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Aircraft

Flying the HondaJet simulator

Honda engineers built a non-motion simulator–the Honda Nonlinear Aerodynamics Flight Simulator–for test-pilot training and to evaluate the flight character
Aircraft

Honda reveals new details about the cabin of its jet

During a briefing held on November 20, Honda Aircraft president Michimasa Fujino showed off the extensive research and testing that the Honda team has acco
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Stevens Aviation Ramps Up for SJ30 Interiors

Stevens Aviation has begun work on the first Sino Swearingen SJ30 interior.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours To Complete VIP CRJ200

Canadian interiors specialist Flying Colours has received a contract to convert a Canadair CRJ200 to an executive/VIP configuration.
Aircraft

Wrigley Stretches Its Legs With G550

The Wm Wrigley Jr.
Maintenance and Modifications

Midcoast Lands More Bombardier Contracts

Midcoast Aviation, a long-time center for the green completion of highly individualized Bombardier business jet interiors, has secured another 48 positions
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lineage 1000 Moves Closer to Reality

Brazilian OEM Embraer introduced its Lineage 1000 in May last year and a spokesman says the company has already taken orders for “more than five” of the tw
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: January 2007

• Congress took a three-week break on November 16 to allow lawmakers to ponder the results of the election.
Regulations and Government

Aerospace Worker Shortage Addressed

In one of its last acts before the 109th Congress ended last month, the Senate approved a House-passed bill that creates a federal Interagency Aerospace Re
Regulations and Government

Familiar Faces Take Aviation Posts

Rep.
Regulations and Government

GAO: NTSB Must Get Academy in the Black

In response to a congressional inquiry, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has determined that the NTSB Training Center near Washington Dulles Inte
FBOs

No night fueling on Dublin ramp

ExxonMobil Aviation is no longer providing fuel services on the Bravo ramp at Ireland’s Dublin Airport.
FBOs

Monaco Air Duluth anniversary

Monaco Air Duluth, the sole full-service FBO at Duluth International Airport, celebrated its one-year anniversary on November 2.
FBOs

New runway opens at Logan

Runway 14/32 opened in late November at Boston Logan International Airport.
FBOs

Hawthorne Resurrected

If pilots flying into Hawthorne Municipal Airport/Jack Northrop Field on the morning of November 22 wondered why the airport was closed for an hour-and-a-h
FBOs

Dulles Jet a flight service center, not an FBO

Nathan Landow doesn’t like the acronym FBO.
FBOs

ASD operating at Ottowa

Air traffic controllers at Canada’s Ottawa International Airport can now “see” traffic on the airport surface in the southwest area of the airport using a
FBOs

Burrows breaks ground at SBM

Burrows Aviation is building a new FBO at Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) in Wisconsin.
FBOs

Banyan back with big new digs

Pilots no longer need to complain about the tight ramp space at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport FBO Banyan Air Services.
Accidents

Final Report: JetRanger lost control

Bell 206B-3 JetRanger, Shelbyville, Texas, March 10, 2005–The NTSB could not determine the reason for the loss of control and subsequent crash of the JetRa
Accidents

Final Report: Loss of power unexplained

Cessna 208B Caravan, Portland, Ore., Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Helicopter encountered ground resonance

Aerospatiale SA 319B, Escalante, Utah, Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: LongRanger rolled off offshore platform

Bell 206L-3 LongRanger, Gulf of Mexico, Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Space shuttle search helo crashed

Bell 407, Broadus, Texas, March 27, 2003–The NTSB said the probable cause of the 407 crash was “the partial loss of engine power due to erratic fuel flow m
Accidents

Final Reports: King Air touched down early

Raytheon Beech King Air 100, Pawtucket, R.I., Aug.
Accidents

Factual Report: Pothole damages King Air

Raytheon Beech King Air 200, Hondo, Texas, Sept.
Accidents

Factual Report: Helos collide after Nascar event

Aerospatiale AS 350B/Eurocopter EC 130B4, Homestead, Fla., Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: LongRanger engine quits

Bell 206L LongRanger, Colville Lake, Canada, Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Engine failure downs EMS 407

Bell 407, Kalispell, Mont., Nov.