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Accidents
Accidents: Helicopter suffers damage in loss of engine cowling
Bell 222, Milliken, Colo., March 13, 2009–Several parts were seen to fall off the helicopter while in flight, landing in the observer’s ya
Accidents
Accidents Preliminary Report: Falcon damaged after slip on icy runway
Dassault Falcon 20, Jamestown, N.Y., Dec.
Accidents
Accidents Final Report:Turboprop suffered main gear collapse
Rockwell 690C, Minden, Nev., May 2, 2008–The board was unable to determine why both main landing gear collapsed, substantially damaging th
Accidents
Accidents final reports: Dust and glare caused pilot misjudgment
Eurocopter AS 350B2, Cave Creek, Ariz., Feb.
Accidents
Accidents final report: unchocked Falcon struck fence after taxiing
Dassault Falcon 50, Asheville, N.C., Nov.
Accidents
Accidents final report: S-76 damaged in landing pad accident
Sikorsky S-76A, Santa Maria, Calif., June 27, 2008–The pilot’s misjudgment of clearance from an object during a hovering turn for landing was the pr
Regulations and Government
Obama moves to fill agency positions
Deborah Hersman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board since June 2004, was nominated by President Obama last month to become the 12th chair
Accidents
PC-12, CRJ200 in Near Ground Collision
According to the NTSB, a runway incursion that occurred on May 29 at Charlotte (N.C.) Douglas International Airport involving a PC-12 turboprop single and
Charter & Fractional
Coastal Announces Fixed-price N.Y.-L.A. Flights
New York-based Coastal Jet Service is launching per-seat, daily nonstop service on a Citation X between New York and Los Angeles.
ATC
Wx Offices at ATC Centers Could Close
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is criticizing the Commerce Department’s proposal to close the National Weather Service center weather ser
Safety
ERAU To Launch Aviation Wildlife Risk Center
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is opening an International Center for Aviation and Wildlife Risk Mitigation at its Prescott, Ariz.
Airports
Anti-aviation Protesters Target LCY
Five people aligned with Plane Stupid, an activist group opposed to airport expansion in Europe, cut through the chain-link perimeter fence at London City
Safety
NTSB hearing is for the birds
While only one in five birdstrikes is ever reported, one unusual strike this past January 15, with an even more remarkable outcome, gained global attention
ATC
FAA boss: Implement NextGen now
New FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has joined a diverse group of aviation industry organizations in calling for an acceleration of the Next Generation Air
Aircraft
Yemenia A310 Crashes, 152 Feared Dead
A Yemenia (Yemen Airways) Airbus A310-300 crashed into the Indian Ocean, just north of the Comoros Island
Aircraft
Pilot Report: Airbus A380
Airbus engineers are never satisfied, and customers of the European airframe builder should have only one response...
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Aviation Insurance
In an economy that has ravaged aviation, one stable segment is the insurance industry, but change is coming.
Regulations and Government
FAA rest proposals garner pilot support
The FAA’s proposed guidelines addressing crew fatigue on ultra-long-range flights by “flag carriers” (OpSpec A332) contain “substantive improvements” that
Safety
Fatigue detection system can preempt human error
As business aviation has matured, the lessons learned from accidents and incidents have led to significant improvements in design, technology, materials an
Engines
Rolls-Royce Moving Forward with G650 Engine Testing
Rolls-Royce is proceeding with ground tests of the BR725 turbofan destined to power the Gulfstream G650 business jet.
Aircraft
Higher-mtow Airbus ACJ Gets EASA OK
The Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) received EASA approval for a new mtow of 76.5 metric tons (168,700 pounds), one metric ton more than was previously ava
FBOs
Cessna Service Centers Accept Avfuel Cards
Cessna Citation factory-owned service centers in the U.S.
Safety
DOT IG: ASAP Needs Work
A DOT Inspector General audit of the FAA aviation safety action program (ASAP) said that while ASAP is a “potentially valuable safety tool, we found that t
Avionics
SmartLanding software adds approach guidance to EGPWS
The verdict has been in for a long time: a stabilized approach is an essential part of a safe landing.
Avionics
More on Honeywell’s EGPWS Front
Honeywell is offering a new product called “long landing”–an EGPWS software solution, in addition to its new SmartLanding.
Sustainability and Environment
Jet Republic Commits To CO2-offset Program
Portugal-based private air services start-up Jet Republic joined Bombardier Aerospace’s carbon offset program for its initial fleet of 25 Learjet 60XRs, se
Aircraft
ATR eyes U.S. market as it preps -600 for flight
As Franco-Italian turboprop maker ATR readies for the first flight of its new 600 Series this month, the company finds itself in a “comfortable position” b
Aircraft
Next Superjet likely a stretch
The next variation of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 will almost certainly involve a stretch of the existing 95-seat baseline platform, leaving the once highly an
