Content Archive: February 2007

Farnborough show takes new format

The Farnborough Air Show is to retain its seven-day format, but it will now consist of just three full trade days along with a new “industry day” and an “e
Aircraft

In The Works: Utilicraft FF1080-300

Utilicraft Aerospace Industries, a spin-off of American Utilicraft, last month gave Metalcraft Technologies (MTI) the go-ahead to construct the initial sub
Avionics

XM Radio’s wx service hits all the right notes

Datalink weather may be nothing new, but many believe it is much improved thanks to subscription-based services from XM Satellite Radio that are taking the
ATC

Germans buying SITA VHF datalink

Germany’s air navigation service provider (ANSP), Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), has agreed to buy the SITA network of 27 VHF datalink (VDL) ground stations
Regulations and Government

Italian Pilots Cleared

An Italian military tribunal has thrown out cowardice charges against four pilots who refused to fly in Iraq because of the poor state of their helicopters
Rotorcraft

Bell/Agusta anticipates a bright future

You might call Heli-Expo 2005 a triumph for Bell/Agusta Aerospace and particularly for the AB139.
Aircraft

Learjet 60 package offer extended

Bombardier Aerospace director of Learjet products Brad Nolen told AIN that the company has extended indefinitely the Learjet 60 “complete package offer,” w
Avionics

Lightweight inertial sensor makes a splash

Today pilots who have an inertial navigation system coupled with an advanced GPS aboard their airplanes are considered to be at the upper end of the profes
ATC

European initiatives look to remove ATC jams

The air-traffic community gathered in the Netherlands last month to discuss the continually evolving options for modernizing ATC.
Accidents

Lawsuits Filed in Jetstream Crash

The families of at least five people who died in the October 19 crash of Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 have filed lawsuits against Corporate Airlines and