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Engines
Diversity helping P&WC weather the recession
Pratt & Whitney Canada president Alain Bellemare said at a press conference here yesterday that he was optimistic about the continued growth of the eng
FBOs
Jeppesen teams with fuel supplier; offers nav service
At a press conference here yesterday, Jeppesen introduced a new jet fuel purchasing program, Jeppesen World Fuel Services.
FBOs
UVglobal Network adds five new bases
UVglobal Network, introduced at NBAA 2001 last December, has added five new members to its worldwide group of ground-handling facilities, bringing the tota
Accidents
Final Report: TCAS alert resulted in excessive maneuver
Bombardier Challenger 604, Teterboro, N.J., Oct.
Accidents
Final Report: Faulty downlock plates caused gear collapse
Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Leonardtown, Md., Oct.
Accidents
Final Report: Vibration traced to trim installation
Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Emporia, Kan., Sept.
Accidents
Factual Report: Pipeline helo lost power
MD 369D, Columbus, Mont., May 28, 2007– The commercial pilot and one crewmember were seriously injured and a second crew-member was killed when the
Accidents
Factual Report: Offshore helicopter crashed in Gulf
Eurocopter EC 120B, Gulf of Mexico, Feb.
Accidents
Factual Report: Wiring suspected in medical flight
Cessna Citation II, Milwaukee, June 4, 2007–Pilots of the Citation II that crashed into Lake Michigan struggled to keep control of the air
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Beech 1900 lost in Pacific
Hawker Beechcraft Beech 1900C, Lihue, Hawaii, Jan.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Cargo door opens on takeoff
Hawker Beechcraft 1900D, Page, Ariz., March 26, 2008–A cargo door opened just after takeoff at Page Municipal Airport and the Great Lakes
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Mountain crash fatal
Eurocopter AS 350B2, Chickaloon, Alaska, April 15, 2008–Four people were killed and one seriously injured when the ERA Helicopters AS 350
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Excel gear collapses
Cessna Citation Excel 560XL, Port Heiden, Alaska, April 30, 2008–The AT&T Alascom Excel was substantially damaged on landing at Port H
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Peruvian 412 accident kills 10
Bell 412EP, Santa Cruz, Peru, March 11, 2008–The Evergreen Helicopters Bell 412 was destroyed and 10 people, including the U.S.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Wing skin wrinkled
Hawker Beechcraft King Air B300, Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 4, 2008–The King Air encountered severe turbulence that apparently caused substan
Accidents
Final Report: Falcon overrun at TEB
Dassault Falcon 900EX, Teterboro, N.J., March 3, 2006–The NTSB blamed the Falcon’s overrun at Teterboro Airport on the copilot’s failure t
Accidents
Final Report: First officer failed to reset brake circuit breaker
Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3, Stuart, Fla., March 8, 2008–The NTSB blamed the crew’s failure to reset the brake circuit breaker before taxi
Accidents
Final Report: Inadequate maintenance blamed for gear failure
Embraer EMB 170, Dulles, Va., May 30, 2006–Improper servicing of the nose-gear strut and inadequate maintenance caused the failure of the
Accidents
Final Report: Lack of transponder blamed for jet/glider collision
Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 800XP/Schleicher ASW27-18, Smith, Nev., Aug.
Accidents
Factual Report: King Air gear collapsed
Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Leonardtown, Md., Oct.
Accidents
Factual Report: Skydiving flight engulfed in flames
de Havilland Canada DHC-6-100 Twin Otter, Sullivan, Mo., July 29, 2006–Witnesses reported that they saw “flame emitting from the right eng
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Two helicopters collide in New York
Eurocopter AS 355/EC 130, New York, March 22, 2008–A Liberty Helicopter Eurocopter AS 355 struck an idling Liberty Eurocopter EC 130 on takeoff from
