Content Archive: February 2007

FBOs

Deicing season spurs training program

In the spirit of the season, the NATA Safety First program has made available its aircraft de/anti-icing training module, designed specifically for line te
Safety

Lockheed Asks FAA To Issue JetStar ADs

As the maintenance paperwork trail on the Lockheed JetStar has wound its way from the Atlanta manufacturer to the FAA’s Transport Aircraft Certification br

The Best Classic Golf Courses in the South Central U.S.

Our series on America’s finest golf courses continues with a look at the three best classic courses in the South Central U.S., as determined by Golfweek
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Security

Mercury Picks Up Where Jet Aviation Left Off

Two months after Swiss-based Jet Aviation revealed to AIN that it had dropped plans announced more than two years ago that it was partnering with Ku
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Accidents

King Air Survives Structural Damage

On February 2, Super King Air B200 N777AJ survived an uncontrolled descent and structural damage after the inner ply of the windshield cracked at 27,000 fe
Rotorcraft

AB139 deliveries continue as Bell/Agusta awaits FAA OK

Bell/Agusta AB139s seem to be headed far and wide at the moment.
Safety

Private air-rescue foundation provides new financing model

Swiss air-rescue provider Rega is ready to help any similar organization that would like to set up a membership-based financing plan.
Rotorcraft

New Nose-mount for EC 120

A Danish flight-test engineer has developed a camera nose mount for the EC 120 that, he says, is stronger and lighter than the only current alternative.
Accidents

Company Says Milwaukee Accident ATC’s Fault

The owner of Freight Runner’s Express, the cargo company whose Beech 99 and Cessna 402 collided on the ground at General Mitchell International Airport in
Regulations and Government

GA Will Continue To Pay at the Pump in FY08

The Bush Administration is requesting $14.1 billion to run the FAA in Fiscal Year 2008 (beginning October 1), with general aviation–and in particular busin