Content Archive: March 2010

NTSB Faults Crew Distraction and ATC Procedures in Overflight of NWA Flight 188

The NTSB ruled that pilot distraction was the cause of last fall’s overflight of its destination airport by a Northwest Airlines flight and the crew’s fail
Aircraft

Airnorth Brasilia Crashes in Darwin

An Embraer Brasilia operated by Darwin, Australia-based regional airline Airnorth crashed during a training flight this morning at around 10 a.m.
Aircraft

Third 747-8 Freighter Enters Flight Testing

The third Boeing 747-8 Freighter, RC 521, joined the program’s flight-test program yesterday with a successful two-and-a-half-hour maiden mission.
Regulations and Government

Senate Continues FAA Budget Tussle for Fifth Day

Slowed by a plethora of amendments, including many that have little or nothing to do with aviation, the Senate is continuing to plod through a fifth day of
Safety

FSF Calls for Multinational Safety Probes

Citing ongoing criminal prosecution of Continental Airlines for the 2000 Concorde crash in Paris, the U.S.-based Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is asking g
Aircraft

Dassault Reports Record Deliveries, Plummeting Sales

Dassault Aviation yesterday reported contrasting results for last year, with a negative net order tally of -163 Falcon business jets, but a record 77 Falco
Airports

Norwood Airport Closed Due To Flooding

Norwood (Mass.) Memorial Airport is closed to all fixed-wing traffic until further notice due to runway and taxiway flooding.
Charter & Fractional

House Hearing Probes On-demand Charter Oversight

During a House aviation subcommittee hearing yesterday on oversight of on-demand (Part 135) aircraft operators, DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III tes
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Aviation Signs JSSI Service Center Agreement

Moline, Ill.-based Elliott Aviation has signed a service center agreement with Jet Support Services (JSSI) to provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance
Maintenance and Modifications

ACJ Centre Chooses Amos for Mx Management

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) has selected the aircraft maintenance and engineering system (Amos) to manage its maintenance services.