Content Archive: December 2009
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: Savannah Air Center renamed Midcoast Aviation
Savannah Air Center will change its name to Midcoast Aviation effective January 1.
Accidents
Preliminary report: King Air downed in severe weather
Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Corpus Christi, Texas, Oct.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: JSSI and Jet Aviation sign service center agreement
Jet Aviation has signed a service center agreement with Jet Support Services (JSSI) to provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services and to supply
Rotorcraft
DLR tests haptic sidestick controls
German aerospace research center DLR is testing sidesticks that provide force feedback and, on a more innovative note, touch cues to reduce crew workload.
Regional Update: USAPA: Piedmont Jobs in Jeopardy
The union that represents the pilots of US Airways has asked the Justice Department’s antitrust division to investigate the potential for anti-competitive
Textron: $1.1B in cancellations from 'large customer'
Textron late last month said that subsidiary Cessna was expected to see about $1.1 billion in cancellations in the fourth quarter from a “large customer,”
Airports
Virginia airport now open for customs clearance
Virginia’s Manassas Regional Airport, 30 miles from Washington, D.C., now offers U.S.
Rotorcraft
Production ramp-up slow for two-seat Cabri
Hélicoptères Guimbal, the France-based manufacturer that is offering a more modern, pricier alternative to existing piston-engine helicopters (see
Chuck Robards – 1931-2009
Chuck Robards, 78, a long-time consultant with Frasca International, died on November 29 after a protracted battle with cancer.
Rotorcraft
Kamov Ka-32 gets EASA nod
Russian Helicopters, the holding company that combines the country’s helicopter industry under one umbrella, has received EASA certification for the 11-met
