Content Archive: August 2008
Rotorcraft
Italian airframer plans helo upgrades
AgustaWestland has announced a weight upgrade and Russian assembly plans for the AW139 medium twin, while new helicopter models are in development and a se
Rotorcraft
Round-the-world speed record falls to A109S
The around-the-world helicopter speed record fell hard on August 18.
Pilots Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik flew a stock twin-engine 2007 AgustaWes
Regulations and Government
As industry puts pressure on, Russia lowers aircraft taxes
In some respects Russia’s development has followed a pattern familiar to Westerners, but that is not true for its business aviation industry.
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter Gears Up in Mississippi
American Eurocopter is adding 150 employees at its Golden Triangle plant in Mississippi over the next 18 to 24 months to support an increased production ra
Aircraft
Columbus Wind-tunnel Tests Complete
Cessna on August 13 said it completed a series of wind-tunnel tests for its large-cabin Citation Columbus.
Security
TSA Blunder Delays 40 Flights
American Eagle had to ground nine Embraer ERJ regional jets at Chicago O’Hare Airport on August 19 after a TSA officer used the airplanes’ total air temper
Rotorcraft
Pumas Upgraded in South Africa
South African-based maintenance specialist Thunder City is offering for Eurocopter Pumas a modernization program that the company claims extends the
LABACE report: Latin American show spreads its wings
Before last month’s Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE), organizers were forecasting the largest show to date.
Charter & Fractional
Starfish Aviation Places S.33/S.40 Orders
Carlsbad, Calif.-based Spectrum Aeronautical announced another fleet order for its in-development S.33 Independence very light jet and S.40 Freedom light j
