Content Archive: January 2008
Accidents
Final Report: Spatial disorientation cited in death of Oklahoma State basketball players
King Air 200, Strasburg, Colo., Jan.
Accidents
Final Report: FAA-approved maintenance procedure cited in fatal accident
MD-80, Anacapa Island, Calif., Jan.
Rotorcraft
At Long Last Lift
Taking its place on Bell Helicopter’s Arlington, Texas, tiltrotor test stands for the first time last month, the long-awaited first of a planned four Bell/
Aircraft
Eclipse and Williams part ways; new engine selection imminent
The termination of the agreement between Eclipse Aviation and Williams International, announced the day before Thanksgiving, is seen as a major setback for
FBOs
TAG is ‘it’ as F’boro’s showcase FBO opens
TAG Aviation’s all-new business aviation facilities at the UK’s Farnborough Airport were due to go into operation at the end of last month.
Security
Do SAMs pose a real threat to civil aviation?
What is the realistic likelihood of your aircraft being targeted by a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile (SAM) in the hands of a terrorist? After an
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky’s S-92 earns FAA certification
Providing proof that persistence pays off, Sikorsky Aircraft received in the week before Christmas a most welcome present: type certification of its S-92 m
Exec shakeup aims to shore up Bombardier
Suffering from a sluggish market for its business jets and an uncertain environment for its regional jets, Bombardier Inc.
Maintenance and Modifications
Goodrich Aviation sheds heavy maintenance business
Goodrich Aviation Technical Services (ATS), the airframe heavy maintenance component of Goodrich, has been sold to a subsidiary of Macquarie Group.
Maintenance and Modifications
Airworks India welcomes two new investors
New York investment firm Global Technology Investment and construction firm Punj Lloyd have each bought a 33-percent share in Airworks India.
