Content Archive: August 2009

Aircraft

Cirrus Visionary Alan Klapmeier Leaving Company

Although Cirrus Aircraft fielded a large display at EAA AirVenture last week in Oshkosh, Wis., notably missing from the Cirrus exhibit area and Cirrus’s pr
Aircraft

Epic Doors Closed as Founder Disappears

Epic Aircraft’s facility in Bend, Ore., has been locked shut and company founder, chairman and CEO Rick Schrameck seems to have disappeared.
Charter & Fractional

Birds Blamed in Citation I Crash

The NTSB said the probable cause of a crash in Oklahoma City of a Cessna Citation I was airplane wing-structure damage sustained during impact with one or
Charter & Fractional

Frax Industry Founder Steps Down from NetJets

In a seismic event for the business aviation industry, NetJets founder, chairman and CEO Richard Santulli yesterday resigned his position at the company, e
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA To Retest 1,400 Mechanics

The FAA plans to retest 1,400 people who passed the A&P written, oral and practical exams at Tobias Aerospace Services, an airplane mechanic testing fa
Maintenance and Modifications

Arrius 2F Subject of FAA Airworthiness Directive

The FAA has issued an Airworthiness Directive for Turbomeca Arrius 2F turboshaft engines, citing insufficient clearance between the P3 air pipe and the rea
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Dedicates Techs to Airborne Support

Eight full-time technicians have been assigned to Gulfstream Aerospace’s airborne product support program.
Maintenance and Modifications

MTU and General Electric Team On Repair

Going against the common practice of replacing rather than repairing, MTU Aero Engines has teamed with General Electric to make repairs more cost effective
Maintenance and Modifications

PMA Issued for Replacement Airbus Pitot Probes

The FAA issued Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) to Aero-Instruments yesterday for a replacement pitot probe that can be installed on the more than 4,500 A