Content Archive: August 2008

Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cessna Twin overruns runway

CESSNA 414, NEWPORT, R.I., JUNE 29, 2003– Cessna Chancellor N2UD was substantially damaged at approximately 1:05 p.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Botched practice autorotation

BELL 206L-4, AURORA, COLO., MAY 8, 2003–At 5:15 p.m.
Regulations and Government

Leading Edge: The new face of safety at NTSB

You said recently that the NTSB could become more proactive if it investigated incidents, as well as accidents.
Aircraft

EF-18G Growler Readying for Fleet Duty

Ahead of schedule and under budget, Boeing delivered the first of an expected 85 operational models of its EF-18G Growler to the U.S.
Aircraft

Epic Elite Jet Is Hostage to Georgia Conflict

The conflict between Russia and Georgia is reverberating at Bend, Ore.-based Epic Aircraft, which in late June temporarily moved its sole Epic Elite Jet pr
ATC

TSA Access Protocols Enacted for GOP Convention

Holders of DCA Access Standard Security Program (DASSP) clearances will be permitted to operate through the temporary flight restriction (TFR) areas surrou
Airports

California Legislature Reignites SMO Ban Controversy

The California state legislature added to the debate about the safety of large jet operations at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) by passing a bill that asks the
Charter & Fractional

Ricci Extends Olive Branch to Flight Options Pilots

The previously chilly relations between Flight Options management and pilots appear to have thawed considerably just three weeks after the Cleveland-based
Charter & Fractional

Web Site Arranges for Charter Pax To Share Flights

Morristown, N.J.-based broker ExecJet USA recently launched a new Web site that allows travelers–or what the company dubs “travel hosts”–to post their flig
FBOs

Banyan Air offers fingerprint services

A few years ago, who would have thought fingerprinting would be one of the services offered at an FBO? But in today’s security climate, Banyan Air Service