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FBOs

Touching Bases: Clay Lacy, Joe Clark Buy Flight Center at BFI

A fixture at Van Nuys (Calif.) Airport (VNY) for decades, Clay Lacy Aviation now has a second location.
FBOs

Touching Bases: Business Jet Center Doubled Market Share at Dallas Love Field

In the two years since it began a $15 million rebuilding program at Dallas Love Field (DAL), Business Jet Center has more than doubled its market share on
Regulations and Government

Washington Report: NATA Backs FAA on 135 Cargo Fire Rule

The FAA’s decision to withdraw proposed regulations to require fire detectors and suppression systems in cargo compartments in certain on-demand Part 135 a
Regulations and Government

Washington Report: New Comm System Faces Challenges

Although a new VHF digital datalink communication system could quadruple channel capacity while retaining 25-kHz spacing, the FAA needs to ascertain if the
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: October 2002

Lawmakers escaped the dog days of August in Washington by taking a vacation and returned the first week of September to face a multitude of concerns, thoug
Accidents

Cluster of aeromed accidents focus concerns on EMS safety

Three aeromedical helicopter accidents claimed three lives in just 12 days in August and September, representing a cluster of successively serious mishaps
Rotorcraft

AB139 on track for certification

With the Italian government still investigating the cause of the April 22 crash of a prototype Bell/Agusta AB139 helicopter near Monteleone, Rimini, in nor
Rotorcraft

Recovery Hopes Fade As Glacier Claims JetRanger

The chartered Bell JetRanger that crashed into the ice-covered slopes of Mount Rainier last June has slid into a crevasse and seems to be beyond recovery.
Rotorcraft

Old Hiller helo rises again as the FHoenix

Featuring a modified nose, upgraded avionics and simplified construction, a modernized FH-1100 helicopter should be in production by 2004.
Aircraft

Sikorsky writes off commercial market

When it comes to selling helicopters for one of the leading helo makers, it’s difficult to find a job that Jeff Pino hasn’t done.
Aircraft

Tilt Could Get Twisted as Test Flights Continue

While the immediate effect on the ongoing tests of the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor is questionable, the U.S.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Outlines S-76 Improvements

Focusing on the needs of the corporate user, Sikorsky Aircraft used last month’s NBAA Convention to outline a series of fresh improvements applicable to it
Accidents

Mercy Air EMS Accident Claims Three

A Bell 222 operated by Air Methods subsidiary Mercy Air crashed on September 7 at 4:40 a.m.
Rotorcraft

S-92 Completes First Full Autorotation

Sikorsky’s S-92 medium-twin program has passed another milestone on its way to certification as prototype number four performed two flawless autorotational
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

HAS Corp., Major Bell Reseller, Files Chapter 11

HAS Corp, the Dallas and Mount Pleasant, Pa.-based helicopter resale and completions center, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Rotorcraft

What Worked for Beer May Work for Bell

Beset with stagnant civil sales, a stymied multi-billion-dollar, investment-intensive defense project and a dearth of new programs in the pipeline, Bell He
ATC

FAA moves forward on RNP implementation

In late summer, Jeff Williams, manager of the FAA’s newly established required navigation performance (RNP) program office, briefed a government/industry s

FAA report outlines GPS transition strategies

After extensive industry consultation, the FAA has recently completed a document outlining its proposed strategy for transition from today’s terrestrial na
Avionics

For Cessna, it’s a Max-Viz EVS

Cessna has selected Max-Viz of Portland, Ore.
Avionics

Bombardier teams with Thales and

Bombardier revealed last month it is developing an enhanced vision system (EVS) with partners Thales Avionics of France and CMC Electronics of Canada for i
ATC

Airbus and Boeing are now at odds over ATC initiatives

Traditionally, Boeing and Airbus have used the Paris and Farnborough airshows to announce multimillion-dollar sales contracts, in the hope of one-upping th
ATC

Auto-spacing ATC tool tried by NASA

A new computer system developed by NASA to automatically calculate the speed and distances between aircraft was scheduled for tests during overnight hours
Avionics

Goodrich’s LandMark TAWS chosen for Cessna’s new CJ3

Goodrich announced during last month’s NBAA Convention the long-anticipated receipt of TSO and STC approvals for its LandMark terrain awareness and warning
Aircraft

Collins’ Pro Line 21 scores a coup on CJ3, G150 programs

Rockwell Collins emerged a winner at the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla., last month with the announcement that the Cedar Rapids, Iowa company’s Pro Line
Regulations and Government

USAF foot-dragging delays higher-precision GPS network

Navstar, the official U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AirCell Taps Iridium Satellite Network

Broomfield, Colo.-based AirCell has introduced two new airborne telecommunications products based on Iridium satcom technology.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Thales Vies for Larger Share of Cabin Avionics Market

French avionics maker Thales last month signed a memorandum of understanding with Little Rock, Ark.-based Audio International in a deal that will see the c

Kollsman Unveils Night Window EVS

Kollsman, the Merrimack, N.H.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Introduces ePaxx Cabin Service

At last month’s NBAA Convention Honeywell unveiled a new service called ePaxx, which it said has been developed to provide business jet passengers with qui

Jeppesen, Honeywell Team on E-charts

Jeppesen and Honeywell have announced an alliance whereby Jeppesen’s integrated navigation data service will be offered to buyers of Honeywell INAV (intera