Content Archive: March 2007

Aircraft

Magellan Air, ATR win first open t-prop bid in Russia

Siberian regional airline UTair has selected the Franco-Italian ATR 42 as its primary growth platform in the first-ever open tender for regional turboprops
ATC

Controllers Ask Congress to Tackle Staffing Issue

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association urged the Senate appropriations transportation subcommittee to ask FAA Administrator Marion Blakey what th
Aircraft

Learjet 24/25 RVSM Group Approval Received

Avcon Industries of Olathe, Kan., has obtained group approval for its RVSM upgrade for the Learjet 24 and 25, including models with various wing modificati
Rotorcraft

Bell’s new 427i promises much more than just IFR

By launching the IFR version of its 427 model at Heli-Expo, in Las Vegas in March, Bell Helicopter finally acknowledged its mistakes in introducing the typ
Rotorcraft

Model 407 climbs to new heights

While the Bell 427 has struggled for acceptance in the helicopter community, one LongRanger derivative that has been a success from the start is the single

Ziegler and Miller Leave as Bombardier Restructures

Jim Ziegler, v-p and general manager of Bombardier business aviation services, and Keith Miller, v-p of engineering for Learjet in Wichita, have left Bomba
Rotorcraft

Fires raging, taxing helo resources

As AIN went to press, the severity of the 2003 forest fire season was repeating, as feared, in Europe as well as in the western U.S.
Regulations and Government

AD Addresses Potential Altitude Error in L-3 TAWS

An AD for the Landmark 8000 terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS), manufactured by L-3 Communications Avionics Systems, corrects potential altitude e
Rotorcraft

Air Evac gets new owners

EMS provider Air Evac Lifeteam, founded in West Plains, Mo., in 1985, has new owners, including two private-equity firms.
Rotorcraft

Police power for Slovenia

Agusta delivered a new A109 Power to the national police of Slovenia.