Content Archive: May 2010
Safety
FAA Reminds Pilots To Avoid Distractions
In light of several incidents, the FAA has called for operators to create and enforce policies that will limit distractions in the cockpit and keep pilots
Accidents
Preliminary Report: King Air Damaged After Gear Collapse
Hawker Beechcraft King Air A90, De Kalb, Ill., March 2, 2010–Owned by Eagle Air Transport, the King Air sustained substantial damage after its left
Accidents
Preliminary Report: EMS Helicopter Crashes Minutes from Base
Eurocopter AS350B3, Brownsville, Tenn., March 25, 2010–While returning to base on a Part 91 positioning flight after delivering a patient, the Memph
Obama Nominates Pistole for TSA Chief
President Barack Obama nominated John Pistole as assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, a position where he would also lead the Trans
Bizav Flight Activity Still Climbing
Business aircraft flight activity increased 4.8 percent in April compared with year-ago levels, according to TraqPak data released by aviation specialized
Charter & Fractional
Flight Ops Receives First Phenom 300
Flight Options took delivery of its first Embraer Phenom 300.
Accidents
FAA Denies Sanctions Against Midair Pilots
The FAA rejected a request from Brazilian politicians to revoke the pilot certificates of the two U.S.
Deliveries hit five-year low, but billings rise in 1Q/10
General aviation deliveries experienced an overall drop in the first quarter from the same period last year, according to numbers released last month by th
