Content Archive: October 2007

Inaugural Latin bizav show prepares for Brazil takeoff

March 13 to 15 sees the staging of the inaugural Latin American Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (LABACE) in São Paulo, Brazil.
Rotorcraft

Resolute MDHI boss pledges new profitability

“‘What do they know about the helicopter business? They’ll be begging to be bought out in six months.’ That’s what the rest of the industry was saying abou
Rotorcraft

Funnel Finder

Some pilots don’t look forward to flying in bad weather, but helicopter pilot and TV news reporter Johnny Rowlands actually fires up his Bell JetRanger and

Raytheon consolidates service programs

In a reorganization intended to improve customer support, Raytheon Aircraft Services’ chain of 15 FBOs in the U.S., UK and Mexico will, with the exception
Rotorcraft

Say ‘Aloha’ to Hawaii by Helicopter

Heli-USA has taken a break from the usual Hawaiian air-tour repertoire of overflying thick jungles, pristine tropical rainforests, volcanoes surging with l

A Century in Review - The 1920s: A Shrinking World

When World War I ended in 1918 it had cost some nine million lives, and about 15,000 of those lost were airmen.
FBOs

Jet-A supplies secure, even in event of war

Energy companies’ experience of the early-1990s Gulf War suggests that any sudden increase in oil prices owing to a new Iraq conflict might be brief, since
Avionics

Flying with Oz: One Pilot’s Opinion

As an elderly, 4,300-hour pilot with a fair amount of instrument time, I was initially skeptical about Oz.
Rotorcraft

Air Methods Places Its First EC 130

As evidence of a continual, albeit gradual, increase in the sale of commercial helicopters, multi-ship purchases are on the upswing.

Proposal scrapped to raise floor of Tampa Class B

The FAA withdrew a 1998 proposal that would have raised the floor of the Tampa, Fla.