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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
House Considers On-Demand Ops
The U.S. House of Representatives Aviation Subcommittee is holding a hearing this afternoon that will focus on on-demand flights, including EMS, firefighting, offshore... [read more]
March 17, 2010 Rotor & Wing
IS-BAO Registration Pursued
Baldwin Aviation of Hilton Head, S.C. is teaming with Mountain West Helicopters, a Kaman K-1200 KMAX and Bell UH-1H operator...
March 16, 2010 Rotor & Wing
Paper Pilot Certificates Expire March 31
Under FAR 61.19(h), FAA’s Airman Certificates that are printed on paper are set to expire on March 31, in favor...
March 16, 2010 Aviation Maintenance
Midcoast Latest ODA Recipient
FAA has granted organization designation authorization (ODA) status to Midcoast Aviation, allowing the company to...
March 16, 2010 Aviation Maintenance
Ops Manager to Support Training
Dassault Falcon has promoted Woody Saland to manager of technical programs and pilot operations. An ATP...
March 16, 2010 Avionics
Rockwell Collins Avionics Certified for CJ4
Rockwell Collins said its avionics systems, including its Pro Line 21 flight deck, MultiScan Hazard Detection System and Venue Cabin Management System (CMS), were certified for the Cessna Citation CJ4 under a type certificate achieved by Cessna...
March 15, 2010 Air Safety Week
New Aircraft Viable via NextGen
Advanced short-runway airliners and large commercial tiltrotors could boost the capacity of the U.S. air transport system without impacting conventional aircraft operations, once the FAA's NextGen airspace system is fully implemented. That's the conclusion of...
March 15, 2010 Air Safety Week
North Sea Air Safety Improves
NATS Services is now using a Sensis Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) system in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland for helicopter flight following. Air traffic controllers are using the WAM surveillance information as a supplement to established procedural...
March 15, 2010 Air Safety Week
2008 Tulsa Crash Pilots May Have Been Impaired
Two pilots who were killed when the Cessna 320D (N4165T) they were flying went down in the traffic pattern at Airman Acres Airport near Collinsville, OK in September 2008 tested positive for medications. The NTSB says the ingestion of meds was possibly a...
March 15, 2010 Air Safety Week
Both Pilots Blamed for May 2009 Mid-Air
The NTSB has issued its probable cause determination in a mid-air collision that occurred May 18th, 2009off the coast of Long Beach, CA. The Safety Board determined that both pilots failed to see and avoid the other aircraft in order to prevent the collision...
March 15, 2010 Air Safety Week
Unmanned Aircraft Update
Multiple Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are being developed to replace military personnel who currently conduct dangerous surveillance operations in war zones. And sophisticated autonomous computer frameworks allow one operator to control a number of unmanned...
March 15, 2010 Air Safety Week
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...
March 15, 2010 Air Safety Week
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...
March 15, 2010 Air Safety Week
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Feb 06, 2010 Santiago, Ecuador PIPER PA32 HC-BOD A/c registered to and operated by Fundacion Amazonia Verde. Separated left main wheel during the landing roll at the Mashuim Airstrip. No injuries Visual...
March 12, 2010 Aviation Maintenance
Midcoast Boosts Mobile Maintenance
St. Louis, Mo.-based Midcoast Aviation is expanding its group of mechanics assigned to on-site maintenance tasks, including inspections, non-destructive testing...
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