Content Archive: February 2010

Aircraft

Virgin Blue to Order Up To 50 Boeing 737s

Australia’s Virgin Blue has reached an agreement “in principle” with Boeing to order up to 50 new 737s, Virgin Airlines Group CEO Brett Godfrey said in a s
Accidents

Preliminiary Report: Power-Line Collision Claims Four Lives

Bell 206B, Auberry, Calif., Jan.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: March 2010

AIN_Compliance Countdown_March 2010.pdf.

Signature Launches Rewards Program

Signature Flight Support announced a new customer relationship program–Signature Status–at the 2010 Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference in San Antonio in J
Accidents

Factual Report: Citation II Experiences Control Problems

Cessna 550 Citation II, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 14, 2008–Before takeoff from Palma de Majorca, the Citation II had several system warni
Accidents

Preliminary Report: C99 Damaged in ICY Landing

Hawker Beechcraft C99, Kearney, Neb., Jan.

Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference 2010

A dramatic drop in attendance at last year’s Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference–2,027 compared with 2,612 in 2008–led to concerns for the 2010 conference,
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Field Aviation Wins Dash 8 Q400 Contracts

Canada’s Field Aviation has been picked to produce and install custom-designed interiors for two new Bombardier Q400s under a contract with Avitrade Belgiu
Accidents

Factual Reports: Taxiing Sabreliner Wreaks Havoc at FXE

Sabreliner NA-265-80, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb.
Engines

Low Engine Use May Yield High Repair Costs

Duncan Aviation advises that all operators of Honeywell engines that do not run them frequently and want to keep them off the Damaged Engine List should