Content Archive: June 2009

Aircraft

French President Sarkozy to get A330

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be flying in a style more becoming the nation’s leader with a recent government decision to acquire an Airbus A330-20
Accidents

Factual Report: Error on Landing Causes Wing Damage

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Kansas City, Mo., Feb.
Accidents

Factual Report: Venezuelan crash kills six

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, San Miguel, Venezuela, March 1, 2009–The turboprop twin operated by Command Air crashed into a mountain,
Accidents

Final Report: Improper flight planning led to C90 crash

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, Bloomingdale, Ga., Sept.
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot distracted and disoriented at night

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Chino, Calif., Nov.
Accidents

Final Report: Cabin pressure mishap proved fatal

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Taylor, Texas, April 10, 2008–The NTSB ruled that the probable cause of the accidental death of a mechani

Bombardier Takes Positive Look At Tough Times

Bombardier Aerospace released its first-quarter results yesterday, reporting a net profit of $158 million for the quarter ending April 20, down from $229 m
Safety

PC-12, CRJ200 in Near Ground Collision at CLT

The NTSB is investigating a runway incursion that occurred last Friday morning at Charlotte (N.C.) Douglas International Airport involving a PC-12 turbopro

More Cuts Coming at Hawker Beech, Cessna

Wichita is bracing for more job cuts at Cessna Aircraft and temporary furloughs at Hawker Beechcraft.
Aircraft

Brazilian Startup Company To Enter VLJ Crowd

GP Aerospace, a startup company formed in São José dos Campos, Brazil, by former Embraer technical director Guido Pessotti, has unveiled to AIN