Content Archive: November 2007

Slew of recent orders confirms a taste for AW139 in Mideast

Recent orders for some 45 aircraft in the offshore transport configuration have confirmed a rising demand for the AW139 in the Middle East.

Super Ranger fills MALE role at tactical cost

Ruag Aerospace calls its Super Ranger the first UAV built in accordance with the new international UAV Systems Airworthiness Requirements and Stanag 4671 r
Accidents

Final Report: SA-226 took off with known deficiency

Swearingen SA-226T, Teterboro, N.J., May 31, 2005–The NTSB blamed the pilot’s “improper decision to depart with a known deficiency, which
Accidents

Final Report: ERJ 135 attempter pushback with brake set

Embraer ERJ 135LR, Newark, N.J., July 24, 2006–The NTSB determined that the captain of the American Eagle ERJ 135 failed to follow company

People in Aviation: November 2007

Jeffrey Lee has been named chairman of the NBAA board of directors.
Charter & Fractional

Editorial: Shell Shock

When the FAA pulled the trigger on AMI Jet Charter and TAG Aviation USA last month, a silence settled over the land that was almost reminiscent of the empt
Charter & Fractional

Is NetJets Moving To Orlando?

According to the Orlando Sentinel, state and local officials are drafting an incentive package to lure fractional provider NetJets to Orlando, Fla
Security

DHS Seeks To Avert GA Nuke Nightmare

“The nightmare scenario that we talk about is the possibility of a weapon of mass destruction being detonated in a city,” Department of Homeland Security S
FBOs

Hawker Beechcraft FBOs on the Block

Hawker Beechcraft has hired Harris Williams to shop seven of its U.S.
Accidents

Learjet 35 Crashes on Takeoff from Brazilian Airport

Brazilian officials are still combing through the wreckage of a Learjet 35 that crashed Sunday in São Paulo, killing at least eight people.