Content Archive: September 2006

Safety

Training To Meet New Hazmat Rules

Dangerous Goods International of Redwood City, Calif., designs training modules and conducts compliance seminars in various cities for regional airlines an
Accidents

Survivor of Helo Crash Gets $38 Million

Twenty-nine-year-old Chana Daskal, the sole survivorof an Aug.
Airports

New Tower Slated for Toronto Airport

Nav Canada, the nation’s provider of ATC services, plans to start building a new control tower at Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport this summer.
Safety

NTSB Wants an AD for Eurocopter AS 350s

Investigations into two accidents involving Eurocopter AS 350 helicopters led the NTSB to determine that the hydraulic pump drive belt (P/N 704A33690004) p
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Approves King Air Engine Mod

Blackhawk Modifications has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for its engine upgrade for the King Air C90A/B.
Charter & Fractional

Frax Hiring Increases Significantly

The five major fractional operators hired nearly twiceas many pilots last year as in 2004.
Aircraft

Start-up looks for work for Continental Embraers

Houston-based ExpressJet Holdings has taken a $700,000, 49-percent share in JetX Aviation, a new regional start-up that plans to operate as ExpressJet Euro
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Accidents

Eleven Killed in Falcon 20 Crash

An Iranian-military Falcon 20 crashed after making a forced landing on a road in Orumiyeh, Iran, last month, killing all 11 aboard, including high-ranking
Accidents

NTSB: Caravan Not in a Midair Collision

In its January 10 final report on the fatal crash of a Cessna Caravan more than three years ago, the NTSB said there was “no evidence of an in-flight colli