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Accidents

Preliminary Report: Med flight crashes in Lake Michigan

Cessna 550 Citation II, Milwaukee, Wis., June 4, 2007 – The two crewmembers (ATP-rated pilots) and four passengers (a medical team from the Universi
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air hits powerlines

Beech King Air E90, Carlsbad, Calif., July 3, 2007 – Taking off from McClellan/Palomar Airport on an IFR flight plan in IMC, the King Air
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cargo flight crashes on takeoff

North American T-39A Sabreliner, Culiacan, Mexico, July 5, 2007 – The Mexican-registered Sabreliner crashed on takeoff from Runway 2 at Cu
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Preliminary Report: Gear failure forces diversion

Beech 1900D, Marlborough, New Zealand, June 18, 2007 – The New Zealand-registered Beech 1900 landed gear up at Woodbourne Air Station afte
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Preliminary Report: Meridian breaks up in flight

Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian, Wellsville, Mo., June 28, 2007 – All three occupants of the Meridian were killed when it broke up in fl
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Preliminary Report: Caravan crashes in Ireland

Cessna Caravan 208B, Inverin, Ireland, July 5, 2007 – The U.S.-registered Caravan crashed on approach in IMC to Runway 23 at Connemara Air
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Preliminary Report: LongRanger goes down in hostile area

Bell 206L-3 LongRanger, Simiti, Bolivar, Colombia, June 5, 2007 – The pilot and copilot were killed and four passengers seriously injured
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Factual Report: Metro has fuel system problems

Swearingen SA-226-TC Metro, Paris, Tenn., Feb.
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Final Report: Landing gear stud separated on Citation

Cessna Citation 550, Marathon, Fla., July 22, 2006 – The NTSB has concluded that the separation of the stud securing the main landing gear actuator
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Final Report: Cargo caravan hit closed-runaway barricade

Cessna 208B Caravan, Decatur, Ill., Sept.
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Final Report: MU-2 collided with Earthmover

Mitsubishi MU-2B-36, West Memphis, Ark., Sept.
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Final Report: Crosswind blamed in landing accident

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Truckee, Calif., Dec.
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Final Report: MU-2 suffered in-flight breakup during storm

Mitsubishi MU-2B-35, Argyle, Fla., Sept.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier expands Latin American presence and support

São Paulo, Brazil-based Ocean Air has been named an authorized service facility for all Bombardier business jets.
Maintenance and Modifications

CRS signs support deal

An unidentified “multi-airframe fleet operator based in Georgia” has inked a deal with CRS Jet Spares to be its primary supplier for Gulfstream and Learjet
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas airmotive receives Red Cross humanitarian award

The Dallas-area chapter of the American Red Cross recognized Dallas Airmotive for its employee and corporate support by presenting its 2007 Humanitarian Aw
Maintenance and Modifications

Banyan performs its first Pilatus wing demate

Banyan Air Service, located at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, recently performed the company’s first 10-year Pilatus demate.
Maintenance and Modifications

MXI software adds automated line-planning function

MXI Technologies has added an automated line-planning feature to its Maintenix aviation maintenance management software.
Maintenance and Modifications

F2000/EX/EASy APU firewalls now available

GDS Aero of Salem, Wis., has FAA-approved Falcon 2000/EX/EASy APU firewalls in stock for STC installation.
Maintenance and Modifications

Court upholds drug and alcohol testing requirements

In a lawsuit initiated in March last year, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) challenged the FAA mandate that anti-drug and alcohol testing
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Services purchased by Phoenix Aviation

The Phoenix Aviation Group has acquired Jet Aviation Services (JAS).
Maintenance and Modifications

Yingling expands McCauley prop repair and auxiliary services

Yingling Aviation, a Cessna-affiliated general aviation services provider located at Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport, has announced that it will add 9,000
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer adds service center for Executive Jets

Embraer recently broke ground at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., for its second new executive jet service center in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Dusseldorf gets Hawker 800 service center ok

Hawker Beechcraft has appointed Jet Aviation in Dusseldorf, Germany an authorized service center for Hawker 800 series.“Jet Aviation has been a
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beechcraft services appointed Blackhawk dealer

HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SERVICES APPOINTED BLACKHAWK DEALERHawker Beechcraft Services has joined the network of authorized dealers for Blackhawk Modificati
FBOs

Encore FBO: FBO company turns its attention to maintenance

FBO company turns its attention to maintenance Houston-based Encore FBO has focused a good deal of time and attention on the maintenance element of its bus
Security

Torqued: Choose offshore maintenance site shrewdly

Today it is normal to have maintenance performed on our aircraft or components almost anywhere in the world.
ATC

Improvements ahead for GPS constellation

The DOD’s Navstar GPS reached a new performance level this year, with 30 satellites in orbit versus its minimum required civil complement of 24.
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk King Air engine replacement keeps costs down

If your King Air 200 is coming up on its second or–worse–third PT6A-41 engine overhaul, you might find the numbers daunting.
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Airports

Increasing bizav traffic brings smaller Euro airports into play

Recent European orders for executive turbine aircraft, including VLJs, signal an influx of executive aircraft into European airspace.