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Accidents

Final Report: Eurocopter flight controls malfunctioned

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Kamarang, Guyana, Feb.
Accidents

Factual Report: Runway incursion at Teterboro

Gulfstream V/Hawker 800A, Teterboro, N.J., Dec.
Accidents

Factual Report: Avanti slid off runway

Piaggio Avanti, Battle Mountain, Nev., Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet runs off runway

Bombardier Learjet 35, Santa Fe, Argentina, Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Ukraine investigating accident

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90B, Kiev, Ukraine, Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Pilot loses control of Meridian

Piper PA-46 Meridian, San Antonio, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Helicopter crashes into Gulf

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Venice, La., Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air crashes in Egypt

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90B, Port Said, Egypt, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air crashes beyond airport

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Mount Airy, N.C., Feb.
Regulations and Government

Washington Report: March 2008

• Following the recess for the year-end holiday season, the 110th Congress apparently was in no rush to resume work on leftover legislation and to prepare

Controllers Honor Two Congressmen

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) gave “Sentinel of Safety” awards to Rep.
Rotorcraft

AIA: NASA Budget Falls Short

The Bush Administration’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget request for NASA includes an overall increase for space exploration, but aeronautics research continues t
Rotorcraft

House Vows Action in 2008

The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the chairs of the six T&I subcommittees outlined what they term an “ambitious”
Rotorcraft

Posting record sales, OEM ramps up production

At a news conference in Paris in late January, Eurocopter disclosed its results for last year–an all-time high in sales that surpassed the previous record
Rotorcraft

Italian Corporate Pilots Gather

Italy-based manufacturer AgustaWestland held its first Italian Corporate Pilot Conference in January.
Maintenance and Modifications

Turbomeca Leads Mx Data Project

Engine maker Turbomeca, project coordinator of the system for mobile maintenance accessible in real time European research program, late in January staged
Rotorcraft

Air Ambulance Starts Up in Pakistan

Princely Air Ambulance will be Pakistan’s first privately operated air ambulance company, UK-based Medical Aviation Services (MAS), which has entered a tec
Rotorcraft

Inaer To Take Over Elilario

As these pages went to press, Spanish-based operator Inaer was about to close its acquisition of Italian counterpart Elilario.

European OEMs Partner on Green Rotorcraft

Two European helicopter manufacturers, Eurocopter and AgustaWestland, are the coleaders of the Green Rotorcraft research program in the European Commission

People in Aviation: March 2008

 Boeing has named Ralph Boyce president of Boeing Southeast Asia.

Adventures in Flying

For more than 38 years, AIN contributor Jack Elliott, an award-winning journalist and member of the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame, chronicled avi
Airports

TEB training tool available online

Teterboro Airport (TEB) has adopted a training tool developed by Raleigh, N.C.-based Noverant to help pilots prepare for flights into and out of the busy n
Aircraft

Twin Otter development continues

Viking Air’s relaunch of the fabled Twin Otter is progressing on schedule, and the first modified airplane incorporating all the planned new features of th
Safety

Airline safety concerns might promote bizav

Last month I participated in a panel discussion about maintenance of the airline fleet.

‘Jump jet’ gets drafted for civilian flying duty

The Rolls-Royce Pegasus-powered roar that rent the air at St.

ATR preps for record production rate

ATR plans to deliver more than 60 new aircraft this year and expand production capacity to answer a surge in demand for its regional turboprops, while incr
Aircraft

With engines running, Superjet poised for flight

The Powerjet SaM146 turbofan chosen to power the Sukhoi Superjet 100 finished the first phase of flight testing on the program’s Ilyushin Il-76LL testbed e

Bombardier, AVIC close to deal

Bombardier Aerospace expects to conclude negotiations soon with Chinese state aerospace conglomerate AVIC I on the terms of an agreement under which the Ca
Rotorcraft

Three bidders competing for UK SAR work

Three teams bidding to take over the provision of UK search-and-rescue helicopter (SAR-H) services beginning in 2012 submitted their responses to the initi
Rotorcraft

Obstacle detection options abound for helo operators

Equipment manufacturers are striving to provide effective, reliable obstacle detection, as collisions with obstacles, notably wires, account for a signific