Content Archive: October 2007

Accidents

Harrowing Ride Described by Lone B200 Survivor

According to the 13-year-old lone survivor of the April 4 crash of a King Air B200 that took the lives of six others, including her mother and father, “eve
Accidents

IFALPA to Brazil: Don’t Criminalize Midair Collision

The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) late last week called on the Brazilian government “to return to agreed international

Tellier’s new vision for Bombardier no snow job

On the heels of posting a net loss of $418.6 million in the last fiscal year, due primarily to the stalled market for business jets and regional airliners,
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier responsive to Learjet 45 AD

Within 10 days of the issuance of an emergency AD in late March requiring the replacement of horizontal stabilizer components in Learjet 45s, Bombardier sa
Security

Sanity urged in genav post-9/11 security policy

With the forcible shutdown of Chicago Meigs Field fresh in their minds, several members of the House aviation subcommittee called to eliminate some of the
Maintenance and Modifications

Electromagnetic De-ice Selected for Hawker Horizon

Raytheon Aircraft selected Cox & Company of Manhattan, N.Y., to supply its electromagnetic expulsion de-icing (EMED) system for the horizontal stabiliz
Regulations and Government

Revised Advisory on Icing Open for Comments

Comments are due May 10 on a draft advisory circular on icing certification that is intended to update a 32-year-old document.
Training and Workforce

Training Kit Available for EVAS

EVASWorldwide, the marketing arm for the emergency vision assurance system (EVAS), now has a training kit available for rental by its customers.
Maintenance and Modifications

Safety Board Wants an AD for Certain Repairs

An AD should be issued requiring all operators of transport-category airplanes with certain pressure-vessel structural repairs to determine if they were do