2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

David Jack Kenny

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Preliminary and fatal reports

Accidents: July 2018

Chris Pocock

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

Bell Boeing gets production funding for CMV-22B, as part of a third multi-year buy.

Carrier Delivery Version of the Osprey Tiltrotor Is Launched

Matt Thurber

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

The FAA claims that The Hinman Co.'s flight operation Hincojet billed more than the allowable amount for Part 91 flights in its aircraft.

FAA Alleges Illegal Charters by Hincojet

Gregory Polek

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Companies expect to close deal by end of 2019

Boeing and Embraer Agree to $4.75 Billion Commercial JV 

Gordon Gilbert

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

The U.S. bizjet fleet saw just one fatal accident through the first six months of 2018..

First Half U.S. Turbine Accident Fatalities Decline

Mark Huber

Gear Failure Caused Main Rotor Separation In Flight

Fatigue Fracture Blamed in Fatal EC225 Crash in Norway 

Chen Chuanren

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

The YaoYing II is an armed version of a drone that first flew in 2016.

Another Chinese UCAV Is Revealed

Curt Epstein

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

General Aviation-only Waterbury-Oxford will reopen on August 5, at  the completion of a $32 million runway rehab.

Conn. Airport Shuts for Month-long Runway Work

An Embraer Super Tucano and one of two crew were lost.

Crash Ends USAF Flying Evaluation of Light Attack Aircraft

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Content Archive: July 2018

Accidents: July 2018

Carrier Delivery Version of the Osprey Tiltrotor Is Launched

FAA Alleges Illegal Charters by Hincojet

Boeing and Embraer Agree to $4.75 Billion Commercial JV

First Half U.S. Turbine Accident Fatalities Decline

Fatigue Fracture Blamed in Fatal EC225 Crash in Norway

Another Chinese UCAV Is Revealed

Conn. Airport Shuts for Month-long Runway Work

Crash Ends USAF Flying Evaluation of Light Attack Aircraft

MROinsider Surpasses First-year Goals

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