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Landing-gear actuators focus of Q400 probe

Technical difficulties continued to dog regional airplanes built by a financially resurgent Bombardier last month, as no fewer than 85 Q400 turboprops sat
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Eurocopter door pops open

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Juneau, Alaska, Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Citation hits deer on takeoff

Cessna Citation 650, Benton Harbor, Mich., Aug.

New Regional Airplanes

Antonov | An-148 The 80-seat Antonov An-148-100 won type approval from Russian and Ukrainian authorities in late February, marking the successful
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet 25 suffers dual flameout

Bombardier Learjet 25, St.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Runway incursion at TEB

Bombardier Learjet 45/Bombardier Challenger 604, Teterboro, N.J., Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air EMS crash claims five

Hawker Beechcraft King Air E90B, Ruidoso, N.M., Aug.

Key round of voting on ETS could cement aviation’s role

The European Parliament and Council of the European Union are debating the inclusion of aviation in Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme (a so-called “cap and

European Regions Airline Association General Assembly 2007

Delegates from Europe’s regional airlines are “delighted” to be returning to the Greek capital Athens this month for their annual general assembly because
Avionics

EC 135 avionics package STC’d

Air Methods’ products division has received an STC for its Eurocopter EC 135 single-pilot IFR avionics package and plans to make it available on the EC 145
Maintenance and Modifications

DRF gets repair authorization

German Air Rescue, the DRF, has received a design organization approval from the EASA according to its Part 21J rule.
Rotorcraft

OEM keen to buy PZL-Swidnik

Italian-based manufacturer AgustaWestland early last month expressed interest in buying all or part of its Polish-based counterpart, PZL-Swidnik, should Po
Avionics

Glass cockpits for Sikorsky S-61

Acrohelipro and Carson helicopters are outfitting the first two of Carson’s Sikorsky S-61 fleet with Sagem Avionics’ integrated cockpit display system retr

People in Aviation: October 2007

Eric Mandemaker has assumed the role of CEO of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), replacing Brian Humphries, who has b
Rotorcraft

Blue Hawaiian orders more EcoStars

Air-tour operator Blue Hawaiian Helicopters has ordered four more Eurocopter EC 130B4s to augment its existing fleet of eight AS 350B2 AStars and nine EcoS
Accidents

No injuries in PHI Bell 407 ditching

A Petroleum Helicopters Bell 407 ditched into the Gulf of Mexico on August 16 after an apparent catastrophic engine failure.
Rotorcraft

MD Helicopter moves to renegotiate land leases

MD Helicopters has requested a concessionary renegotiation of the land leases for its main plant and offices at Falcon Field in Mesa, Ariz.
Avionics

Honeywell demonstrates RNP approach to MMU

Honeywell last month gave the first flight demonstrations of an RNP (required navigation performance) approach being developed at Morristown Municipal Airp

Congressional Observer: October 2007

Lawmakers had much to think about when they returned from their summer break at the end of August.

Military Airports Get Civilian Makeover

Four former military airports that have been converted to civilian airports have been granted funds under the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP).

Kathy Perfetti: Ex-FAA official to run IS-BAO

Kathy Perfetti, who as an FAA staffer headed the Fractional Ownership Aviation Rulemaking Committee (which resulted in FAR Part 91, Subpart K) and led the
Avionics

VistaNav SVS adds FLIR

“We believe the electronic flight bag is just the beginning of a trend,” said Philippe Roy, general manager of Mercury Computer Systems’ avionics and unman
Regulations and Government

Security Comments Sought

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing rules governing inbound international flights of business jets.
Airports

Nagoya seeking bizav

Delegates from Nagoya Airport are here at the NBAA Convention to promote the airport as Japan’s business aviation gateway.
Aircraft

Falcon’s new super-midsize remains fluid

Dassault’s upcoming super-midsize business jet, already known to have fly-by-wire flight controls and Rolls-Royce engines, remains an otherwise fluid proje
Training and Workforce

Frasca Updates TruVision

An enhanced version of TruVision, called TruVision Global, has been introduced by Frasca International (Booth No.

Where will Piper land next?

Asked if he has his house on the market as Piper grapples with the decision on whether to stay in Vero Beach, Fla., or move the entire company to Albuquerq

Kingfisher’s ties could give Epic boost from Airbus

Flush with a $200 million cash infusion from Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya and a $170 million order book, turboprop and VLJ maker Epic Aircraft announced
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Aircraft

Cessna’s Pelton proclaims LCC is ready for launch

“Had the show been later in the year, we definitely would have launched the Large Cabin Concept [LCC] airplane here at the NBAA Convention,” Cessna chairma
Aircraft

Second Phenom 100 Makes Maiden Flight

The second Phenom 100 VLJ took flight yesterday, departing from Embraer headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil.