Content Archive: November 2007

Cargo Falcon 20 Crash in Greenland Kills Three

All three people were killed August 4 aboard a German-registered cargo-configured Falcon 20 when it hit a 700-ft mountain about 4.5 mi from Greenland’s Nar

Pilot Killed in MU-2 Crash at Hilton Head

A Mitsubishi MU-2 (N1VY, registered to Bankair) crashed August 1 at 7:51 a.m., about 10 min after taking off from Savannah (Ga.) International Airport on a
Charter & Fractional

Criticism of NBAA eases over fractional NPRM

With the beginning of this month marking the halfway point in the 90-day public comment period on the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to regulat

PC-12 Owners Get a Break on Brakes

Parker Hannifin announced a guaranteed cost-per-brake-landing (CPBL) program for Pilatus PC-12s equipped with new Cleveland brakes.

Bell Announces Layoffs

Bell Helicopter Textron last month announced plans to lay off 270 workers at its Fort Worth-area plants.

Crossair navigates over bumpy road to recovery

Switzerland’s Crossair has frozen all hiring for an undetermined period, redoubled efforts to attract more business passengers, reduced frequencies on a nu

Air Littoral reorganizes amid labor discord

Air Littoral, one of the troubled French regional airlines once owned by SAirGroup, has found new footing following a hard-fought agreement with employee u

Carroll Suggs Sells Off Controlling Interest in PHI

An era has ended in the helicopter offshore oil-support business with Carroll Suggs, wife of Petroleum Helicopters Inc.

Columbia Helicopters BV-107 Crash Claims Three

A Boeing Vertol BV-107 operated by Columbia Helicopters of Portland, Ore., crashed in August during a maintenance check flight in southern Montana, killing