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Accidents

Preliminary Report: Agusta hits hill following tail-rotor separation

AGUSTA A109K2, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, JUNE 7, 2003–Agusta N123RX, operated by IHC Hospitals and piloted by an ATP-rated pilot, was destroye
Accidents

Preliminary Report: EC 120 crash a mystery

EUROCOPTER EC 120B, BOONVILLE, MO., JUNE 25, 2003–Eurocopter N298HS was destroyed when it crashed at about 10:45 p.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cessna Twin overruns runway

CESSNA 414, NEWPORT, R.I., JUNE 29, 2003– Cessna Chancellor N2UD was substantially damaged at approximately 1:05 p.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Botched practice autorotation

BELL 206L-4, AURORA, COLO., MAY 8, 2003–At 5:15 p.m.
Regulations and Government

Leading Edge: The new face of safety at NTSB

You said recently that the NTSB could become more proactive if it investigated incidents, as well as accidents.
Aircraft

EF-18G Growler Readying for Fleet Duty

Ahead of schedule and under budget, Boeing delivered the first of an expected 85 operational models of its EF-18G Growler to the U.S.
Aircraft

Epic Elite Jet Is Hostage to Georgia Conflict

The conflict between Russia and Georgia is reverberating at Bend, Ore.-based Epic Aircraft, which in late June temporarily moved its sole Epic Elite Jet pr
ATC

TSA Access Protocols Enacted for GOP Convention

Holders of DCA Access Standard Security Program (DASSP) clearances will be permitted to operate through the temporary flight restriction (TFR) areas surrou
Airports

California Legislature Reignites SMO Ban Controversy

The California state legislature added to the debate about the safety of large jet operations at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) by passing a bill that asks the
Charter & Fractional

Ricci Extends Olive Branch to Flight Options Pilots

The previously chilly relations between Flight Options management and pilots appear to have thawed considerably just three weeks after the Cleveland-based
Charter & Fractional

Web Site Arranges for Charter Pax To Share Flights

Morristown, N.J.-based broker ExecJet USA recently launched a new Web site that allows travelers–or what the company dubs “travel hosts”–to post their flig
Charter & Fractional

Aircraft share owners largely satisfied with their frax provider

A substantial majority of fractional aircraft share owners indicated that they are satisfied with their current program.
Aircraft

Riding the rocket

Is there a pilot alive whose pulse has not raced upon seeing Concorde’s lithe shape part the sky? Of the many airliner cockpit rides I have been fortunate
Aircraft

Why the ProJet? Why now?

The idea for what is now known as the ProJet started four years ago during a conversation between Carey Robinson Wolchok, then a principal at private equit
Airports

Kai Tak Airport

Though the former Hong Kong International Airport–Kai Tak–closed on July 5, 1998, its passenger terminal, control tower and hangars remain in ad hoc use, r
Charter & Fractional

Latino airline jumps into exec charter biz

Argentina’s economic crisis has created a unique business experience for the country’s national flag carrier, Aerolíneas Argentinas.
FBOs

Best AeroNet launches new business at North Texas field

Jet-fuel discount provider Best AeroNet formally opened its Lake Texoma Jet Center on the Sherman/Denison Grayson County Airport (GYI) last month and annou
Regulations and Government

Operators give the DGAC an 'F' on aircraft registration reform

The prospect of mandatory French registration for all aircraft based in France appears to be fading following a recent census of foreign-registered aircraf
Regulations and Government

TSA boss admits blunders

In testimony before Congress in June, Admiral James Loy, head of the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA), stated that 1,208 of the airport passenger
ATC

Media is better source for TFR areas

Warning that TFRs should be expected for any Presidential and Vice Presidential visits, NBAA is encouraging its members to monitor media reports of planned
Safety

Cabin air filters protect those aboard from many biohazards

As the global marketplace continues to reduce the size of the world, we not only embrace the languages, cuisine and customs of other cultures; we find ours
Engines

Jet-Care's engine-monitor program goes online

Increased use of the Internet and software improvements have made Jet-Care International’s engine condition health online (Echo) program more user-friendly
Regulations and Government

FAA drafts a plan for the future

Saying aviation faces the “one-two-three punch” of terrorism, ATC modernization requirements and tenuous global economic conditions, the FAA has drafted an
Cabin Interior and Electronics

UK firm weaves around natural-fiber difficulties

There’s usually more than a little one-upmanship to business aircraft interiors.
Security

Terror threat is only one of many security risks

The world didn’t necessarily become a more dangerous place on Sept.
FBOs

PrivateSky billed as center of excellence for Gulfstream

The idea of opening a new Gulfstream repair station in southern Florida was evolutionary for Vincent Wolanin.
Maintenance and Modifications

Putting wake vortex to sleep

French inventor Christian Hugues has patented a new wingtip device promising an 8-percent reduction in induced drag and a 5.4-percent increase in lift.
Aircraft

In The Works: ATG Javelin

In addition to announcing its selection of the Avidyne FlightMax Entegra for its two-seat Javelin “executive jet," Aviation Technology Group of Englew
Aircraft

In The Works: Beriev Be-103

Beriev Aircraft, of Taganrog, Russia, received FAA Part 23 type certification for its Be-103 twin-piston amphibian at EAA AirVenture directly from FAA Admi
Aircraft

In The Works: Explorer Aircraft 500T

Explorer Aircraft of Jasper, Texas, which showed its proof-of-concept aircraft, configured as a 500T with a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-135B, at