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Preliminary Report: Metro lost at sea

Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III, Bundeena, Australia, April 9, 2008–The Avtex Air Services Metro cargo flight crashed into the sea after the pilot reported h
Avionics

Iridium profitability anticipated this year

It’s a success story borne of utter failure.
Avionics

The search is on for 10 most challenging approaches in America

Switzerland has the notoriously difficult approach over the mountains into Lugano Airport.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Mechanic hit by door

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Taylor, Texas, April 11, 2008–A mechanic was killed when he tried to enter the Alaro King Air with the engines running.
Accidents

Final Reports: FOD blamed for Learjet accident

Bombardier Learjet 36A, Newport News, Va., March 26, 2007–The NTSB said that the Learjet accident was caused by foreign object debris (FOD) on the runway.
ATC

Report lays foundation for future ATM system

Boeing’s air traffic management (ATM) division has issued its third and final report on future high-level needs for the world’s ATM environment.
Accidents

Final Report: Ice blamed in Flight Options flameout

Hawker Beechcraft Beechjet 400, Jacksonville, Fla., Nov.
Avionics

Inmarsat strikes gold with Swift64 services

Inmarsat, which last year rolled out its Swift64 airborne satellite Internet service, is seeing its voice and data mix changing as it expands its high-spee
Accidents

Final Reports: Poor planned blamed in crash

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A90-1, Tampa, Fla., June 12, 2006–The captain’s poor in-flight planning and his failure to establish the airplane on a stabilize
Accidents

Final Reports: Pilot lifted gear

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Travis AFB, Calif., May 16, 2008–The accident was caused by the pilot’s inadvertently raising the King Air’s landing gear
Avionics

Firms seek Learjet 25 RVSM OK

After completing all the necessary test flights in a late-model Learjet 25D this past spring, Avcon Industries now anticipates receipt this month of an STC
Accidents

Final Reports: Crew unaware of wind shear warning

Cessna 650 Citation III, Atlantic City, N.J., Oct.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Reaches Flight-hour Milestone

The in-service fleet of Sikorsky S-92 medium-twin helicopters reached 100,000 total flight hours, the company announced last month.
Accidents

Final Reports: Cargo door opened in flight

Cessna CitationJet 525, Van Nuys, Calif., Jan.
Aircraft

EADS Remembers TBM 700’s First Flight

EADS Socata celebrated the 20th anniversary of the first flight of its TBM 700 with a new and larger display at the 56th EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., h
Regulations and Government

As DRVSM deadline nears, compliance pressure grows

In spite of the near panic the subject of DRVSM creates in some flight departments, it may come as a surprise that the FAA lists only three things an opera
Regulations and Government

Getting started: The road to RVSM approval

The following is a list of steps operators will need to complete to gain RVSM approval.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Fire at Berry Aviation destroys Do328-100

A flash fire in the hangar at Berry Aviation in Austin, Texas, on the morning of June 27 destroyed a 30-passenger Dornier 328-100 turboprop that was underg
Training and Workforce

Chautauqua pilots vote on strike option

Characterization prompted Teamsters Local 747 representatives to mail strike ballots to the 700-strong pilot group.
Safety

U.S., EU join forces on air safety

The FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have signed a bilateral agreement that will strengthen air safety while reducing regulatory burdens
Safety

NTSB Probes Two TEB Runway Incursions

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating two recent runway incursions at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport (TEB).
Aircraft

FAA: Special Conditions Needed for HA-420

As it did for the Embraer Phenom 100 earlier this year, the FAA is proposing special conditions for certification of Honda Aircraft’s HA-420 HondaJet that
FBOs

Industry Awards Honor AIN and BJT

AINtv.com has won the Aerospace Journalist of the Year Award (AJOYA) for best airshow coverage.
Charter & Fractional

EAS Adds Phenom 100s to Fractional Fleet

Central U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Increases Scrutiny of Weco Aerospace

The FAA has issued an unapproved parts notification for Weco Aerospace Systems of Burbank, Calif.
Accidents

Medevac helicopters collide over Arizona

Neither of the two medevac Bell 407s that collided in midair June 29 over Flagstaff, Ariz., was equipped with TCAS or any kind of cockpit voice or data rec
Accidents

Airline To Stand Trial for Manslaughter

A French judge last month ordered Continental Airlines and five people–including aircraft designers, maintenance technicians and one civil aviation authori
Maintenance and Modifications

Explosion at Gulfstream Plant Injures Three

Three people were injured–one critically–during an explosion on July 2 at the Gulfstream Aerospace plant in Savannah, Ga.
Charter & Fractional

DayJet Expands DayPorts and DayStops

Per-seat, on-demand charter operator DayJet has added two primary “DayPort” and 14 secondary “DayStop” destinations to its network.