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Airlines face stiffer railroad competition

Despite the ERA’s furious protest against what it regards as anticompetitive government subsidies to rail operators, the darlings of the powerful European

New Athens airport now a bustling European hub

For many European Regions Airline Association (ERA) general assembly delegates, their arrival here in Athens will have been their first sight and experienc

The ‘new’ Regional builds from bottom up

Events have moved fast since the establishment last November of Regional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, the new integrated Air France subsidiary that merge

PPM dead, ERA looks to new battlegrounds

The economic doldrums have begun to markedly slow the phenomenal growth European regional carriers have enjoyed in recent years.

Aegean anxious to end

Aegean Airlines chief operating officer Antonis Simigdalas has to rummage among framed certificates stacked by his desk to find the Greek regional’s indepe

Industry feels fallout of global terror plots

As the tragic events of September 11 unfolded in New York City and Washington, D.C., the potential effect on the regional airline industry’s bottom line pa
Safety

New AC Addresses Runway Overruns

The FAA has issued a new Advisory Circular (91-79) that addresses runway overruns during landing.

Dual flameout

MITSUBISHI MU-2, LEWISTON, IDAHO, FEB.

King Air crashes on foggy approach

KING AIR B-200, PIQUA, OHIO, AUG.

Learjet crashes on foggy takeoff

LEARJET 25, ITHACA, N.Y., AUG.

Congressional Observer: October 2007

When Congress returned from its August recess, both houses set about to debate what to do about the declining budget surplus and what to do about spending.

NBAA offers new international ops scholarship

A new international operators scholarship to benefit those who are involved with, or wish to become involved with, international business aviation operatio

HAI joins the Meigs Chorus

Helicopter Association International (HAI) president Roy Resavage has written to members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to press for an

Embraer Targets the Environment

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer has created an Environmental Strategies and Technologies Office, with plans to draft a series of new environmental protectio

FAA Tackles Aircraft Wiring

Prompted in part by NTSB recommendations arising from the July 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island, the FAA has developed an enhanced airworthines

EH 101, NH 90 helos get the Nordic nod

Scandinavian countries are famous for going their own way and it seems only fitting that one of what was originally four nations participating in the Nordi

FAA delays report on stadium restrictions

The FAA has pushed back its final safety report on the Arizona Cardinals’ football stadium from September 11 until October 11, leaving the stadium builders

Slow going in Seattle

As an object lesson to those aviation advocates whose answer to airspace and airport congestion lies in the “more runways” solution, ponder the fate of Sea

Aircraft Value Reference Guide Goes Online

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) on October 9 donated $25,000 to the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver.

Rejuvenated MD Helicopters looks toward a brighter future

After less than three years as a stand-alone company, MD Helicopters Inc.

Helicopter Plan Enrages North Sea Rescue Vessel Operators

For those toiling for oil on the roiling North Sea, the stormy nature of that piece of water keeps the possibility of rescue constantly in mind.

Bell Announces Layoffs

Bell Helicopter Textron last month announced plans to lay off 270 workers at its Fort Worth-area plants.

Columbia Helicopters BV-107 Crash Claims Three

A Boeing Vertol BV-107 operated by Columbia Helicopters of Portland, Ore., crashed in August during a maintenance check flight in southern Montana, killing

Carroll Suggs Sells Off Controlling Interest in PHI

An era has ended in the helicopter offshore oil-support business with Carroll Suggs, wife of Petroleum Helicopters Inc.

Proposed new FAA policy could revolutionize helo ops

A little known FAA policy statement, dated June 1 of this year, stands to dramatically change the helicopter industry as we know it.
Regulations and Government

FAA Seeks Input on Existing Regs

The FAA last month issued a notice of proposed rulemaking requesting comments to identify regulations currently in effect that should be amended, removed o

Primus Epic retrofit brings latest tech to older panels

Honeywell is on the verge of gaining FAA certification approval for retrofit versions of its Primus Epic integrated avionics suite.