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| 11.09.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regulations
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310. Final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all Airbus Model A310 airplanes. That AD currently requires revising the Airworthiness...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Oct 03, 2009 Jones Creek, TX BEECH E18S N797SB A/c substantially damaged when struck radio tower and impacted terrain while maneuvering near Lake Jackson. . Local mosquito control flight originated at Brazoria...
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| 11.02.2009 |
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Pilot Error Blamed for 2008 HEMS Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Oct. 27 ruled that the probable cause of the fatal crash of a Maryland State Police (MSP) helicopter emergency medical services flight ("Trooper 2") was the pilot's attempt to regain visual...
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| 11.02.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
FAA Approves AWOS AV All Weather, Inc. (AWI) has been granted approval for an Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) Type AV (Altimeter and Visibility). AWI has been designing and producing various AWOS Types for over 20 years including AWOS Types A, I...
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| 11.02.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Oct 01, 2009 Dayton, OH DUSENBERRY MARK J 1905 WRIGHT FLYER N3635N 1905 Wright Flyer, collided with terrain following loss of control shortly after taking off from Huffman Prairie Flying Field at...
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| 10.19.2009 |
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Prelim on Fatal HEMS Crash in SC
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continues to probe the fatal accident of an emergency medical service (EMS) helicopter near Georgetown, SC on Sept. 25, 2009, issuing a preliminary report on the crash that killed the pilot, the flight nurse and...
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| 10.16.2009 |
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Prelim on Fatal HEMS Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continues to probe the fatal accident of an emergency medical service (EMS) helicopter near Georgetown, SC on Sept. 25, 2009, issuing a preliminary report on the crash that killed the pilot, the flight nurse and...
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| 10.14.2009 |
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New Choppers for HealthNet
Metro Aviation has been awarded a completion contract to finish two air medically configured helicopters for HealthNet Aeromedical Services based in Charleston, WV. HealthNet, a longtime air medical provider, will receive the new EC135 and EC145 as additions...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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Carolinas Medical Center Selects EC135s
American Eurocopter will provide three new helicopters to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. The EC135s are to be delivered this fall and will subsequently be customized to meet the specific needs of the MedCenter Air program at Carolinas Medical...
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| 10.08.2009 |
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MEDEVAC-configured UH-72As Delivered
The US Army Air Ambulance Detachment, 5th Aviation Battalion at Fort Polk, LA, has received three new MEDEVAC-configured Lakota UH-72As for its air medical operations. Over the coming years, this US Army base will replace its entire fleet of UH-1 Iroquois...
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| 10.06.2009 |
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Carolinas Medical Center Selects EC135s
American Eurocopter will provide three new helicopters to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. The EC135s are to be delivered this fall and will subsequently be customized to meet the specific needs of the MedCenter Air program at Carolinas Medical...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Fatal HEMS Crash in South Carolina
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the fatal crash of an emergency medical service (EMS) helicopter near Georgetown, SC on Sept. 25. The Eurocopter AS-350 B2 (N417AE) helicopter EMS (HEMS) crashed at about 11:30 p.m. ET during a...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Fatal HEMS Crash in South Carolina
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the fatal crash of a emergency medical service (EMS) helicopter near Georgetown, SC Sept. 25. The Eurocopter AS-350 B2 (N417AE) helicopter EMS (HEMS) crashed at about 11:30 p.m. ET during a...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Life Saver or Life Taker?
A New Era for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) An Aviation Today Webinar Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (ET) Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operations provide an important service to the public by...
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| 09.25.2009 |
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Commentary: New NEXA Study Confirms Competitive Advantage of Biz Aircraft
Anyone who has been in business aviation for years, knows the side of the story that was not talked about during the pistol whipping the industry took earlier this year but yesterday the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the General Aviation...
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| 09.25.2009 |
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Commentary: New NEXA Study Confirms Competitive Advantage of Biz Aircraft
Anyone who has been in business aviation for years, knows the side of the story that was not talked about during the pistol whipping the industry took earlier this year but yesterday the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the General Aviation...
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| 09.21.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks August 01, 2009 Nairobi, Kenya CESSNA U206 N5Y-LMB A/c owned and operated by African Inland Mission collided with the ground. 1 fatality, one serious A/c conducting low flight while passengers filming...
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| 09.14.2009 |
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Air Safety in the Big Apple
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is revising flight procedures to create safe, dedicated operating corridors for all the aircraft that fly at lower altitudes around Manhattan and over the Hudson River. A New York Airspace Task Force chartered by the...
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| 09.14.2009 |
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Industry Contributes to HEMS Safety
Industry has stepped forward in support of the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) calls for new equipment, better training and operational changes to improve the safety of emergency medical helicopters, Industry officials have embraced some of the...
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| 09.14.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Boston Logan Gets ASDE-X Boston Logan International is now operating with the Sensis Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X), a runway incursion detection and alerting system. Logan is the 19th airport to receive the technology through the FAA's...
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