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Lexington probe uncovers holes in takeoff regs

Comair’s operating procedures did not include any written guidance specific to runway identification for takeoff before Flight 5191 crashed and burned in a
Aircraft

Grob Sees Slight Delay in SPn Jet Program

Certification of the Grob SPn Utility Jet will be delayed by a few months, according to a statement released last week, 16 days after the fatal crash of th
Regulations and Government

Operators Concerned about MU-2 Training Rule

Although the FAA allowed only 30 days for comments on the proposed Special FAR mandating Mitsubishi MU-2 pilot training, 72 comments were submitted to the
Regulations and Government

NTSB Member Wants Part 91/135 Included

An NTSB safety recommendation issued last week that calls for airline pilots to cross-check heading references ends with a notation from Safety Board membe
Regulations and Government

EPA Amendments Clarify FBO Responsibilities

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued long-awaited final amendments to oil and fuel spill prevention, control and countermeasure (SPCC) rules.
ATC

More Responsibility For GA Likely as Europe’s Controlled Airspace Grow

Europe’s controlled airspace is to be expanded to absorb air transport growth, leaving the general aviation community with the prospect of paying air traff
Regulations and Government

UK Defers Action on Foreign-registered Aircraft

Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) has decided not to act unilaterally to impose new restrictions on UK-based aircraft that are registered overseas.
Avionics

Chelton and Kollsman integrating EVS on PFD

Chelton Flight Systems and Kollsman are one step closer to introducing technology that can integrate the display symbology from Chelton’s FlightLogic EFIS
Avionics

Are ‘head-worn’ avionics the cure for incursions?

NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia is addressing runway and taxiway incursion threats by testing a variety of new technologies, one of the most int
Engines

Turbofan Technology

Engine manufacturers are showing renewed interest in the 10,000-pound-thrust segment.
Regulations and Government

The aircraft certification process

You are sitting in a diner, sipping your fourth cup of coffee, solving aviation’s problems with an old friend, when the idea comes to you in a caffeinated
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Regulations and Government

Control issues: 25 years after the Patco strike

In the late 1970s, Continental Airlines president Frank Lorenzo used a court of law to confront his pilots with an existing, although seldom used, negotiat
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Four die in Norwegian overrun

British Aerospace 146-200A, Stord-Sorstokke, Norway, Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: S-76 sinks near offshore platform

Sikorsky S-76A, Eugene Island, La., Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Gear-up landing damages Hawker

British Aerospace 125-700A, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Engine failure downs EMS 407

Bell 407, Kalispell, Mont., Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: LongRanger engine quits

Bell 206L LongRanger, Colville Lake, Canada, Oct.
Accidents

Factual Report: Helos collide after Nascar event

Aerospatiale AS 350B/Eurocopter EC 130B4, Homestead, Fla., Nov.
Accidents

Factual Report: Pothole damages King Air

Raytheon Beech King Air 200, Hondo, Texas, Sept.
Accidents

Final Reports: King Air touched down early

Raytheon Beech King Air 100, Pawtucket, R.I., Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Space shuttle search helo crashed

Bell 407, Broadus, Texas, March 27, 2003–The NTSB said the probable cause of the 407 crash was “the partial loss of engine power due to erratic fuel flow m
Accidents

Final Report: LongRanger rolled off offshore platform

Bell 206L-3 LongRanger, Gulf of Mexico, Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Helicopter encountered ground resonance

Aerospatiale SA 319B, Escalante, Utah, Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Loss of power unexplained

Cessna 208B Caravan, Portland, Ore., Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: JetRanger lost control

Bell 206B-3 JetRanger, Shelbyville, Texas, March 10, 2005–The NTSB could not determine the reason for the loss of control and subsequent crash of the JetRa
FBOs

Banyan back with big new digs

Pilots no longer need to complain about the tight ramp space at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport FBO Banyan Air Services.
FBOs

Burrows breaks ground at SBM

Burrows Aviation is building a new FBO at Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) in Wisconsin.
FBOs

ASD operating at Ottowa

Air traffic controllers at Canada’s Ottawa International Airport can now “see” traffic on the airport surface in the southwest area of the airport using a
FBOs

Dulles Jet a flight service center, not an FBO

Nathan Landow doesn’t like the acronym FBO.