Content Archive: September 2006
Judge overturns Mesaba ruling
A federal district court judge struck a severe blow to the management of Mesaba Airlines last month when he overturned an earlier bankruptcy court ruling t
Mesa Air Group now taking aim at Hawaii’s airways less traveled
Mesa Air Group has now taken aim at a less visible target within the inter-island Hawaiian market, much to the dismay of incumbent turboprop stalwarts Isla
Danish Training Outfit Awaiting Bell 222 Sim
Air Alpha A/S of Odense, Denmark, is awaiting delivery of a full-motion Bell 222 flight simulator built by Fidelity Flight Simulation of Pittsburgh.
Robinson wants to see R44 favored over R22 as trainer
Robinson Helicopter Co.
UK Police Unit To Get Night-vision EC 135s
Bond Air Services has announced a contract for two night-vision-equipped Eurocopter EC 135T2 helicopters that will operate a 24/7 service for police in the
Everest feat recognized–at last
At noon today at the Eurocopter booth (No.
LG Orders a Sikorsky S-76C++
Sikorsky received a contract for 2007 delivery of an S-76C++ to LG International at last week’s Asian Aerospace 2006 trade show in Singapore.
Safety
FAA begins rulemaking process to extend runway safety margins
The FAA has decided to create a new rule to mandate a 15-percent runway landing safety margin for commercial operators instead of trying to impose the requ
Bell 417 plays hide and peek
Coming off what CEO Mike Redenbaugh called “Bell’s best year in decades,” the company plans to unveil–literally–a new light helicopter this morning at 11:3
