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Business Aviation Accidents Down in 2007

Business aviation experienced 25 accidents in the first six months of this year, down from 29 in the same period last year, according to data released last
Aircraft

Boeing Publicly Reveals 787

Some 15,000 well-wishers witnessed the first public appearance of the Boeing 787 in Everett, Wash., on Sunday (07/08/07, not coincidentally), an event broa

Carlyle Adds Arinc to Business Aviation Assets

Private equity company The Carlyle Group, which has been steadily assembling business aviation assets in recent years, plans to add transportation communic

AIN Writers Honored

Stephen Pope (right), AIN’s avionics editor and editor of our domestic show editions, won big at this year’s Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards
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AIN Staff Addition

Jennifer Harrington has joined AIN as a staff editor.
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People in Aviation: July 2007

Kevin O’Donnell has been appointed president of Crownair Aviation.
Safety

Incursions must remain FAA priority

In a report released in late May, the Transportation Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) said the FAA has made “significant progress” in red
Accidents

Final Report: Fuel starvation downed MD600

MD 600N, Vicksburg, Miss., Feb.
Accidents

Final Report: U.S. Forest Service AS 350 collided with trees

Eurocopter AS 350B3, Yellow Pine, Idaho, Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Grand Canyon helicopter lost power

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Peach Springs, Ariz., May 2, 2005–The NTSB was unable to determine the reason for the loss of power that caused th
Accidents

Final Report: Caravan engine suffered fatigue failure

Cessna 208B Caravan, Globe, Ariz., July 22, 2005–The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the crash of Caravan N717BT was the fatigu
Accidents

Factual Report: S-76A lost tail rotor control

Sikorsky S-76A, Houston, April 19, 2006–The S-76A was hovering at West Houston Airport (IWS) when tail rotor control was lost.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Jungle landing in Panama for two

Bell 206 JetRanger, Changuinola, Panama, April 21, 2007–The commercial pilot and a passenger were killed and two passengers seriously inju
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Beech 99 nosegear collapses

Raytheon Beech 99, Billings, Mont., May 19, 2007–The nosegear of Beech 99 N950AA, registered to Alpine Aviation of Provo, Utah, collapsed on landing
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Powerline patrol helo flight proves fatal

MD 369, Broadview, Mont., May 28, 2007–Helicopter N765HV was flying powerline patrol when it crashed near Broadview, killing one of the cr
Accidents

Preliminary Report: CRJ loses thrust reverser cowling

Bombardier CL600-2B19 CRJ, Lake Michigan, Mich., April 7, 2007–The Mesa Airlines CRJ was substantially damaged when the thrust reverser translating
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Citation overruns Rifle runway

Cessna Citation 550, Rifle, Colo., May 29, 2007–Citation N575BW, landing at Garfield County Regional Airport, overran the runway, in an ac
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Routine flight ends in loss of control

Eurocopter AS 350B3, San Elizario, Texas, May 22, 2007–The U.S.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Engine noises precede Bravo crash

Cessna Citation S550 Bravo, Dillon, Mont., May 3, 2007–The ATP-rated owner-pilot and a passenger were killed when the Citation Bravo crash
Aircraft

Piccard and team prepare solar airplane for night flight

The Solar Impulse has made significant progress toward its goal of being the first solar-powered aircraft to fly at night.
Accidents

Maintenance faulted in 2005 Chalk’s crash

The crash of a Chalk’s Ocean Airways Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard on Dec.
Charter & Fractional

Online charter service to come from Virgin USA

Virgin USA has launched Virgin Charter, an online marketplace for charter operators and customers.
Aircraft

Airbus Confirms First Buyer for Executive/VIP A380

Airbus CEO John Leahy confirmed at the Paris Air Show that the company has the first firm commitment for its giant A380 airliner for conversion to an execu
Avionics

Eurocopter Receives First Civilian NVG OK

Eurocopter announced recently that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the EC 145 for civil night-vision goggle (NVG) operations, and

Flight Attendants Conference Attracts 250

The 12th annual NBAA Flight Attendants Conference, held June 29 and 30 in San Diego, stressed safety and security, as well as service and career developmen
Safety

Embraer Issues Alert after ERJ 135 Accident

The NTSB said last week it is investigating an accident that occurred at Boston Logan International on June 20 in which an American Eagle ERJ 135 struck th
Aircraft

Embraer’s Phenom Readies for First Flight

Brazilian airframer Embraer’s new Phenom 100 very light jet is currently undergoing ground testing in preparation for its first flight.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: July 2007

• Congressional debates on war funding consumed much of lawmakers’ time and much national media attention.

Aerospace Industries Leader To Retire

John Douglass, who became only the seventh full-time chief executive of the Aerospace Industries Association in 1998, plans to retire as the group’s presid
Training and Workforce

ERAU Providing ‘Aviation English’

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) has teamed with a New Zealand-based company to provide the international aviation community with aviation Engli