Content Archive: November 2007

Accidents

Final Report: Air tour copter crashed in crater

Bell 206B JetRanger, Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii, July 23, 2003–The NTSB said that in the Jack Harter Helicopters air tour crash inside a mou
Accidents

Final Report: Helicopter hit powerlines during photo shoot

Bell 206B JetRanger, Walford, Iowa, June 30, 2006–The pilot of the photo helicopter, filming a movie, failed to maintain clearance from po
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.