Content Archive: May 2008

Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Takes X2 for a Spin

Sikorsky continues to inch toward flying its X2 technology demonstrator coaxial-compound helicopter for the first time at its R&D and test facility in Hors
Safety

BA 777 Investigation Focuses On Fuel System

Aviation safety officials probing the British Airways (BA) Boeing 777 accident at London Heathrow in January are continuing to focus on the fuel system.
Training and Workforce

Citation training facility in Wichita to be expanded

FlightSafety International plans a $2.5 million, 28,600-sq-ft  expansion to its Cessna Learning Center in Wichita to enable the addition of simulators

New Pentastar Aviation owner Edsel Ford II

The new owner of Pentastar Aviation is described as an “aviation enthusiast,” and his acquisition of the former DaimlerChrysler Aviation is his first ventu
Accidents

Dual Flameout

MITSUBISHI MU-2, LEWISTON, IDAHO, FEB.
Charter & Fractional

Travel Air pilots move closer to unionizing

Last month the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) filed with the National Mediation Board (NMB) for an election to allow the pilots at fractional
Accidents

Crossair Avro RJ100 crash kills 24

Switzerland’s Crossair suffered its second fatal accident in less than two years on November 24, when one of the regional airline’s Avro RJ100s crashed int
Aircraft

Avolar to market, manage Airbus ACJs

Avolar, the newly formed business aviation subsidiary of UAL Corp., reached an agreement with Airbus to market and/or manage, but not buy, up to 15 Airbus
Airports

Airport fee proposal flies into limbo

The comment period closing date has been suspended indefinitely on a DOT proposal to adopt “market based” solutions to relieve airport congestion and delay
Cabin Interior and Electronics

DeCrane expands, takes on BBJ completions

DeCrane Aircraft Systems’ PATS unit recently completed a 42,000-sq-ft expansion of its facility at Sussex County Airport in Georgetown, Del.