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Accidents

Preliminary Report: EMS King Air crashes in mountains

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Pagosa Springs, Colo., Oct.

Honeywell Foresees Flat Civil Sales

With a commendable bow toward candor, Honeywell released its civil helicopter market outlook at Heli-Expo by qualifying the results of its survey: “The 200
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet not aligned properly

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Goodland, Kan., Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Caravan pilot did not get WX briefing

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Naches, Wash., Oct.

Speaking of the future: Rolls-Royce/Teal

Crystal-ball gazing is a major part of any trade show.

Heli-Expo 2003

Maybe it was pent-up demand.

Industry awaits Sturgell’s confirmation to head FAA

Former Top Gun instructor-pilot Robert Sturgell, who took over the FAA as acting administrator when Marion Blakey completed her five-year term on September
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: December 2007

• At press time, appropriations for the 12 government agencies were still in the holding pattern.
Safety

NTSB Boss Urges Focus on Safety

While corporate aviation has an enviable safety record, one comparable to that of the airlines, some flight departments operate on a shoestring budget with
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Brilliance marks CareJet treatment

An exterior paint job on a Gulfstream G550 will typically cost in the neighborhood of $150,000 and, with proper care and maintenance, will last about five
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Down the Aisle…

BaySys Technologies in Accomac, Va., has been contracted to build and install an executive interior in a green Airbus A340-200 for a Middle Eastern custome
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Millennium Gets Kodiak Interiors Order

Interiors development and certification specialist Millennium Concepts of Wichita has received an order from Quest Aircraft for follow-on production interi
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik Wins First 747-8 Completion Order

Lufthansa Technik has won a contract to do the first interior for an executive version of Boeing’s new 747-8.

ATR keeps head above water

Avions de Transport Régional (ATR), the Franco-Italian turboprop aircraft manufacturer, last year just managed to keep its head above water despite the tro
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AirCell Axxess Satcom Gets EASA OK for Challengers

AirCell has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its Axxess EZ satcom system on Bombardier’s Challenger 600, 601 and 604.

LZ claims to be unfazed by Moravan bankruptcy

After announcing plans to lay off up to 350 employees starting March 1, Moravan Aeroplanes’ LZ Aeronautical Industries division continues to champion the l
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Steecon Offers Swinging Door

Steecon Enterprises has developed a bulkhead swinging door.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Arinc Direct Expands Broadband Service

Arinc Direct customers will soon be discovering new horizons.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Versace Executive Seat Fits Bizliner

In collaboration with TAG Aircraft Interiors, Italian design house Gianni Versace of Milan continues to move into the business aviation cabin.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Coming To America: An Aircraft Interiors Show

Reed Exhibitions’ Aircraft Interiors Expo team is launching a new event for the Americas.
Aircraft

Mesa takes first CRJ900

Bombardier last month delivered the first production example of its newest regional jet, the CRJ900, to Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group.

Continental defers Embraer deliveries

Continental Airlines and Brazil’s Embraer last month agreed to defer deliveries on 60 fifty-seat ERJ-145XRs jets by as much as two years, sending stock pri

Air Canada threatens sale of Jazz

Air Canada last month suggested the potential sale of Air Canada Jazz, just as executives prepared to meet with key unions to discuss cost cuts at its mone

Chautauqua breaks with America West; expands Delta deal

America West’s decision to close its hub in Columbus, Ohio, has forced it to sever its relationship with code-share partner Chautauqua Airlines.

ExpressJet pilots to staff new CommutAir base

CommutAir’s flight operations department accelerated preparations last month for a major expansion scheduled to start March 16 in Cleveland, where the Plat
Cabin Interior and Electronics

B/E Offers an Executive Seat Designed for Bliss

B/E Aerospace has begun deliveries of its new UltimateComfort executive seat with adjustments ranging from “comfortable” to “bliss.” The Miami-based compan

From the inside out, ASA helps build Delta's future

As Atlantic Southeast Airlines president Skip Barnette maintains, few established companies emerge from a five-year, 25-percent annual growth plan untouche
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Alto Aviation Wins Audio Contract for Legacy 600s

Embraer Executive Aircraft has selected Alto Aviation of Leominster, Mass., as the baseline cabin entertainment audio system for all the Brazilian manufact
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Out With the Old, In With the New

Elliott Aviation recently completed its first transformation of a Hawker 700A cabin into an 800XP equivalent.
Aircraft

AvCraft finds bargain in 328 program deal

Leesburg, Va.-based AvCraft last month signed a contract to buy the Fairchild Dornier 328 program and its associated support businesses.