Content Archive: February 2010

ATC

FAA embraces industry feedback on NextGen

The FAA last month responded to the RTCA Industry NextGen Implementation Task Force’s recommendations for the transition to NextGen.

Care ramps up quickly for disaster-relief efforts in Haiti

Soon after the magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, killing more than 200,000 people and displacing more than a million more, relief began
Regulations and Government

FAA seeks comment on pilot certification rules

Following the NTSB’s February 2 report on the Colgan Air accident,
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Evergreen supports UAV team mapping Haitian Relief

Evergreen Helicopters is flying in unmanned systems teams using an Elbit Systems Skylark I mini man-pack UAV to map Haitian relief.
Rotorcraft

Eclectic fleet powers Samaritan’s Purse in Haiti

International relief organization Samaritan’s Purse is using an eclectic fleet of its own, borrowed and chartered aircraft to respond to the ongoing humani
Aircraft

FAA Proposes Another Fine for American Eagle

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed fining Dallas-based American Eagle Airlines for alleged safety violations.

Analyst Predicts Modest Growth in Bizjet Deliveries

Aviation market consultant Brian Foley predicts that business jet deliveries will rise at “a steady 2.7 percent per year (compound annual growth rate) betw

NTSB Updates Most Wanted Safety List

The National Transportation Safety Board today held an annual review of its “most wanted” list of transportation safety improvements.

Euro Aviation Emission Plan a Bureaucratic Mess

The European Commission’s latest list of operators subject to the emissions trading scheme (ETS) is still incomplete and inaccurate, according to companies

Manufacturer Promising New AW139 Tailbooms

In the wake of a tailboom failure on a Gulf Airways AW139 in August, AgustaWestland is assuring customers with helicopters on order that it will deliver th