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Firms seek Learjet 25 RVSM OK

After completing all the necessary test flights in a late-model Learjet 25D this past spring, Avcon Industries now anticipates receipt this month of an STC
Accidents

Final Reports: Crew unaware of wind shear warning

Cessna 650 Citation III, Atlantic City, N.J., Oct.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Reaches Flight-hour Milestone

The in-service fleet of Sikorsky S-92 medium-twin helicopters reached 100,000 total flight hours, the company announced last month.
Accidents

Final Reports: Cargo door opened in flight

Cessna CitationJet 525, Van Nuys, Calif., Jan.
Aircraft

EADS Remembers TBM 700’s First Flight

EADS Socata celebrated the 20th anniversary of the first flight of its TBM 700 with a new and larger display at the 56th EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., h
Regulations and Government

As DRVSM deadline nears, compliance pressure grows

In spite of the near panic the subject of DRVSM creates in some flight departments, it may come as a surprise that the FAA lists only three things an opera
Regulations and Government

Getting started: The road to RVSM approval

The following is a list of steps operators will need to complete to gain RVSM approval.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Fire at Berry Aviation destroys Do328-100

A flash fire in the hangar at Berry Aviation in Austin, Texas, on the morning of June 27 destroyed a 30-passenger Dornier 328-100 turboprop that was underg
Training and Workforce

Chautauqua pilots vote on strike option

Characterization prompted Teamsters Local 747 representatives to mail strike ballots to the 700-strong pilot group.
Safety

U.S., EU join forces on air safety

The FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have signed a bilateral agreement that will strengthen air safety while reducing regulatory burdens
Safety

NTSB Probes Two TEB Runway Incursions

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating two recent runway incursions at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport (TEB).
Aircraft

FAA: Special Conditions Needed for HA-420

As it did for the Embraer Phenom 100 earlier this year, the FAA is proposing special conditions for certification of Honda Aircraft’s HA-420 HondaJet that
FBOs

Industry Awards Honor AIN and BJT

AINtv.com has won the Aerospace Journalist of the Year Award (AJOYA) for best airshow coverage.
Charter & Fractional

EAS Adds Phenom 100s to Fractional Fleet

Central U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Increases Scrutiny of Weco Aerospace

The FAA has issued an unapproved parts notification for Weco Aerospace Systems of Burbank, Calif.
Accidents

Medevac helicopters collide over Arizona

Neither of the two medevac Bell 407s that collided in midair June 29 over Flagstaff, Ariz., was equipped with TCAS or any kind of cockpit voice or data rec
Accidents

Airline To Stand Trial for Manslaughter

A French judge last month ordered Continental Airlines and five people–including aircraft designers, maintenance technicians and one civil aviation authori
Maintenance and Modifications

Explosion at Gulfstream Plant Injures Three

Three people were injured–one critically–during an explosion on July 2 at the Gulfstream Aerospace plant in Savannah, Ga.
Charter & Fractional

DayJet Expands DayPorts and DayStops

Per-seat, on-demand charter operator DayJet has added two primary “DayPort” and 14 secondary “DayStop” destinations to its network.
ATC

Alliance Seeks To Speed Up NextGen

The Alliance for Sustainable Air Transportation (ASAT) was publicly launched in late June at a summit on global climate change in Miami.
Sustainability and Environment

P&WC to Lead Biofuel Research Program

Pratt & Whitney Canada is leading a four-year, university-industry biofuel research project under a Canada-India science and technology agreement.
Maintenance and Modifications

Use of PMA parts growing within rotorcraft ranks

“PMA parts? Ooh, now there’s a murky area,” said a maintenance supervisor who oversees the upkeep of an offshore oil support helicopter fleet numbering wel
Accidents

Rotorcraft Update: This year's second Salt Lake City-area aeromed crash claims pilot

Searchers scouring the ground near the impact site of an Agusta A109K2 operated for Salt Lake City’s Latter Day Saints Hospital have found the part suspect
Accidents

Rotorcraft Update: Oscars cameraman awarded $13 million

A former Los Angeles-area TV cameraman who was badly hurt when the helicopter he was riding in crashed while he was covering the 2000 Academy Awards 
Accidents

Rotorcraft Update: Hawaiian air-tour accident claims family and pilot

The fiery wastelands of Hawaii’s vast volcano fields, among the world’s biggest and most violently active, are one of the Pacific Rim’s biggest tourist att
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Enstrom names new executive team

In the wake of last winter’s corporate turbulence, Enstrom Helicopter president Peter Parsinen has appointed executives to several key positions to continu
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: British-built controls for Marine One?

In an apparent effort to assuage British pressure to adopt the Anglo-Italian EH-101 as the follow-on to the White House’s aged fleet of Sikorsky VH-3S oper
ATC

Congress poised to support Gulf low-level ATC initiatives

Taking a more proactive stance than was common in the past, HAI has in recent months been energetically lobbying on Capitol Hill in favor of the developmen
Rotorcraft

Italian authority certifies AB139

In a surprise move at last month’s Paris Air Show, the much anticipated Bell/Agusta Aerospace AB139 received its type certification from the Italian aerona