Content Archive: October 2009

Maintenance and Modifications

WestWind Technologies opens new hangar at Huntsville

A new 62,000-sq-ft facility has been dedicated on Huntsville International Airport, Ala., by WestWind Technologies to provide engineering, manufacturing, e
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Pilots Authorize Strike

IBT 1108, the union representing Flight Options pilots, on October 19 said 90 percent of those voting in a strike-authorization vote approved a strike if t
Maintenance and Modifications

Atlantic Aero named authorized TBM service center

Daher-Socata has designated Atlantic Aero its newest authorized TBM service center in North America.
Accidents

Controversy surrounds S-61 crash investigation

The investigation into last year’s fatal crash of a 1965 Carson Helicopter Sikorsky S-61N is beginning to take on the tenor of a high-stakes suspense novel
Rotorcraft

Eurocontrol warns against maritime ‘skysails’

Eurocontrol is warning helicopter operators, especially offshore oil operators, of a potential threat posed by “skysails,” giant kites that help propel som
Maintenance and Modifications

Caravan engine upgrade offered by Blackhawk

Blackhawk Modifications has introduced an engine upgrade for the Cessna Caravan.
Aircraft

Gulfstream rolls out G200 successor in Israel

Gulfstream and Israel Aerospace Industries publicly intro- duced the first example of the Gulfstream G250 at IAI’s facility on Ben Gurion International Air
Aircraft

Modifications under way, Eclipse focuses on parts

Eclipse Aerospace held a supplier summit on October 27 for manufacturers and vendors of Eclipse EA500 very light jet components.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Works opens new hangar

A new 43,000-sq-ft hangar has opened on Denton Airport in Texas.

Average Jet-A prices globally: November 2009

Average Jet-A prices globally: November 2009.