Content Archive: January 2008

Textron: Cessna Can Weather Worst-case Downturn

With a year-end record backlog of $12.6 billion, up 48 percent from $8.5 billion at the end of 2006, Cessna will be able to weather any economic storm, par
Safety

UK Safety Board Concerned about Avionics Corrosion

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) recently issued a sweeping recommendation that the EASA, FAA, Transport Canada and other aviation agencies

International Orders Boost Gulfstream’s Earnings

International orders accounted for more than half of Gulfstream’s 2007 earnings and contributed to a 17.3-percent increase in net sales last year, to $4.8
Rotorcraft

No More Helos for Homeland Defense

As first presented to the public, the Bush Administration appeared ready, willing and able to open the homeland defense purse strings to allow first respon
Accidents

IMC, pilot error cited in rotorcraft mishaps

If all flights took place in flawless conditions, in ideal weather and with perfectly designed aircraft that are maintained to impossibly impeccable standa
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky targets environmental impact of its rotorcraft designs

Asked to visualize an environmentally “green” helicopter, most of us would think of a rotorcraft that was quiet.
Rotorcraft

Present at the Creation

In the late winter of 1923, these 12 men were most of the workforce of the fledgling Sikorsky Aircraft.
Rotorcraft

Colombian op does well with Russian rotorcraft

With a max gross weight of nearly 29,000 pounds, the Mil Mi-17 is no small helicopter.

Lufthansa To Take Majority Stake in Air Dolomiti

Air Dolomiti president and majority shareholder Alcide Leali last month announced his intention to exercise an option to sell 31.2 percent of the regional
Rotorcraft

Missouri Man Convicted in Helo Attack

Jimmie Leroy Shriver, 53, of Summersville, Miss., was sentenced by U.S.