Aircraft Crash Lands After Takeoff
One person received minor injuries and two others were unhurt after a twin-engine aircraft crashed after taking off Thursday afternoon from St. Lucie County Intl Airport in Fort Pierce, Fla. More
In this issue:
November 7, 2009 AirTran/SkyWest Deal Concerns Pilots As AirTran Airways steps up the competition at Milwaukee, pilots at AirTran are concerned about the airline’s new deal with... MORE Dismal 2009 Third Quarter GA Airplane Shipments The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has released the industry’s third quarter shipment and billings figures... MORE
Paying Tribute The Flight Safety Foundation recognized aviation achievements around the world at its 62nd Annual International Air Safety Seminar in Beijing, China... MORE
Cabin with a Vu Caribbean Airlines, the national flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago, has chosen to come back to AD Aerospace to enhance cockpit security on its Boeing 737... MORE
Senior Officials: No VH-71 Helicopter Funding The senior defense appropriator in the U.S. House of Representatives, John Murtha (D-Pa.), told Congress on Wednesday that he’s been getting clear signals... MORE
Lone Survivor Details Helicopter Crash Robert Decker, the only survivor of a March 2009 Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 crash off Newfoundland, told a panel that he didn’t... MORE
Major Carriers Continue to Shed Capacity The contraction of fleets around the world continues as operators drop unprofitable routes and seek to balance supply with demand. The number of aircraft in storage... MORE
As AirTran Airways steps up the competition at Milwaukee, pilots at AirTran are concerned about the airline’s new deal with SkyWest to support AirTrans service at Milwaukee’s General Mitchell... MORE
Brownout" is probably the last term one would ever think of using in association with the Global Positioning System. So when a Stanford University professor briefed a congressional committee in May with a... MORE
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. ... MORE
PRODUCTS/AVIONICS & INSTRUMENTS Helicopter accidents, especially those involving emergency medical services (EMS) flights, have been getting a lot of bad, but well-deserved press recently. The increasing... MORE
It is my understanding that this magazine began, in its current form, in the early ‘80s. It had existed as another entity, Aircraft Equipment Maintenance , for some time before that. Over the years, there... MORE
