopters, Too

Ed Bolen, president and CEO of NBAA, described the recently released FAA funding proposal as “one of the greatest threats business aviation has ever faced.
Rotorcraft

Heli-Expo 2007 Report

Heli-Expo 2007 Report PDFAt this year’s Heli-Expo in Orlando, the major manufacturers ra

Delta Continues Regional Shakeup

Mesa Air Group will fly another 14 Bombardier CRJ900s as Delta Connection starting in September under the terms of a contract amendment that also calls for

Mesa Loses Ground to Maui Rival

Maui-based Pacific Wings exacted a small measure of revenge on Hawaiian gatecrasher Mesa Air Group last month when it won the rights to two of Mesa’s Essen
Aircraft

XJet ERJ 145s Spell JetBlue E190s

JetBlue Airways last month recruited Houston-based ExpressJet to fly four 50-seat Embraer ERJ 145s as replacements for each pair of E190s it sends to Embra
Security

Comair Arrests Prompt Crackdown

The Transportation Security Administration began random security checks of airline and airport employees in Florida and Puerto Rico last month after author
Accidents

Missing Bolt Blamed for Q400 Mishap

Japanese investigators have determined that a missing support arm bolt caused the nosegear hatch on an All Nippon Airways Bombardier Q400 to jam as i
Aircraft

JAL to Take E170s; E195 Customer Revealed

Japan Airlines said it will order 10 Embraer E170s and place an option on another five airplanes this spring.  The airline plans to place the airplane
Aircraft

1st ARJ21 starts to take shape in China

Xi’an Aircraft Industries delivered the first sets of ARJ21-700 wings and main fuselage sections for final assembly to Shanghai Aircraft Company early last

CRJ1000 makes case for low-fare regionals

The low-fare character of regional air transport in much of Britain is spreading south as Air France regional subsidiaries prepare to react to the expected

FAA shuts down RegionsAir for flaws in training manuals

Smyrna, Tenn.-based RegionsAir had to suspend all service indefinitely on March 9 after the FAA for the second time in a week halted operations for inadequ

Flybe-BA deal forms largest Euro regional

UK regional Flybe has completed acquisition of much of Manchester-based British Airways subsidiary BA Connect, receiving the business and some £130 million
Aircraft

An-148-100 lands milestone approvals

The 80-seat Antonov An-148-100 won type approval from Russian and Ukrainian authorities in late February, marking the successful completion of the first ne

People: Final flights

Brian Rowe, former head of GE Aviation, died February 22.

People in Aviation: April 2007

Hans Doll was promoted to director of customer and product support for Grob Aerospace.

An Aviation Lexicon

The aviation industry speaks with its own jargon and acronym-filled language, one that can take years to master.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion & Refurbishment: Aircraft Interiors Show To Debut in Dubai

Fairs & Exhibitions, which organizes the biennial Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates, will debut a new aircraft interiors show–Aircraft Interior
Cabin Interior and Electronics

It’s the Size of Macaroni but weighs less

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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cabin complexities call for independent expertise

The independent aircraft interior completion manager is based on a dusty little airport on the outskirts of Fort Worth, Texas, and the airplane interior be
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot failed to maintain control

Bombardier CL-600-2B19, Rapid City, S.D., Jan.
Accidents

Final Report: Ice ingestion downed research Citation

Cessna Citation 550, Fort Yukon, Alaska, Sept.
Accidents

Accidents: Citation fails to decelerate on landing

Cessna Citation 550, Butler, Pa., Jan.

Preliminary Report: Offshore accident kills two

Eurocopter EC 120B, Gulf of Mexico, La., Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Piaggio swerves off runway

Piaggio Avanti, Eagle, Colo., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: E170 overruns runway

Embraer E170, Cleveland, Ohio, Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Approach light out at EWB

Socata TBM 700, North Dartmouth, Mass., Feb.