Content Archive: December 2010

Accidents

Accidents: Final Reports - Cause Undetermined In Fatal King ­­Air Accident

Hawker Beechcraft A100, Moab, Utah, Aug.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Big-body cabin completion gaining

The single-aisle and widebody bizliner completion business is gaining traction on a global scale, and with new-aircraft sales by Airbus and Boeing on the r
Aircraft

Hawker 4000 set for major upgrade program

Hawker 4000 set for major upgrade prograOwners of Hawker 4000 super-midsize jets will receive compensation in the form of alternative lift while thei
Airports

Al Bateen Cuts Rates To Attract Bizav

Abu Dhabi Airports Company is slashing prices for ­landing and parking fees at Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen Executive Airport, effective immediately.
Accidents

Accidents: Final Reports - Windshield Strength Cited In Fatal Sikorsky Crash

Sikorsky S-76C++, Morgan City, La., Jan.

People in Aviation: Final Flights - Lee Juan Lanford

Lee Juan Lanford, 87, founder of Associated Air Center (AAC), died on November 13 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.
Environment

Premier Solutions Shows Green Technology

Premier Solutions of America has introduced a new “eco-friendly” paint stripper that is “biodegradable, non-toxic, easy to use and easy to apply.”
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan Delivers First CMS iPad App

Duncan Aviation recently integrated an iPad application for wireless control of the cabin management system in a Falcon 900.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Citation Lands With Frozen Rudder

Cessna Citation 560XL, Toledo, Ohio, Dec.
Aircraft

Re-engined Beechjet Nears Certification

Nextant Aerospace said last month that it ­completed R&D flight testing for the 400XT, a remanufactured Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP with Williams FJ44