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| 03.15.2010 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
New Brand at FAA Beginning with the March/April 2010 issue, FAA Aviation News is changing its name to FAA Safety Briefing to more accurately reflect the magazine's safety mission. The FAA Safety Briefing will provide pilots, aviation maintenance technicians...
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| 03.15.2010 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702), CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), and CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900). Final rule. SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness...
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| 03.11.2010 |
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AIRE Carbon-Saving Program Lives On
American and European aviation officials pledged to extend the flight demonstrations conducted under the Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions (AIRE) into regular, daily operations. “We will perform new trials in 2010, and the intent...
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| 03.08.2010 |
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EMS Chopper Damaged at MD Hospital
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says a EUROCOPTER AS365N2, (N61MD) was substantially damaged Feb. 11, 2010 during a takeoff attempt from a ground-level helipad at Prince George's General Hospital (1MD4), Cheverly, MD. The AS365N2 operated...
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| 03.08.2010 |
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Rotor & Wing, AvToday Cover Heli-Expo
Helicopter Association International (HAI)’s Heli-Expo 2010, held in late February at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, drew more than 16,000 visitors and featured 595 exhibitors with a display of around 60 helicopters. Aviation Today...
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| 03.01.2010 |
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Safety Rules & Regulations
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus A310-221, -222, -322, -324, and -325 and A300 B4-620, B4-622, B4-622R, and F4-622R, Equipped With Pratt & Whitney PW4000 or JT9D-7R4 Series Engines. Final rule. SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing...
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| 03.01.2010 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Feb 03, 2010 Bangkok, Thailand BOEING 747 HS-TGB Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 experienced oil filter message, high vibration, and fire warning from No. 1 engine, GE CF6-80CB1F, shortly after takeoff from...
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| 02.28.2010 |
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Growth Forecast for Civil Choppers
Rolls Royce is predicting a near-term recovery of the civil helicopter market and is confident of long-term growth over the next 10 years. Rolls-Royce Helicopter Engines President Ken Roberts says the underlying requirement to replace the aging airframes in...
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| 02.22.2010 |
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2010 Scores First Fatal HEMS crash
The pilot and two paramedics aboard an emergency medical services (EMS) helicopter were killed when their aircraft crashed on Feb. 5 near El Paso, TX, It was the first fatal accident for the U.S. helicopter EMS (HEMS) industry during 2010. For the HEMS...
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| 02.22.2010 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
RC Provides Avionics to Air China Air China has signed a ten-year maintenance agreement with Collins Aviation Maintenance Services Shanghai Limited (CAMSS), a Rockwell Collins joint venture, to provide service and support for Rockwell Collins equipment on the...
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| 02.22.2010 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
New Pilot Certification Requirements for Air Carrier Operations. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. Action: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM). SUMMARY: This advance notice of proposed rulemaking requests public comment on possible changes...
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| 02.22.2010 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Jan. 18, 2010 Joshua Tree National Park, CA CESSNA 172M N13073 A/c collided with upsloping mountainous terrain while maneuvering in southerly direction over Joshua Tree National Park, about 14 miles SE of...
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| 02.18.2010 |
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Rise In List Prices Contrasts With Falling Net Prices
The near six percent rise in Airbus list prices between 2008 and 2010 contrasts sharply with low rates of consumer inflation and further distances list prices from net prices. After hiking list prices between 2007 and 2008 by nearly five percent in response...
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| 02.16.2010 |
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EMS Sky Connect Outfits Air Fleet
Carolinas Medical Center (CMC), one of the Southeast’s leading healthcare systems, has selected the EMS Sky Connect FLEET Satcom system to provide voice and tracking for each of its aircraft ambulances. The MedCenter Air program, based in Charlotte, NC...
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| 02.15.2010 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Next Generation Avionics on B-747-8F Rockwell Collins next-generation avionics is on the Boeing's 747-8 Freighter, which has just made its maiden flight. The new airplane features an entire suite of Rockwell Collins displays, autopilot, communication...
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| 02.15.2010 |
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Safety Rules and Regs
Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ. Final rule. SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition...
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| 02.15.2010 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Jan 1, 2010 Tipton, CA HILLER UH-12E N440NR While maneuvering at low level over a field during aerial application flight, pilot took hand off collective to adjust sun visor. Pilot used leg to block collective...
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| 02.08.2010 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Jan 03, 2010 Dortmund, Germany BOEING 737 D-ABKF Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J ran off the end of runway 06 at Dortmund, Germany, during aborted takeoff. Snow falling at the time. Takeoff aborted due to airspeed...
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| 02.02.2010 |
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Air Methods Enhances Pilot Training
Air Methods recently signed an agreement with AeroSimulators to purchase three advanced aviation training devices which will be incorporated into the company’s pilot training program. The main device is a replica of a Eurocopter EC135 helicopter, with...
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| 01.27.2010 |
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Eurocopter: Military Market Up, Civil Down
French helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter has released a snapshot of its 2009 business operations that seems to mirror trends in the wider aviation industry—demand from the military is stable and increasing, while the civil sector has suffered a...
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