Content Archive: May 2008

Airports

Flying into Mexico won't get easier soon

Efforts to relieve congestion at Mexico City Benito Juarez International Airport were dealt a blow last month when the Mexican government abandoned plans t
Airports

Texas granted $500K for new genav airport

Central Texas, near the capital city of Austin, may yet get the general aviation airport it has so desperately needed for the past several years.
Avionics

Goodrich Vertical Reference System Awarded TSO

Goodrich has received technical standard order approval from the FAA for the company’s new solid-state VRS-3000 vertical reference system.
FBOs

Million Air Dallas joins AvFuel network

Million Air Dallas at Addison Airport (ADS) has signed on as an Avfuel dealer.
FBOs

KaiserAir battens down security hatches

On the subject of security procedures, Sandy Waters, v-p of KaiserAir at Oakland (Calif.) International Airport, said, “There has never been a successful h
FBOs

ChevronTexaco expands northeastward

ChevronTexaco expanded its reach when its general aviation division announced that the Hiller Group, a major distributor of ChevronTexaco aviation products
Accidents

Rollover destroys Bell 47

BELL 47G4, NEAR GRAND LAKE, LA., JUNE 23, 2002–The pilot of the Bell 47G4 and one passenger received minor injuries while a second passeng
Accidents

King Air hits deer on landing

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR 90, ROSEAU, MINN., JUNE 27, 2002–Runway incursions took on a new meaning when the two pilots and two medical perso
Accidents

Gear collapses on landing

CESSNA 441, MEDFORD, ORE., JUNE 18, 2002–The pilot and three passengers on board a Cessna 441 N564AC were uninjured when the airplane’s ri
Accidents

Fokker tail clips A330

FOKKER F28-100, Manchester, UK, APRIL 6, 2002–A misunderstanding of the flight manual resulted in damage to the horizontal stabilizer tip