All Channels

Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik Moves into Competition’s Backyard

Lufthansa Technik, one of the world’s largest independent centers for single-aisle and widebody bizliner interior completion and refurbishment, has opened
Regulations and Government

GAO: FAA Weeding Out False Medicals

A late September report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said the FAA is making progress in its policing of pilots’ medical certificates, bu
Regulations and Government

More Aeronautics Funds for NASA

The NASA Authorization Act of 2008, which cleared Congress on September 27, gives the agency $208.4 million more for aeronautics research than last year’s
ATC

RVSM Moves to Africa-Indian Ocean

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has announced that, as of September 25, RVSM is now in effect in the airspace above the Africa-Indian
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: November 2008

• Normal Congressional activities came to a screeching halt in late September and early October as the legislature turned its attention to deciding what to
Sustainability and Environment

European ATM changes seek to lower CO2 emissions

With the goal of saving as much as 470,000 metric tons of fuel each year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a Flight Efficien
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Close call for CRJ and 172 at ABE

Bombardier CRJ700, Allentown, Pa., Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet crashes on takeoff

Bombardier Learjet 60, West Columbia, S.C., Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Parts separate from LongRanger

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Greensburg, Ind., Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Check flight kills three

Convair CV-580, Columbus, Ohio, Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Blown tires tear off gear door

Bombardier CL-600-2C10 CRJ, Denver, July 29, 2008–The Skywest flight blew the left main tires on departure, tearing off the gear door.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Tanker flight fatal for three firefighters

Lockheed SP-2H, Reno, Nev., Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Tail hits building

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 1900D, St.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Medevac flight crashes

Aerospatiale SA 365N-1 Dauphin, Camp Springs, Md.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Beech 1900 crashes in Congo

Beechcraft 1900C-1, Bukavu, Congo, Sept.
Accidents

Factual Report: CRJ loses cowling in flight

Bombardier CRJ CL-600-2B19, Lake Michigan, Mich., April 7, 2007–At 16,000 feet over Lake Michigan, the Mesa Airlines CRJ thrust reverser t
Accidents

Final Report: Controllers cited in TEB runway incursion

Cessna 172 and Dassault Falcon 200, Teterboro, N.J., July 9, 2008–The NTSB blamed the Teterboro Airport (TEB) runway incursion on the grou
Accidents

Final Report: Charter flight lost door

Fairchild SA-227-AC, Carlsbad, N.M., Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Seat belt restricted controls

Morane-Saulnier MS-760/B, St.
Accidents

Final Report: Faulty maintenance cited

Bell 47G-3B-2, Lafayette, Ind., July 24, 2008–A fatigue fracture of the carburetor heat control valve spring and inadequate maintenance in
Accidents

Final Report: Hydraulic hose ruptured

Cessna 560 Citation Ultra, North Canton, Ohio, Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Learjet landed on closed runway

Bombardier Learjet 45, Teterboro, N.J., June 25, 2008–The NTSB attributed the Learjet’s landing on a closed runway to the fact that the lo
Accidents

Final Report: Learjet engines flamed out

Bombardier Learjet 25, St.
Aircraft

GECAS Places Fleet Order for Chinese RJ

China Aviation Industry I (AVIC I) Commercial Aircraft Co.
Regulations and Government

NBAA, AOPA Want More Time To Comment on TSA Proposal

NBAA and AOPA late last week sent a joint letter to the TSA asking the agency to double the 60-day comment window for the Large Aircraft Security Program p
Rotorcraft

Bristow Breaks Ground for New Aberdeen HQ

Bristow Helicopters has unveiled plans for new European headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Rotorcraft

Casino Flight Comes to Grief

Authorities say VFR flight into IMC appears the culprit in a spectacular pre-dawn helicopter crash in late September.
Rotorcraft

After first delivery, firm plans ramp-up of Cabri production

Start-up manufacturer Hélicoptères Guimbal delivered its first Cabri G2 two-seater to French-based operator Ixair on September 19.
Rotorcraft

Helitech '08: Inaer Offers Data Fusion System for Firefighting Ops

Helicopter operator Inaer introduced Einforex, a system that updates 3-D maps with firefighting information such as fire front location, past water drops a
Rotorcraft

Helitech '08: Portugal’s EMA Reflects on Kamov Ka-23 Ops

In Portugal, state-owned helicopter operator Empresa de Meios Aéreos (EMA) seems happy with the six Kamov Ka-32 A11BCs it acquired for firefighting and sea