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Accidents

Preliminary Report: Canadian Caravan loses power

Cessna 208B Caravan, Port Alberni, British Columbia, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Citation crash kills four

Cessna 560 Citation Ultra, Carlsbad, Calif., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Citation overruns at Kansas City

Cessna Citation I (500), Kansas City, Mo., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Two aircraft lose windshields

Raytheon Beech King Air 200, Joplin, Mo., Jan.
Accidents

Factual Report: TBM instructional flight ends with uncommanded banking

Socata TBM 700, Lancaster, Calif., Dec.
Rotorcraft

Final Report: EMS helicopter crashed in fog

Bell 407, Newberry, S.C., July 13, 2004–The NTSB blamed the EMS helicopter accident on the pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance as a result
Accidents

Final Report: Spatial disorientation brought down Caravan

Cessna 208B Caravan, Spanish Fort, Ala., Oct.
Accidents

Final Report: Hydraulic failure a factor in NYC newscopter crash

Eurocopter AS 350BA, Brooklyn, N.Y., May 4, 2004–The NTSB blamed the crash of Helinet Aviation Services’ WNBC News Chopper 4 on the pilot’
Accidents

Final Report: Engine-control problems plagued MU-2

Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A, La Verne, Calif., March 27, 2004–The NTSB said the probable cause of the hard landing was the pilot’s failure to com
Safety

Taking a closer look at the Part 135 record

Of 19 fatal accidents involving Part 135 jet operators from 1999 to the end of last year, 13 befell flights flown under FAR Part 91–that is, without paying
Safety

Advisory circular addresses laser threat

In response to numerous reports of lasers being pointed at aircraft, the FAA last month issued advisory circular (AC) 70-2 requesting all aircrews to repor
Regulations and Government

EASA drafts proposal for expanded role

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has introduced a proposal to extend the scope of its regulatory activities to include “air operation, aircrew li
Aircraft

Challenger 605 cockpit replete with technology

While Gulfstream’s and Dassault’s top models are breaking the traditional mold with their advanced integrated cockpits, the Challenger 605 Bombardier intro
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Training and Workforce

No need to renew that LOA, just don’t call it an ‘OpSpec’

There’s no longer a need for Part 91 business jet operators to obtain two-year renewals of their RVSM letters of authorization (LOA), but because of
ATC

FAA plan calls for ILS phaseout starting in 2015

Released last month, the 2005 Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP)–a joint production of the DOT, DOD and the Department of Homeland Security–provides a usef
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland Moves into Libya

AgustaWestland is to supply 10 A109 Powers for border patrol duties in Libya, as part of an $87 million (U80 million) program intended to establish a domes
Rotorcraft

Second Chinook for Heli-rig Contract

Columbia Helicopters will send a second Boeing Vertol 234 Chinook to Papua New Guinea, to work on heli-rig contracts with local exploration company Oil Sea
Rotorcraft

New Fire-suppression Kit for Kamov

Simplex Manufacturing has launched a new fire attack system for the Kamov Ka-32.
Rotorcraft

Engine OEM Extends U.S. Presence

Turbomeca is investing approximately $50 million to expand production and product support activities at its Grand Prairie, Texas facility.The a
Rotorcraft

Turbine Training on the Cheap

FH1100 Manufacturing will offer all-turbine pilot training in the Florida panhandle beginning in May.
Training and Workforce

EMS Goes NVG

Boise, Idaho-based Aviation Specialties Unlimited has installed night-vision goggles in Reach Air Medical Services’ Agusta A109, Bell 407 and BO 105 fleet.
Safety

NTSB blames Part 91 for deadly EMS helo crashes

On January 25 the NTSB Office of Aviation Safety presented a special investigation report on EMS and helicopter EMS (HEMS) operations, attributing a number
Safety

HAI urges safety changes for Gulf of Mexico operators

In January, the Helicopter Association International (HAI) urged its members to press their Congressional representatives to support improved communication
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter expects revenue increase to continue this year

Eurocopter last year secured orders for 401 new civil/parapublic and military helicopters, up from 322 in 2004.
Rotorcraft

US Helicopter service links New York-area airports and heliports

A helicopter service connecting Manhattan with New York City airports is due to start this month.
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Airports

Small airfields form front lines of noise wars

The story that tells the economic fortunes of smaller metropolitan airfields in Europe is very much a tale of several cities.
FBOs

New executive terminal set to open at Paris Le Bourget

Paris Le Bourget Airport is to open a new terminal building next month.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sharp details offers Xzilon for aircraft cleaning

Sharp Details now offers Granitize Aviation International’s new product, Xzilon (pronounced zy-lon), an aircraft exterior high-solids formula corrosion inh
Maintenance and Modifications

BizJet International to provide maintenance in northeast

BizJet International of Tulsa, Okla., announced a service-center agreement with FirstFlight Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of FBO Air, located at El