Content Archive: May 2008

Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Premieres the Premier II at EBACE

This afternoon at EBACE Hawker Beechcraft announced the $7.365 million (2010 $) Premier II, a long-awaited performance-enhanced version of the Premier IA.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cessna 425 breaks up in flight

CESSNA 425, SAN JOSE, CALIF., MARCH 6, 2002–“Just lost my needle…give me…” was the last transmission controllers heard from the pilot of a
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Mid-air collision kills one

PILATUS UV-20A, MARANA, ARIZ., MARCH 15, 2002–A U.S.
Airports

DOT and local paper support PA. airports

Sometimes it’s tough to know where your friends are.
FBOs

Phillips 66 celebrates 75 years of aviation fueling

In 1927, Oklahoma oilman Frank Phillips became enamored of aviation and put his money and his energy where his heart was.
Aircraft

Dassault rolls out first 2000EX, sans fanfare

Dassault’s rollout on July 19 of the first Falcon 2000EX was a relatively quiet event, with little more than the weather to provide any semblance of drama.
Engines

Honeywell mulls lawsuit after GE merger blowout

In the fallout from the failed merger of General Electric and Honeywell, Honeywell’s board of directors last month huddled to contemplate whether the compa
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Lightning strike damages Embraer

EMBRAER EMB-145LR, CHESTER, MASS., MARCH 26, 2002–FAA inspectors found a “baseball size” hole in the left elevator of a Chautauqua Airline
Charter & Fractional

Frax regulations emerge as NPRM, comments due

After an arduous trip through the federal bureaucratic processes, the FAA published its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for FAR Part 91 Subpart K last

Rolls-Royce Forecasts Steady Bizjet Growth

In its latest business jet forecast, released today at EBACE, Rolls-Royce predicts demand for 39,000 new aircraft, ranging from very light jets to bizliner