Content Archive: July 2007

Aircraft

Phenom 100 Takes to the Sky

The Phenom 100, Embraer’s four-place, $2.98 million entry into the very light jet market, flew for the first time this morning from São Jose dos Campos, Br
Accidents

Final Report: King Air pilot lost control on landing

Beech King Air 200, North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feb.

Final Report: Update on Canadian Caravan crash

Cessna Caravan 208B, Lake Erie, Ontario, Jan.

Final Report: Four survive CitationJet overrun

Cessna 525A CitationJet, Dexter, Maine, Oct.
Accidents

Final Report: CRJ windshield was installed improperly

Bombardier CL600-2B19 CRJ, Asheville, N.C., March 19, 2006 – The NTSB found that company maintenance personnel improperly installed the pi
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot opted to land below minimums

Swearingen SA-26AT, Jacksonville, Fla., Nov.
Accidents

Final Report: Mechanical failure blamed in fatal sightseeing flight

McDonnell Douglas MD-369D, Volcano, Hawaii, June 15, 2003 – The commercial pilot and three passengers were killed when the MD-369D lost power and cr

Forecast predicts brighter skies for bizav

Forecast International of Newtown, Conn., released its most recent 10-year outlook, The World Market for Business Jet Aircraft, at the Farnborough A

People in Aviation: August 2007

Jack Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of Cessna Aircraft, and John Rosanvallon, president and CEO of Dassault Falcon, have b

Preliminary Report: Rash of JetRanger fatals

BELL 206B JETRANGER, MESA, ARIZ., JUNE 24, 2004–While maneuvering on a trailer at Falcon Field, JetRanger N97AZ hooked a skid on the underside of th