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Accidents

Preliminary Report: MU-2 Crashes on Approach

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Elyria, Ohio, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminiary Report: Falcon Skids on Takeoff

Dassault Falcon 20C, Eagle, Colo., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminiary Report: Power-Line Collision Claims Four Lives

Bell 206B, Auberry, Calif., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: S-76 Rolls on Platform Landing

Sikorsky S-76C++, Gulf of Mexico, Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Helicopter Damaged After Autorotation

Bell 407, Decatur, Texas, Dec.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: March 2010

AIN_Compliance Countdown_March 2010.pdf.
Engines

Low Engine Use May Yield High Repair Costs

Duncan Aviation advises that all operators of Honeywell engines that do not run them frequently and want to keep them off the Damaged Engine List should
Engines

UConn Named P&W Engineering Center of Excellence

Pratt & Whitney has established a Center of Excellence at the University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Engineering for research in the field of avia
Engines

Sukhoi engages in engine shuffle as Superjet limps to finish line

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) managed to fly the fourth Superjet 100 prototype for the first time on February 4, notwithstanding continuing delays associate
Aircraft

Mitsubishi recruits BAE for MRJ engine help

Mitsubishi Aircraft has hired the engineering division of BAE Systems Regional Aircraft to provide design integration and certification services for the de
FBOs

DB Aviation renames FBO, expands charter fleet

DB Aviation, a Chicago-area FBO and charter operator based at Waukegan Regional Airport, has renamed its FBO DB Flight Center.
Airports

HOUSTON EXECutive AIRPORT ADDS SECOND HANGAR

Privately owned and operated Houston Executive Airport has added a second corporate hangar to its FBO facility.
Sustainability and Environment

STAINLESS TANKS A FIRST FOR US AVIATION

US Aviation in Denton, Texas, is the first FBO in the U.S.
FBOs

SIGNATURE LUTON TESTS VIDEO IMMIGRATION SERVICE

Signature Flight Support is working with the UK Border Agency and Technology Store to test a new system allowing processing of international passengers 24/
FBOs

PHILLIPS 66 ADDS GLACIER JET

Glacier Jet Center at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, Mont., is now a Phillips 66 fuel dealer.
ATC

PC-based RVR system receives FAA approval

The FAA has approved Vaisala’s AviMet PC-based runway visual range (RVR) system for use by FAA ATC facilities in the U.S.
FBOs

PASSUR’S OPSNET INTEGRATES AIRPORT INFO

Ten North American airports have contracted for or are already managing field-condition reporting using Passur Aerospace’s OpsNet system.
Airports

DHL TO DONATE AIRPORT TO COUNTY

Deutsche Post DHL announced on January 19 that it has agreed with Ohio’s Clinton County Port Authority (CCPA) to donate DHL’s former Air Hub/Wilmingto
FBOs

AIR STATION CONVERSION SOUGHT

Maine’s Brunswick Naval Air Station is scheduled to close in May next year, but the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is seeking to turn it into a
Airports

NATA UPDATES TETERBORO ONLINE TRAINING

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has updated its online Teterboro Airport training tool, which covers critical safety information for pil
FBOs

OCTAGON’s ECOFLO OFFERS GREEN DE-ICER FLUID

Responding to new Environmental Protection Agency guidelines that could eventually become law, Octagon Process has developed a Type 1 de-icer fluid that us
Aircraft

Bombardier First OEM to Earn AFRA Accreditation

Bombardier has become the first OEM to earn accreditation from the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) following a two-day audit of CRJ100/200 tear
Aircraft

747-8 Resumes Flight Testing

The first Boeing 747-8 performed its second test flight on schedule yesterday, exactly two weeks after completing its February 8 maiden journey.
Safety

NTSB: crew failings led to Colgan crash

The NTSB laid the primary blame on the pilots of Colgan Air Flight 3407 for the
Aircraft

E190 wins LCY ticket; Lineage to follow

Barely 10 days after Embraer’s E190 gained cert
Aircraft

Jazz Eyes Toronto Island with Q400s

Air Canada Jazz has signed an MOU with Bombardier that outlines the terms of a firm order for 15 Q400 turboprops, sending a clear signal to rival Porter Ai
Regulations and Government

GA Ally Ehlers To Retire from Congress

Rep.
Charter & Fractional

Delta AirElite Acquires Segrave Aviation

Delta Air Lines subsidiary Delta AirElite Business Jets acquired Kinston, N.C.-based Segrave Aviation last month.
Regulations and Government

Weener Nominated for Safety Board

Earl Weener, a former Boeing engineer and a fellow at the Flight Safety Foundation, was nominated by President Obama to fill the last vacancy on the NTSB.
Maintenance and Modifications

Complaint Alleges Runaway Premier 1A Trim

Eastham Aviation, a Houston owner of a Hawker Beechcraft Premier 1A, filed a complaint against Hawker Beechcraft on January 19, asking that the manufacture