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Brazil midair pilots submit report blaming ATC system

While the investigation into the causes of the September midair between an Embraer Legacy operated by Long Island-based ExcelAire and a Boeing 737 operated
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Sightseeing AS 350 has hydraulic problems

Eurocopter AS 350BA AStar, Princeville, Hawaii, March 8, 2007–Four people were killed and the Heli-USA Airways AStar was substantially damaged follo
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Air Tour Helo Loses Tail Rotor

McDonnell Douglas MD-369FF, Haena, Hawaii, March 11, 2007–The Inter-Island Helicopters MD-369 was destroyed and a passenger was killed when the helicopter
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Falcon damaged in overrun

Dassault Falcon 900, Rifle, Colo., March 23, 2007–Falcon N129KJ sustained substantial damage when it overran the 7,000-foot-long runway at Garfield
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Tire suspect in Piaggio landing mishap

Piaggio Avanti, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 20, 2007–The Avanti, operated by fractional operator Avantair, was substantially damaged when landing a
Accidents

Factual Report: PC-12 Loses Control

Pilatus PC-12, Big Timber, Mont., June 24, 2006–The PC-12 was destroyed and both occupants killed when N768H crashed after loss of control
Accidents

Factual Report: Commander Still Missing in Alaska

Aero Commander 690A, Anchorage, Alaska, July 28, 2006–Commander Northwest Aero Commander N57096 is presumed to have crashed about 23 miles
Accidents

Final Report: PC-12 Blamed on Insuffiecient Airspeed

Pilatus PC-12, Bellefonte, Pa., March 26, 2005–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the crash of the PC-12 on an ILS approach to University Par
Accidents

Final Report: Netjets Citation Failed to Maintain Airspeed

Cessna Citation 560, Woodruff, Wis., Jan.
Accidents

Final Report: Mechanical Led to LongRanger Power Loss

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Patterson, La., March 14, 2006–The LongRanger’s loss of power during cruise, the NTSB said, was due to the improper installa
Accidents

Final Report: Roll Overstressed Learjet

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Columbus, Ohio, Jan.
Accidents

Final Report: Helo pilot didn't see wires

McDonnell Douglas MD-369E, Jensen, Utah, Nov.
Aircraft

Dassault Falcon 7X EASA and FAA Certified

At a ceremony Friday in Bordeaux-Mérignac, France, Dassault Aviation received type certification for the Falcon 7X from the EASA and the FAA.
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes Icing Detection System

The FAA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) last week that, if enacted, would require manufacturers of newly certified transport-category aircraf
Training and Workforce

Two Pilot Training Partners Join Eclipse Program

Eclipse Aviation selected two companies-Higher Power Aviation of Dallas and Flight Simulation of the Netherlands-to run the model 500 VLJ pilot training pr
Aircraft

Two Airframers Celebrate Major Anniversaries

This year will be an eventful one in Wichita as local corporate icons Cessna and Hawker Beechcraft mark big anniversaries.
Aircraft

Welcome back, Twotter

British Columbia-based Viking Air, which purchased a number of de Havilland Canada type certificates from Bombardier last year, announced last month it was
Regulations and Government

Business aviation and the environment: Business aviation ponders its impact on the environment–and the public perception of that impact

Business aircraft manufacturers and operators had better tackle their environmental image sooner rather than later.
ATC

Nav Canada To Revise Service Charges

Nav Canada last month proposed a 3-percent reduction in its customer service charges, effective September 1.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Expands Savannah Presence

Gulfstream Aerospace broke ground on a new manufacturing site last month.
Engines

Pratt & Whitney feeling the thrust

The life of a component supplier is a difficult one in the aerospace and business aviation industries.
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes Longer Duration for Medicals

Comments are due June 11 on a proposal from the FAA to increase the duration of first-class and third-class medicals for airmen under the age of 40.
Regulations and Government

FAA Might Redefine Known Icing

In an unusual policy step, the FAA sought comments last month on a draft letter of interpretation regarding the meaning of the term “known icing conditions
Engines

Snecma Silvercrest core to run later this year

French engine manufacturer Snecma is making progress with plans to develop a turbofan in the 10,000-pound-thrust class.
Regulations and Government

Business aviation and the environment: Aviation and climate change: emissions trading plan meets resistance

Europe’s primary weapon against global warming is the Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS), a program rooted in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
Accidents

Final Report on Circuit City Crash Released

The NTSB has published the final report on the Icing-related crash of a Cessna Citation 560 that stalled during approach to Runway 26R at Pueblo Memorial A
ATC

Eurocontrol ATM plans to address emissions

New air traffic management plans are one means by which nations can reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation, Mercury FBOs merge

Allied Capital, the private-equity firm owner of the Mercury Air Centers FBO chain, has agreed to sell its 24 FBOs to Macquarie Infrastructure, a publicly
Engines

Turboshaft and turboprop

The pace of new technology infusion in helicopter turbine engines is not slowing.General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Rolls-Royce
Charter & Fractional

LegFind.com expands operations

LegFind.com, a wholesale air charter marketplace, released a new service last month aimed at quickly matching charter operators with clients.