Content Archive: February 2009

Accidents

Icing eyed in Colgan Q400 crash

The crew of the Colgan Air Q400 that crashed outside Buffalo on February 12 observed “significant” ice accretion on the aircraft’s windows and wings before

Defending Your Jet

Sitting behind a long table in front of Congress in November, the CEOs of Detroit’s Big Three automakers had barely begun pleading for a taxpayer bailout w

Light Business Aircraft

Looking to expand its franchise and better serve some of its members, the National Business Aviation Association announced plans last April to hold an even

The ‘No Plane, No Gain’ Campaign Is Back, with New Twists

NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association revived the “No Plane, No Gain” campaign, which they introduced in 1993 to highlight the benefits o

Assistance after a Layoff

Wichita’s United Way of the Plains will be opening a one-stop help center for unemployed residents and area workers to provide a range of services, includi
Aircraft

Investors are considering reviving Grob SPn programƧ

An agreement for German investors to take over the trainer aircraft business of the insolvent Grob Aerospace group might have cleared the way for a separat

Business Aviation in Asia

“Last year was a great year for business aviation in Asia, especially the Greater China Region.
Charter & Fractional

PlaneSense Adds Seven Airports

PlaneSense, Alpha Flying’s Pilatus PC-12 fractional aircraft ownership program, has added seven airports in the Bahamas to its primary operating area.

Industrial Investors Puts AAI on the Block

Russian investment firm Industrial Investors in late January announced its intention to sell all or a portion of AAI Acquisition, the company formed to buy
Rotorcraft

HAI: ‘Heli-Expo’09 a Resounding Success’

Despite all the gloom about the recession, this year’s Heli-Expo in Anaheim, Calif., easily exceeded all expectations when it ended on Tuesday, with record