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New investor secured, Eclipse adds manufacturing facility
Eclipse Aviation secured a new source of financing from Etirc Aviation that resulted in sale of a minority stake in Eclipse to the new investors.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Aviation Acquires Savannah Air Center
Swiss-based Jet Aviation Group expanded its U.S.
Charter & Fractional
LEA Readies Mustangs for VLJ Air-taxi Service
London Executive Aviation (LEA) officially unveiled the first of the 10 Cessna Citation Mustangs it has on order during a ceremony at Farnborough Airport o
Engines
Snecma Silvercrest Core Engine Passes Initial Tests
France-based engine manufacturer Snecma has reported “positive results” for the first 35 ground test hours of its Silvercrest core engine.
Safety
NTSB: CFIT Downed EGPWS-equipped King Air
The NTSB on Friday blamed Metro Aviation pilot Vince Kirol, 59, for the crash
Regulations and Government
Icy Reception for Bush’s FY09 FAA Budget
The Bush Administration yesterday proposed a $14.643 billion
Accidents
A not so grand day
Grand Aire, a Toledo, Ohio-based air-taxi company, continues to reside under a black cloud as it experienced its fifth and sixth accidents since the beginn
Maintenance and Modifications
Raytheon Aircraft closing gaps in product support
Raytheon Aircraft, which has ranked very low in customer-support surveys for the past several years, is in the midst of retooling its customer services to
People in Aviation: May 2003
William Hynett was named chief executive of B-N Group.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Caravan crashes following engine stoppage
Cessna 208B, Creswell, Ore., March 5, 2003–Cessna Caravan N9793B crashed into trees during a forced landing following an in-flight engine
Accidents
Preliminary Report: King Air hits mountain; only minor injuries
Beech King Air E-90, Kremmling, Colo., March 19, 2003–At 7:30 p.m.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Brasilia slides off slippery runway
Embraer EMB-120ER, Cedar City, Utah, March 16, 2003–At 10:45 p.m.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: S-61 goes down during logging ops
Sikorsky S-61A, Kimble, Tenn., March 23, 2003–At 8 a.m.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Commander 690b breaks up in flight
Rockwell 690B, Homerville, Ga., March 27, 2003–At 1:13 a.m.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Uncontrolled descent leads to crash
Cessna 501, Carey, Idaho, March 15, 2003–The Citation I/SP was destroyed at approximately 2:25 p.m.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Meridian hits wires
Piper PA-46-500TP, Albuquerque, N.M., March 7, 2003–At 7:18 p.m.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: King air crashes into building
BEECH KING AIR 200, LEOMINSTER, MASS., APRIL 4, 2003–According to the FSDO in Windsor Locks, Conn., King Air N257CG crashed at approximate
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: May 2003
Cutting President Bush’s proposals to reduce taxes by some $726 billion; concern over ever increasing deficits that are now approaching a record $400 billi
Regulations and Government
New FAA Staffers Named
President Bush has appointed Douglas Lavin as FAA assistant administrator of the newly created Office of International Aviation, and Sharon Pinkerton as as
Safety
DOT IG Warns of Runway Threats
While the FAA has made progress in reducing operational errors and runway incursions, Transportation Department inspector general Kenneth Mead warned the a
Rotorcraft
Fishing on the Fly
Traditionally, helicopters have been used to rescue people who, for varied reasons, have become unwillingly isolated from their fellow man.
Rotorcraft
Exec shakeup shocks Enstrom Helicopter
It came as suddenly as a northern Michigan blizzard.
Training and Workforce
Fidelity honing its first full-motion helicopter FTD
Fidelity Flight Simulation, a Pittsburgh maker of full-motion flight-training devices (FTDs) for fixed-wing aircraft, this month plans to deliver the compa
Rotorcraft
Jersey Cops Mark Safety Milestone
The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) aviation unit this spring reached a milestone of successfully flying 25,000 accident-free medevac flights since the prog
Rotorcraft
Little Eagle/Sikorsky To Proceed with Chinese Production
Bringing to reality a deal announced at Heli-Expo last year, Shanghai Sikorsky Aircraft Co.
Rotorcraft
CareFlite Crews Negotiate Fresh Deal
The pilots of Dallas-based CareFlite have approved a new contract including a pay hike, ending more than a year of work (and grueling negotiations) without
Rotorcraft
Aeromed Outfit Gets EGPWS
Erlanger Medical Center’s Life Force aeromed rescue service has become the first in the U.S.
Rotorcraft
Bristow Brings Suit Over North Sea Fatal
Bristow Helicopters is suing Sikorsky and its parent company, United Technologies, for negligence over a crash in which a Sikorsky S-76A plunged into the N
Rotorcraft
HAI Advocates New Standard of ATC for Gulf Ops
The Helicopter Association International has approached Congress advocating a significant improvement in the low-altitude air-traffic infrastructure in the
FBOs
CSE Aviation Is Reborn
BBA Group has separated its Oxford-based piston aircraft sales and support operation from its Signature Flight Support operations in the UK and France.
