Content Archive: September 2010
SkyWest to acquire ExpressJet
The consolidation of the regional airline industry continued unabated last month, as St.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
BaySys Plans Completion Facility in Morocco
Independent completion and refurbishment center BaySys has signed an agreement with Royal Air Maroc and "a strategic regional investor" to support developm
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Helicopter makes water landing
Bell 206L3, Gulf of Mexico, June 10, 2010–The Petroleum Helicopters LongRanger suffered a tail-rotor failure during a Part 135 flight from its base
Accidents
Factual Report: MU-2 suffers power loss and hard landing
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Millington, Tenn., Dec.
Accidents
Factual Report: Pilot loses runway in low-visibility landing
Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Sioux City, Iowa, Jan.
Training and Workforce
In-development Heli Trainer designed for low-cost training
Germany-based operator Heli Aviation is developing the Heli Trainer, a new kind of simulator for ab initio helicopter pilot training.
Accidents
Factual Report: Learjet 35 crashes in forest
Bombardier Learjet 35A, Prospect Heights, Ill., Jan.
Rotorcraft
Bell ceases production of its 40-year-old JetRanger
Later this year Bell Helicopter will deliver its last JetRanger, a 206B3. According to a company spokeswoman, Bell decided “to stop production on the
Avionics
Inmarsat, Boeing team on Ka-band Internet service
Inmarsat announced plans to introduce by 2014 a Ka-band satellite broadband service that would be far faster, cost less per megabit and require smaller ant
Accidents
Final Report: LAX preflight inspection caused tire blowout
Dassault Falcon 20C, Eagle, Colo., Jan.
