Content Archive: January 2008
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
Civil vs Government-operated Aeromed Services the Issue in Maryland
Commercial aeromed helicopter operators are claiming that Maryland state officials are overstepping their authority in a bid to impose additional rules res
ATC
Entegra: jet tech for the pricey-piston generation
The Avidyne Entegra avionics system–particularly the revolutionary left-side primary flight display (PFD)–is new territory for most piston pilots.
Avionics
Honeywell Receives TSO for KI 825 Nav Display
Honeywell has obtained TSO authorization for the new Bendix/King KI 825 EHSI (electronic horizontal situation indicator) for business aircraft.
Funding Is Front and Center at Adam
Adam Aircraft’s financial predicament is apparently more dire than the company let on
Avionics
Would-be bizav customers clamor for Boeing Connexion
Boeing has been inundated by requests from business jet operators for information about its Connexion broadband satellite communications system since the w
Chautauqua Pilots Rally Against ‘Alter Ego’ Rival
Pilots of Indianapolis-based Chautauqua Airlines planned to walk an informational picket line on March 28 at Louisville International, Ky., and Indianapoli
Aircraft
Upgraded TBM 850 Makes Debut
An upgraded EADS Socata TBM 850 turboprop single was unveiled late last week during a “discovery show” held at the company’s factory in Tarbes, France.
Rotorcraft
Another Record Year for Eurocopter
Eurocopter, at a news conference in Paris today, disclosed its results for last year, saying it achieved an all-time high in sales that surpasses those for
Aircraft
Bombardier Partners with Grob on Composite Learjet
In October, after announcing that it planned to offer a next-generation Learjet for the midsize jet market, Bombardier said that it considered the new Lear
