Content Archive: March 2007

Rotorcraft

Malaysia needs dedicated SAR helicopters

Malaysia’s deputy prime minister has acknowledged the need for the government to acquire helicopters configured to conduct search-and-rescue missions.
Safety

NASA tries out latest cockpit safety innovations, all at once

Scientists and engineers at NASA’s Langley, Va., Research Center are evaluating the integration of a number of separate systems and techniques which, when
Avionics

IS&S bets displays will be its next big money maker

Buoyed by strong sales of its RVSM cockpit equipment to airlines and business aircraft operators, Exton, Pa.-based Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) th
Avionics

Connexion by Boeing airborne Internet in airline service

Since Connexion by Boeing was announced four years ago, the service has matured from tantalizing possibility to in-service reality. Lufthansa Airbus

US Airways delays RJ deliveries

Bombardier has agreed to extend the delivery schedule of US Airways’ regional jets by a year and convert an order for twenty-three 50-seat CRJ200s to posit

Upheaval at NBAA leads to much finger-pointing

When NBAA hired Shelley Longmuir less than a year ago, the board of directors said the new president would raise the association to a new level.
Airports

O’Hare restrictions suppress independence

Independence Air’s designs on developing a Midwestern outpost for new discount-fare flights could suffer a serious blow if regulators follow through with p

Comair dips into Canada account

The Canadian Cabinet has approved a $250 million loan from the so-called Canada Account for a past transaction involving 10 Bombardier CRJs to Cincinnati-b
Regulations and Government

Jail for four with role in CJ2/MD-87 collision

Three Italian aviation officials and an air traffic controller have been sentenced to jail terms of between six and eight years after being convicted of ma
Aircraft

Czechs commit to new t-prop

The Czech government has pledged $13.5 million over three years to a consortium of 16 companies to build and market a nine- to 14-seat twin turboprop dubbe