Content Archive: November 2007
King Air Crashes in IMC after Two Misses
The pilot and four passengers were injured when their King Air 200 crashed on the third attempt to land in IMC at Kaolin Field (OKZ) in Sandersville, Ga.,
King Air Deliveries Boost HB’s 3Q Profits
Wichita-based Hawker Beechcraft reported third-quarter pre-tax profits of $62.1 million and quarterly aircraft sales of $871 million, resulting in a backlo
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
BBJ2 Aux Tank STC Later Than Originally Planned
An STC for after-production installation of the auxiliary fuel tanks for the Boeing Business Jet 2 is expected this month, about three months later than or
Charter & Fractional
Frax Hiring Rate Slightly below Last Year
The pilot hiring rate this year by fractional ownership operators is slightly lower than last year’s rates, according to figures compiled by AIR Inc.
MIT Study Wants Input from Pilots
As part of research activities under the NASA/FAA Joint Universities Program, the MIT International Center for Air Transportation is investigating factors
Flight Options Spins Off Component Repair Unit
Component repair company Heico Corp.
Training and Workforce
Web courses expand ice-training options
In the northern hemisphere, it’s that time of year again, when clouds are full of ice and it’s time to dust off those icing training manuals and relearn th
GAO: reforms have not sped FAA rulemaking
Despite internal FAA reforms in 1998 designed to speed rulemaking, the median times that the agency took to complete both the proposed rule phase and the f
Language confusion led to fatal incursion
French air accident investigators have recently recommended that English be used for all ATC communication at major airports in France.
