Content Archive: January 2008

Accidents

Preliminary Report: Aircraft hits terrain during IFR approach in mountains

Fokker F28-MK1000, Chachapoyas, Peru, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Emergency medical helo loses control in IMC

Agusta A109K2, Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan.
Rotorcraft

At Long Last Lift

Taking its place on Bell Helicopter’s Arlington, Texas, tiltrotor test stands for the first time last month, the long-awaited first of a planned four Bell/
Aircraft

Eclipse and Williams part ways; new engine selection imminent

The termination of the agreement between Eclipse Aviation and Williams International, announced the day before Thanksgiving, is seen as a major setback for
FBOs

TAG is ‘it’ as F’boro’s showcase FBO opens

TAG Aviation’s all-new business aviation facilities at the UK’s Farnborough Airport were due to go into operation at the end of last month.
Security

Do SAMs pose a real threat to civil aviation?

What is the realistic likelihood of your aircraft being targeted by a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile (SAM) in the hands of a terrorist? After an
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky’s S-92 earns FAA certification

Providing proof that persistence pays off, Sikorsky Aircraft received in the week before Christmas a most welcome present: type certification of its S-92 m