Content Archive: July 2009
Change at the Helm of Piper
Following the resignation of president and CEO James Bass, Piper Aircraft has promoted two of its senior executives to assume his duties.
Awards & Honors
Nicholas Chabraja of General Dynamics and Robert Stevens of Lockheed Martin have been named to worldwide intelligence-based adv
Accidents
Accidents: Control rigging error examined in Convair crash
Convair CV-580, Columbus, Ohio, Sept.
Accidents
Accidents final reports: Dust and glare caused pilot misjudgment
Eurocopter AS 350B2, Cave Creek, Ariz., Feb.
Accidents
Accidents final report: unchocked Falcon struck fence after taxiing
Dassault Falcon 50, Asheville, N.C., Nov.
Accidents
Accidents final report: S-76 damaged in landing pad accident
Sikorsky S-76A, Santa Maria, Calif., June 27, 2008–The pilot’s misjudgment of clearance from an object during a hovering turn for landing was the pr
Regulations and Government
Obama moves to fill agency positions
Deborah Hersman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board since June 2004, was nominated by President Obama last month to become the 12th chair
Australian PMA Parts Could Soon Be Shipping to U.S.
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) recently reached an agreement with the FAA that extends an existing aviation treaty-level document to co
G20 Cites U.S. over Proposed Foreign Repair Rules
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association notes the U.S.
