Content Archive: May 2008

Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: ...as civil tiltrotor development slips

Despite the fact that the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67A engines are installed on the first BA609 prototype tiltrotor, Bell is letting the development
Avionics

Thales chief commits to improve aviation security

From his Paris office thousands of miles away François Lureau was as horrified by what he saw on September 11 as the millions of Americans who watched on t
Security

Panic buttons could be part of future cockpits

Banks have them, and so do many convenience stores and passenger cars.
Accidents

Dassault Falcon 10 sudden pitchdown

DASSAULT FALCON 10, LAWRENCE, KAN., DEC.

DAT gets reprieve as investors move to settle Sabena debts

Belgian regional airline Delta Air Transport (DAT) moved closer to its goal of becoming the successor to the defunct Sabena Airlines late last month, after
Aircraft

Regionals Update: ACA retires last of J32s

0Atlantic Coast Airlines ended 13 years of 19-seat aircraft operations when it retired the last of its Jetstream 32 turboprops on December 3.
Airports

Touching Bases: Santa Monica ups noise fine to $10,000

Last month, the Santa Monica city council adopted an ordinance that increased the fines for repeat violations of the Santa Monica Airport noise abatement p
Accidents

Fog complicates VFR approach

PIPER CHEYENNE, GRAHAM, TEXAS, NOV.

Eagle pilots stew over new Connection contracts

As Chautauqua Airlines took delivery of its first four 44-seat Embraer ERJ-140s on December 1, the Air Line Pilots Association prepared to intensify effort