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Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: JetCorp completes Legacy 600 MX package

Spirit of St.
Airports

Santa Monica ban cannot stand, FAA rules

The FAA issued a 57-page opinion early last month affirming its decision that the City of Santa Monica, Calif., does not have the ability to prevent certai
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: South African facility added to Embraer service center network

Embraer has signed AdoAir Maintenance of Johannesburg, South Africa, as an authorized service center, allowing the MRO to conduct routine checks and schedu
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: ...Embraer designates Canada’s first Phenom service center

Embraer has selected Starlink Aviation to be its first authorized service center in Canada for the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

EAD Aerospace puts class in the cabin

EAD Aerospace Interiors is not one of the better known completion and refurbishment houses.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: Arcadia adds Hawker series to its service line up

The Beechcraft HS 125-700/800 series aircraft has been added to Arcadia Aviation’s FAA Part 145 repair station license.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Chrome- and lead-free primers available

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings has introduced a full line of primers that are free of chrome and lead hazards.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Audio International launches high-def

Audio International, a DeCrane company based in Little Rock, Ark., has launched the AI Platinum Elite high-definition cabin-management system, provid
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Falcon 50 and 900 get broadband

International Water-Guard (IWG) of Burnaby, B.C., has delivered the first IWG-A6 water treatment units to Gulfstream Aerospace for installation in the OEM’
Accidents

PC-12 strikes fence after landing slide

Pilatus PC-12/47, Bridgeport, Conn., June 12, 2009– The fractionally owned single-engine turboprop was substantially damaged when it struck a blast fence o
Accidents

Fuel system forced King Air dead-stick landing

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Yeehaw Junction, Fla., May 25, 2009–The turboprop twin suffered substantial damage during an emergency landing in an open
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Naples Jet Center

Naples Jet Center in Florida was born out of the partnership of two Rust Belt FBO owners, according to Bruce Byerly, who describes himself as “a third-gene
Accidents

CRJ damaged in ground vehicle collision

Bombardier CRJ200, Detroit, Mich., Nov.
Accidents

PC-12 crashes on approach at night

Pilatus PC-12/47E, Santa Fe, N.M., Sept.
Accidents

Three killed in power line strike

Bell 206-L3, Vetas, Colombia, Nov.
Safety

Torqued: Debunking the myth of one level of safety

Most aviation professionals aren’t fooled by the “one level of safety” myth, the sound- bite mantra that the FAA trots out for the public, Congress and the
Accidents

Wind flips Kaman, killing ground worker

Kaman K-1200, Santa Clarita, Calif., Dec.
Accidents

Learjet loses gear in landing mishap

Bombardier Learjet 35, Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, Feb.
Accidents

Pilot error blamed for TBM gear-up landing

Socata TBM 700, Clovis, N.M., Dec.
Accidents

Ice a factor in Premier I landing accident

Hawker Beechcraft Premier I, Leesburg, Va., Feb.
Accidents

Taxiing Embraer collides with Airbus

Embraer E170, Washington, D.C., Feb.
Accidents

Helicopter stunt ends with aircraft’s destruction

Bell 206A, Barnesville, Pa., Aug.
Rotorcraft

Cessna, Bell Parent Textron Reports 2Q Loss

Textron, parent company of Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter, today reported a net loss of $58 million in the second quarter, compared with a $258 millio
Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Launches King Air C90GTx

Hawker Beechcraft yesterday unveiled the latest version of its venerable C90 King Air turboprop twin at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis.
Avionics

Honeywell Adds ACE EFB to AV8OR Handheld Line

Honeywell on Sunday introduced a new handheld EFB navigator with a large seven-inch touchscreen display and geo-referenced IFR charts.
Avionics

Garmin Launches Slew of New Avionics

Yesterday at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., Garmin announced the new ADS-B-in GTS 800 and 820 traffic advisory systems (TAS) and GTS 850 TCAS.
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options prepares for Phenom 300s0

With certification of Embraer’s Phenom 300 expected before year-end, Flight Options released more details about its fractional ownership program for the ai
Regulations and Government

Aviation excluded from House climate bill

Although the House removed from H.R.2454, the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009” (ACES), a provision that would have set carbon emissions sta
Accidents

Learjet severely damaged in engine run

On June 18, a Learjet 40XR (N988AL) suffered severe damage at Fort Worth’s Meacham International Airport after technicians reported a stuck engine throttle
FBOs

JetEx inaugurates its FBO at Le Bourget

JetEx has officially opened its new FBO at Paris Le Bourget Airport.