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Did Pilot Error Lead To 2007 Citation Crash?
An NTSB interim factual report and findings from a flight simulation issued last month suggest that pilot error, not a runaway trim condition, caused the J
Aircraft
Delayed VLJ deliveries allow time for transition
The economic downturn is giving manufacturers and operators of very light jets (VLJs) more time to prepare for the airplanes’ widespread entry into service
ATC
EASA purview expands to cover ATC and airports
With the introduction of the second phase of the Single European Sky (SES II), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will greatly increase its scope b
Avionics
Jeppesen Airport Map Data Gets Stamp of Approval
The FAA has awarded Jeppesen the industry’s first letter of acceptance for airport moving-map data under standards outlined in Advisory Circular AC 2
Avionics
Piper Brings Garmin G1000 to Meridian
Piper Aircraft has achieved FAA certification for the Garmin G1000 avionics system aboard the Meridian six-place single-engine turboprop, an airplane origi
Avionics
Avidyne Entegra Release 9 Wins FAA Approval
Avidyne used last month’s Sun ’n’ Fun show in Lakeland, Fla., to announce FAA certification of the Entegra
Avionics
Satcom Direct Named Inmarsat Distribution Partner
Satcom Direct last month became a distribution partner for Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband service, giving the Melbourne, Fla.
Avionics
More than 30 products debut this year at AEA
Despite some stiff economic headwinds, avionics manufacturers attending last month’s Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) Convention in Grapevine, Texas,
Rotorcraft
Main gearbox failure eyed in North Sea Super Puma crash
All 16 people aboard a Eurocopter AS 332L2 Super Puma operated by Bond Offshore Helicopters died when the medium twin hit the surface of the North Sea on A
Safety
Cyclic AD Limited to New Bells
What was initially feared to be a widespread problem that temporarily grounded 2,800 Bell 206s, 407s and 427s on March 12 now appears to be confined to abo
Rotorcraft
Rotorcraft Update: American Eurocopter Signs Sim Deal
American Eurocopter has signed the first long-term commercial customer for the full-motion EC 135/EC 145 training device at its Grand Prairie, Texas campus
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter Acquires Japanese Firm
Eurocopter last month announced the acquisition of 80 percent of the shares in Japan-based distributor Euroheli, bringing the helicopter manufacturer’s sta
Rotorcraft
AW Makes Deliveries in Japan, Wales
Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, AgustaWestland’s distributor for the AW139 medium twin in Japan, plans to deliver the first of two AW139s to All Nippon Helicopter
Rotorcraft
MGB component failure eyed in fatal Cougar crash
As Sikorsky prepares to deliver its 100th medium-lift, twin-engine S-92A, the role main rotor vibration and other past problems with the helicopter’s main
Aircraft
New Marine One Axed
he Obama Administration’s proposed Fiscal Year 2010 defense budget ends funding for the controversial Presidential helicopter replacement program, the cost
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Freighter lands short in bad visibility
Construcciones Aeronauticas SA (CASA) C-212-CC, Kotzebue, Alaska, Feb.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Bandeirante crash fatal for 24
Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, Santo António, Brazil, Feb.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Super Puma crash in North Sea claims 16
Eurocopter AS 332-L2 Super Puma, off Crimond, Scotland, April 1, 2009–A Bond Offshore Super Puma crashed in the North Sea while transporting offshor
Accidents
Preliminiary Report: Engine problem suspected
Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, Moundridge, Kan., March 8, 2009–The commercial pilot, the only occupant, was killed when the LongRanger crashed into a wheat
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Learjet aborts takeoff twice
Bombardier Learjet 55, Casper, Wyo., March 17, 2009–The Learjet 55, registered to Sunwest Aviation of Calgary, Alberta, aborted its takeoff from Nat
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Indian prototype crashes
National Aerospace Laboratories Saras, Bangalore, India, March 6, 2009–The number-two prototype of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-powered Saras cras
Accidents
Preliminary Report: CRJ cockpit catches fire on the ramp
Bombardier CRJ, Tallahassee, Fla., March 1, 2009–After external power was applied in preparation for a Part 121 scheduled flight, the Atlantic South
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Falcon collides with snow bank in Switzerland
Dassault Falcon 100, Samedan, Switzerland, Feb.
Accidents
Factual Report: EMS Dauphin crashes in IMC
Eurocopter SA 365N-1D Dauphin, District Heights, Md., Sept.
Accidents
Factual report: Pilots distracted by electrical failure
Cessna 510 Mustang, Carlsbad, Calif., April 19, 2008–According to the NTSB, the probable cause of the Mustang’s runway overshoot was the pilot’s mis
Aircraft
Two-Thirds of 787 Certification Completed; First Flight Planned for June
Boeing has submitted nearly two-thirds of the type- and production-certificate “deliverables” for the 787 Dreamliner to the FAA, program vice president and
