Content Archive: July 2011
Industry mourns loss of Bombardier’s James Hoblyn
The news of James Hoblyn’s sudden and unexpected death at age 46–on July 3, while training for a marathon–reverberated like a shockwave throughout the avia
Charter & Fractional
Flight Options Secures $167M for Phenom Financing
Flight Options entered into a three-year, $167 million financing agreement with Brazil’s Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) to fi
Training and Workforce
SimCom in Negotiations To Buy Some FSI Programs
“FlightSafety International and SimCom are in discussions regarding the possible transition of some of FlightSafety’s training programs to SimCom,” a
Accidents
NTSB solves PC-12 crash puzzle
The NTSB coupled old-fashioned “kicking tin” with highly technical investigative assistance from safety agencies in Germany and Switzerland to solve a perp
Avionics
FAA Approves Iridium for Safety Services
The Iridium satcom system received FAA approval for use as an Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) Service so operators can use Iridium systems for over-o
Pre-owned Update August 2011: Inventory shrinks but prices remain low
Though battered and bruised over the last few years by what seems like a daily barrage of negative global economic news, the pre-owned market participants
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky, TAI Mull Joint Light Twin Design
Sikorsky and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) are discussing the possibility of jointly designing and developing a new light twin in the 8,000-pound-clas
Safety
TSB Wants Safer Helicopter in Wake of S-92 Crash
The chairman of Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) wants a mandatory 30-minute “run dry” requirement on all main gearboxes (MGB) for future helicop
