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AW Makes Deliveries in Japan, Wales

Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, AgustaWestland’s distributor for the AW139 medium twin in Japan, plans to deliver the first of two AW139s to All Nippon Helicopter
Rotorcraft

MGB component failure eyed in fatal Cougar crash

As Sikorsky prepares to deliver its 100th medium-lift, twin-engine S-92A, the role main rotor vibration and other past problems with the helicopter’s main
Aircraft

New Marine One Axed

he Obama Administration’s proposed Fiscal Year 2010 defense budget ends funding for the controversial Presidential helicopter replacement program, the cost
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Freighter lands short in bad visibility

Construcciones Aeronauticas SA (CASA) C-212-CC, Kotzebue, Alaska, Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Eurocopter loses power

Eurocopter AS 350BA, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Bandeirante crash fatal for 24

Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, Santo António, Brazil, Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Super Puma crash in North Sea claims 16

Eurocopter AS 332-L2 Super Puma, off Crimond, Scotland, April 1, 2009–A Bond Offshore Super Puma crashed in the North Sea while transporting offshor
Accidents

Preliminiary Report: Engine problem suspected

Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, Moundridge, Kan., March 8, 2009–The commercial pilot, the only occupant, was killed when the LongRanger crashed into a wheat
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet aborts takeoff twice

Bombardier Learjet 55, Casper, Wyo., March 17, 2009–The Learjet 55, registered to Sunwest Aviation of Calgary, Alberta, aborted its takeoff from Nat
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Indian prototype crashes

National Aerospace Laboratories Saras, Bangalore, India, March 6, 2009–The number-two prototype of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-powered Saras cras
Accidents

Preliminary Report: CRJ cockpit catches fire on the ramp

Bombardier CRJ, Tallahassee, Fla., March 1, 2009–After external power was applied in preparation for a Part 121 scheduled flight, the Atlantic South
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Falcon collides with snow bank in Switzerland

Dassault Falcon 100, Samedan, Switzerland, Feb.
Accidents

Factual Report: EMS Dauphin crashes in IMC

Eurocopter SA 365N-1D Dauphin, District Heights, Md., Sept.
Accidents

Final Report: Cargo Caravan crashed

Cessna 208B Caravan, Columbus, Ohio, Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: King Air iced up on ramp

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Salmon, Idaho, Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: CRJ landed hard

Bombardier CL-600-2B19, Providence, R.I., Dec.
Accidents

Factual report: Pilots distracted by electrical failure

Cessna 510 Mustang, Carlsbad, Calif., April 19, 2008–According to the NTSB, the probable cause of the Mustang’s runway overshoot was the pilot’s mis
Aircraft

Two-Thirds of 787 Certification Completed; First Flight Planned for June

Boeing has submitted nearly two-thirds of the type- and production-certificate “deliverables” for the 787 Dreamliner to the FAA, program vice president and
Safety

FAA Plans Helo EMS Rulemaking

A House aviation subcommittee hearing held last month on helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) safety sought to address the high accident rate, which
ATC

N.Y. Tracon Promises To Cut WX Delays

For the upcoming thunderstorm season, the FAA is changing the severe weather avoidance plan (Swap) to cut down on gate holds and takeoff delays associated
Safety

FAA Releases Birdstrike Data

The FAA relented and on April 24 made its entire birdstrike database available to the public.
Maintenance and Modifications

Owners search for way to keep Eclipses flying

Although a number of
Aircraft

Embraer seeks LCY approval for E190; Lineage 1000 OK will follow

Embraer’s 100-seat E190 in late March formally began its campaign to gain certification for flights into and out of London City Airport (LCY).
Charter & Fractional

Exec AirShare Accepts Its First Phenom 100

Kansas City, Mo.-based regional fractional provider Executive AirShare last month took delivery of its first Embraer Phenom 100.
Airports

New Branson Airport Nears Opening

A new privately funded $155 million, 900-acre regional airport will open May 11 in Branson, Mo.
Regulations and Government

Lobby Groups Welcome FAA Chief Nominee

The nomination of former Airline Pilots Association president J.
Regulations and Government

Will Aces Deal Bizav a Losing Hand?

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s draft of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Aces) creates greenhouse gas emission standards for
ATC

Foundation Promotes User Fees

In a recent issue of “ATC Reform News,” Reason Foundation director of transportation studies Robert Poole uses the anti-business jet rhetoric to further pu
Charter & Fractional

Fractional Providers Offer Creative Solutions

Fractional aircraft providers have reshaped their marketing efforts to address the difficulty of trying to get customers to buy aircraft shares during a re
Safety

Bizav accidents decrease but fatalities increase

In the first quarter of this year, business aviation experienced fewer accidents, including those resulting in fatalities, than in the same period the prev