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CAN Surpasses 31,000 Patient Transports

Corporate Angel Network, the Westchester County, N.Y.-based public charity that arranges free flights for cancer patients to treatment by using empty seats
Rotorcraft

Crash Prompts Urgent S-92 Fix

Examination of wreckage from the March 12 crash of a Cougar Helicopters S-92 prompted manufacturer Sikorsky to recommend the grounding of all S-92 helicopt
Rotorcraft

Heliport design survey aimed at addressing safety concerns

You can’t find a solution until you’ve defined the problem.
Sustainability and Environment

Williams Tests Coal-based Fuel

Williams International last month completed extended testing of a coal-based, alternative fuel in an FJ44-3 engine.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Finds Business in UK, Japan

The UK’s Home Office has announced funding for six new police Eurocopter EC 135s.
Training and Workforce

EC 135 Sim Available in Germany

Eurocopter is offering an EC 135 helicopter flight simulator at its training facility in Donauwörth, Germany.
Rotorcraft

S-92 Crew Reported “Zero” MGB Oil

Minutes before a Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 fell into the Atlantic March 12, one of the pilots radioed that the helicopter had “zero” main gearbox (M
Charter & Fractional

Socata Unveils TBM sharing Plan

Daher Socata launched a TBM 850 co-ownership program dubbed “Fly And Share your TBM” (Fast), with guaranteed operational availability for owner-pilots.
Accidents

Fourteen Killed in Pilatus PC-12 Crash

Seven adults and seven children aboard a Pilatus PC-12 (N128CM) were killed when the turboprop single crashed at approximately 3 p.m.
Safety

CAP: ‘Don’t trash the beacon’

In an effort to cut down on the more than 2,000 false distress signals it receives each year from emergency locator transmitters (ELT) and emergency positi
Regulations and Government

Battle over user fees resumes

House aviation subcommittee chairman Jerry Costello (D-Ill.) has joined Rep.
Safety

Safety programs essential to keep insurance costs down

“You can bet the insurance market is going to change.

Boisture Replaces Schuster at HBC

Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) tapped industry veteran Bill Boisture Jr.
Charter & Fractional

Charter firm nears deal with new buyer

The plan by JDA Acquisition Company (JDAAC) to buy the assets of charter/management firm JetDirect Aviation is expected to reach fruition by April 7.
ATC

ATA’s May says NextGen benefits should become a national priority

Air Transport Association president and CEO James May suggested last month that if the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is fast-tracked
Aircraft

Bizliner business not yet feeling the pinch

Is the bizliner immune to the current economic and financial crisis, or have slumping demand and order cancellations simply not yet caught up with that seg
Aircraft

Eclipse assets up for grabs

As the liquidation process for the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation drags on, four groups have announced proposals to buy those assets and restart produ
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Regulations and Government

NextGen to NowGen…Now

In the ongoing effort to morph the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) into a “NowGen,” equipage by users keeps cropping up as one of the m
ATC

Should NextGen Be the New Transportation Priority?

Air Transport Association president and CEO James May suggested yesterday that if the Next Generation Air Transportation System is fast-tracked like the In

Falcon Sales Up in 2008, Production Takes Hit in 2009

At its annual financial analysts meeting today, Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Charles Edelstenne announced a substantial increase in projected Falcon

ARSA Asks FAA to Clarify Current Mx Program Advice

After issuing a letter of interpretat
Aircraft

Cessna’s Columbus Program Hits Six-month Setback

Cessna Aircraft, which announced layoffs totaling roughly 13 percent of its workforce late last year, on Friday sent an e-mail to employees outlining a del
Regulations and Government

GAO Warns of Shortfall in Aviation Trust Fund

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned this week that the excise taxes that feed the Air
Accidents

Platinum Jet Principals, Employees Plead Not Guilty

Two of the six people arrested and charged in connection with the 2005 Platinum Jet Management Challenger 600 crash at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport entered not

M7 Offers Wet Processing for Parts Producers

San Antonio-based M7 Aerospace launched a quick-turn wet processing program available to aerospace parts manufacturers that need to outsource chemical proc
Regulations and Government

Obama Runs User Fees Up FY10 Budget Flagpole

A line in President Obama’s 134-page budget for Fiscal Year 2010 has put general aviation lobbyists on high alert.

FAA Settles for $7.5 Million Penalty against Southwest Airlines

The FAA yesterday reached a settlement with Southwest Airlines that reduces the civil penalty it proposed to levy against the carrier on March 6 last year
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: Marshall Aerospace Approved for CAMO

New European legislation has opened the door for third-party organizations to be approved as continuing airworthiness management organizations (CAMO
Rotorcraft

Hub-mounted Vibration System under Test

Lord and Sikorsky are developing a lightweight, self-contained hub-mounted vibration system (HMVS) for the Connecticut manufacturer’s future medium and hea