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Texas Aviation Cites Growth, and Anticipates More of the Same

Past returns may not be proof of future growth, but Texas Aviation Services of Fort Worth, coming off record revenues in 2007, is betting on continued dema
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Air Concepts International Goes Quiet

Air Concepts International of Teterboro, N.J., had two examples of its Cocoon wall panel noise-reduction system on display in two AgustaWestland AW139s at
Cabin Interior and Electronics

International Water-Guard Coming Clean

With an established reputation in the field of on-board water treatment for aircraft, International Water-Guard of Burnaby, British Columbia, has launched
Cabin Interior and Electronics

R&D Is the Future at Lufthansa Technik

German completion and refurbishment giant Lufthansa Technik is building a research and development center for its cabin innovation business division in Ham
Charter & Fractional

ExecuJet Opens New Bases in Europe and Asia

In July ExecuJet Aviation will open a new base for its charter and management clients at London City Airport.
ATC

ADS-B Program Wins Collier Trophy

The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has selected the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Team of public and private sector groups as the 2007
ATC

WAAS Milestone

The FAA recently passed a major milestone in the move toward NextGen with the implementation of the 1,000th instrument approach that uses the enhanced GPS
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: April 2008

• As Washington pundits predicted, the $3.1 trillion budget President Bush proposed for the federal fiscal year beginning Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Missed GPS approach fatal for six

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Mount Airy, N.C., Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: EMS helicopter crashes in bay

Eurocopter AS 350B2, South Padre Island, Texas, Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Citation III accident fatal for three

Cessna 650 Citation III, Caico Seco, Venezuela, Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: German partol JetRanger destroyed

Bell 206B JetRanger, Zuzenhausen, Germany, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: In-flight fire extinguished

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Moline, Ill.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: LongRanger Gulf crash fatal

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Venice, La., Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Angolan King Air hit mountain

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Huambo, Angola, Jan.
Accidents

Final Report: Inadequate training blamed in fatal crash

Eurocopter EC 135P1, Washington, D.C., May 30, 2006–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the EMS helicopter crash to be the operator’
Accidents

Final Report: Nosegear actuator failed

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Billings, Mont., May 19, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of this landing accident to be the failur
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot ignored landing procedues

Piaggio Avanti, Battle Mountain, Nev., Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Merlin lost control, collided with airport sign

Swearingen SA-226T, Wheeling, Ill., April 11, 2007-A partial failure of the left engine propeller governor made directional control impossible, and
Accidents

Final Report: Downsloped wet runway factor in overrun

Dassault Falcon 900C, Rifle, Colo., March 23, 2007–The NTSB attributed the runway overrun to the ATP-rated pilot’s decision to land with e
Accidents

Final Report: Ground resonance destroyed helicopter

Enstrom 480, Goshen, Ind., Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Engine failed on Citation

Cessna 650 Citation III, Madison, Wis., Oct.
Accidents

Final Report: Blown tire finding disputed

Piaggio Avanti, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 20, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident involving the Avantair Piaggi
Accidents

Final Report: EMS helicopter into Potomac River

Eurocopter EC 135P2, Oxon Hill, Md., Jan.
Avionics

Iridium Names Three ‘Next’ Partners

Iridium last month said it has reached agreements with three companies to develop the company’s next-generation satellite constellation, called Iridium Nex
Avionics

Dassault Picks Honeywell Com Link

Dassault has selected Honeywell to supply a communications gateway (CG-710) and multi-channel satcom systems (MCS-7120) for all Falcon 900 and 2000 series
Aircraft

Viking Air chooses Apex for Twin Otter 400

After a nine-month selection process, the company that plans to bring the Twin Otter back into production has chosen Honeywell’s Primus Apex integrated fli
Avionics

Aspen Avionics secures TSO for novel EFD1000 PFD line

What began as a clever idea by two former Eclipse Aviation engineers culminated last month with TSO approval for Aspen Avionics’ Evolution Pilot and Pro pr
Avionics

Jeppesen Touts Online RAIM Tool

Through its JetPlan flight planning service, Jeppesen for the last couple of years has been offering RAIM (receiver autonomous integrity monitoring) predic
Avionics

FAA Certifies Eclipse Weather Radar

The FAA has certified a new airborne weather radar system for the Eclipse 500 developed by the Albuquerque, N.M.