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Boeing Claims WTO Victory But Hasn’t Yet Landed Knock-out Punch on Airbus

Following the initial clamor of righteous indignation over the
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Avionics

Heliworks Helping To Rescue Oil-soaked Birds in Gulf

EMS Aviation’s Fleet aircraft tracking system is being used by Pensacola, Fla.-based Heliworks to help rescue birds endangered by the oil spill in the Gulf
Aircraft

Piper Taps DeCrane, Propel for PiperJet Cabin Design

Piper Aircraft yesterday announced that it selected DeCrane Aerospace and Propel Designs as interior specialists for the PiperJet.
Avionics

Breakthrough Unmanned Helo System Flies

Piasecki Aircraft and Carnegie Mellon University have successfully flight tested a new navigation and sensor package on an unmanned Boeing AH-6 Little Bird
Safety

Hot Section - July 2010

ARSA Cautions Clinton on Aviation Exports Legislation pending on Capitol Hill threatens to undermine the global competitiveness of the U.S.
Safety

FAA Stresses Upset Recovery Training

Citing an increase in aircraft accidents involving loss of control (LOC), the FAA yesterday issued Information for Operators 10010, which calls for operato

Embraer Executive Jet 2Q Deliveries Double

São Paulo, Brazil-based Embraer today said it delivered 69 regional and executive jets in the second quarter, up 15 aircraft from the same period last year
FBOs

FBO PROFILE: AAR Aircraft Services

For many years, AAR Aircraft Services has operated the sole FBO at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport, and it seems that activity is heating up at <
FBOs

Touching Bases

MILLION AIR OPENS FACILITY IN SAN BERNARDINO The newest facility in the Million Air FBO franchise chain has opened at San Bernardino Internat
Accidents

Factual Reports - Tire Damage Eyed in Runway Excursion

The Mexican-registered twinjet was substantially damaged when it departed the runway on takeoff from Eagle County Regional Airport en route to Chihuahua, M
Accidents

Factual Reports - French King Air Makes Gear-up Landing

Following an electrical system anomaly, the French-registered turboprop twin, operated by Air Alizé, sustained substantial damage after making a successful
Accidents

Factual Reports - TBM Crashes After Loss of Control on Landing

The single-engine turboprop was destroyed but its ATP-certified pilot was unharmed when it departed the runway after touchdown at Montgomery County Airpark
Accidents

Factual Reports - Pilot Forgets to Lower Turboprop's Gear

The pilot told investigators that after takeoff he experienced a primary trim failure but continued to his destination airport using secondary trim.
Accidents

Final Reports - Citation II and Tractor Collided on Runway

The NTSB has ruled that the air traffic controller’s failure to monitor the runway environment properly caused the accident between the landing Citation II
Accidents

Final Reports - Turbine Blade Failure Blamed in Fatal Crash

Loss of engine power during landing approach due to a fatigue fracture in a power turbine blade caused the fatal helicopter crash, according to the Board.
Accidents

Final Reports - Pilot Failed to Deploy Landing Gear Manually

The pilot’s failure to follow the proper manual landing-gear extension procedure caused the gear-up landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the Ki
Accidents

Preliminary Reports - Sovereign Pummeled by Turbulence

The CitationAir Sovereign was substantially damaged after an encounter with turbulence during cruise flight.
Accidents

Preliminary Reports - Socata Damaged After Power-Off Landing

The pilot made an emergency landing after the turboprop single suffered engine and instrument failure during a Part 91 flight from San Luis Obispo Airport
Accidents

Preliminary Reports - CRJ Lands Without Nosegear

At the conclusion of an uneventful Part 121 flight from San Francisco to Ontario, the crew attempted to lower the landing gear.
Accidents

Preliminary Report - Flight In Poor Weather Claims Helicopter

The helicopter was destroyed and the commercial pilot and one passenger killed when it crashed following inadvertent flight into IMC.
Aircraft

Cirrus continues search for Vision jet financing

Cirrus Aircraft’s SF50 Vision single-engine jet program is “making good progress,” according to president and CEO Brent Wouters, who added that the company
ATC

Despite quirks, the iPad shines in bizav cockpits

Apple’s new iPad tablet computer is enjoying instant popularity, with more than two million of the $499-and-up units selling since deliveries began in earl
Accidents

Preliminary Report - CHALLENGER DAMAGED DURING DE-ICING

Bombardier BD-100-1A10, Wheeling, Ill., Feb.
Engines

GE Delivers 5,000th CF34 Engine

GE Aviation delivered the 5,000th CF34 turbofan engine.
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik Completes 10th Airbus A318 Elite

Swiss business jet operator Comlux The Aviation Group has taken delivery of an Airbus A318 Elite newly completed by Hamburg-based Lufthansa Technik in four

Sikorsky and Timken Team in Australasia

Sikorsky Helitech, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) company based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, has entered into a distribution agreement with Tim
Maintenance and Modifications

AS350B AStar First Helo To Get EX600 MFD

Vista Aviation of Pacoima, Calif., has completed the first STCed helicopter installation of an Avidyne EX600 multifunction display (MFD)–in a Eurocopter AS
Maintenance and Modifications

Snecma and Royal Jet Sign Maintenance Contract

Abu Dhabi-based Royal Jet has awarded a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract to Snecma for the CFM56-7B engines that power its Boeing Business J
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer To Open Tech Support Subsidiary in China

Embraer is opening its first wholly owned subsidiary in China.

People in Aviation

Rod Holter has joined Hawker Beechcraft as v-p and general manager for aircraft manufacturing.