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| 11.26.2008 |
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Coaxial Helo Designers Eye R22/R44 Market Share
An Australian-based technology company is developing a light helicopter that it sees as future competition for Robinson Helicopters. Since 2003, Wieland Helicopter Technologies (WHT) has...
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| 11.24.2008 |
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No Cause Yet for Qantas Upset
Australian air safety investigators say a fault in one of three Northrop Grumman air data inertial reference units is likely to have caused a Qantas A330-300 to dive twice in October, injuring more than 40 people. Flight QF72 from Singapore to Perth abruptly...
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| 11.24.2008 |
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Performance Based Navigation Discussed
Dispatch from Air Safety Week The aviation industry must accelerate implementation of advanced airspace management technologies to counteract pressure from a public increasingly concerned about the environment, improved schedule reliability and increased...
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| 11.17.2008 |
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Quick Takes -- ATR, BBD, ERJ
New VP Training for ATR Ivan Lauthier was named ATR’s new vice president training and flight operations, succeeding Jean-Michel Bigarré. Lauthier holds an Aeronautical Engineering degree from the French Ecole de l’Air and degrees as airline...
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| 11.17.2008 |
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Delta Replacing RJs with M/L Equipment
Two weeks after the Delta/Northwest merger, Delta is adding new mainline service at Memphis but is replacing regional jets with mainline equipment as it adds service to Memphis. With plans to increase capacity among its U.S. hubs 14.5 percent in January, its...
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| 11.17.2008 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Sept 06, 2008 Muzino Village, Russia Robinson R-44 RA-04180 Four-place R-44 crashed in a wildlife preserve under unknown circumstances. Two fatalities, one serious Accident location was near Kuzmino Village...
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| 11.17.2008 |
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‘United ASPIRE’ Flight Successful
After a Sydney-San Francisco flight, United charted a new path across the Pacific as the first U.S. carrier to participate in the Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE), saving 1,564 gallons of fuel and 32,656 pounds of carbon...
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| 11.14.2008 |
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No Cause Yet for Qantas Upset
Australian air safety investigators say a fault in one of three Northrop Grumman air data inertial reference units is likely to have caused a Qantas A330-300 to dive twice in October, injuring more than 40 people. Flight QF72 from Singapore to Perth abruptly...
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| 11.11.2008 |
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Aircranes En Route to Fight Australian Fires
Australia is preparing for another bushfire season by taking delivery of five Erickson Aircrane Helitankers within the next several weeks. Erickson Helitankers have been integral to Australian bushfire fighting for 11 consecutive years and are under contract for three...
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| 11.10.2008 |
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Qantas Plane 'Guided to Safety'
A Qantas Boeing 747-400 had to be guided by another airliner after its weather radar failed, in the latest of a series of mishaps to affect the carrier. Qantas officials said an Air New Zealand crew provided weather information to the Qantas jumbo jet, as the...
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| 11.10.2008 |
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Helicopters Fight Crop-Damaging Frost
For the past few nights, an estimated 500 rotorcraft were dispatched across New Zealand in an effort to protect vineyards and orchards against severe frost...
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| 11.06.2008 |
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Aerial Firefighting Conference Held
Organizers say the Aerial Firefighting Conference 2008, held in Athens, Greece, October 22-23, was attended by delegates from twenty-two nations.The agenda included discussions on fixed/rotary operations, safety, management and new technologies. Many...
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| 11.03.2008 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Aviation Safety Prized The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has recognized two individuals for their contributions to aviation safety. Capt. Bertrand de Courville of Air France was awarded the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award and David Learmount received...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Saabs Work for Independent Airlines
For the first time, worldwide, the number of regional jets advertised for sale worldwide in October (in the 30- to 50-seat sector) out-numbered turboprops, said Saab Aircraft Leasing President and CEO Michael Magnusson. Regional jets reached their peak four...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Sept 01, 2008 Bukavu, Congo Beech 1900C ZS-OLD A/c operated by Air Serv International collided with high terrain during approach to Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 17 fatalities Pilot, copilot, and...
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| 10.24.2008 |
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Perth Airport to Receive Sensis Gear
Airservices Australia has contracted with Sensis to deploy an Advanced - Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) at Perth Airport, the fourth airport in Australia to receive Sensis A-SMGCS. As part of the A-SMGCS deployment, Airservices...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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Culprit in Qantas Upset Identified
A faulty air data inertial reference unit (ADIRU) caused a Qantas Airbus A330-300 jetliner to plummet Oct. 7, injuring scores of passengers on a flight from Singapore to Perth, according to the Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB). The technical...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Indonesia Grounds More Airlines AAP reports that Indonesia has grounded four small airlines, giving them three months to improve safety standards or face a ban, a transport ministry spokesman said Oct. 14. The country's quarterly safety audit found that Pura...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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Security Shortlines
Drunks on a Plane Fellow passengers overpowered an apparent drunk who on Oct. 15 threatened to hijack a Turkish Airlines flight en route to Russia, officials and media reports said. The alleged hijacker on the charter flight from Antalya to Saint Petersburg...
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| 10.14.2008 |
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ADIRU: Culprit in Qantas Incident
A faulty air data inertial reference unit (ADIRU) caused a Qantas Airbus A330-300 jetliner to plummet Oct. 7, injuring scores of passengers on a flight from Singapore to Perth, according to the Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB). The technical...
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