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Van Nuys documentary to land at theaters soon

In his producing and directing debut, Brian Terwilliger wanted to make an epic movie about the romance of flying, of all things.
Accidents

Pilot error blamed in Swiss Citation crash

A Cessna 560 Citation V, registered HB-VLV and operated by Eagle Air of Bern, Switzerland, crashed on takeoff at Zurich Airport on Dec.
Accidents

Deficient Mach research caused SJ30-2 accident

In its determination of probable cause, the NTSB implicated a history of stability issues at high Mach speeds in the April 26, 2003, crash of Sino Swearing
Safety

VLJ parachute study falls short

Don’t expect to see Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) parachutes on the first crop of very light jets.
Aircraft

In The Works: Diamond D-Jet

Peter Mauer, president of Diamond Aircraft’s North American division, last month said components of the single-engine Diamond D-Jet were taking shape in an
Aircraft

In The Works: Eclipse 500

The Eclipse 500 program continued to gain steam last month with the successful first flights of the second (N502EA) and third (N504EA) certification flight
Aircraft

In The Works: Quest Kodiak

Quest Aircraft’s Kodiak turboprop single, which last month neared 100 flight hours, started FAA flight testing in late March.
Avionics

Cockpit upgrade STCs open floodgates

The scene at a recent aviation trade show illustrates perfectly what has become an industry-wide dilemma.
ATC

Iridium in Talks with Manufacturers on Satellite Replacement Strategy

Iridium has entered into preliminary discussions with satellite manufacturers about potential replacements for its network of low-earth-orbit communication
Avionics

Boeing Enlists Communications Firm To Develop Wireless EFB Technology

Boeing has selected Broadbeam, a New Jersey-based mobile communication specialist, to develop wireless electronic flight bag (EFB) technology for airlines.
Safety

FAA Issues Another Primus Epic AD

After publishing a series of airworthiness directives earlier this year aimed at operators of certain aircraft equipped with Honeywell Primus Epic avionics
Avionics

IR cited by some as a key to improving EMS safety

Since 1999, the North American aero-medical transport industry, particularly its helicopter EMS community, has become increasingly introspective regarding
Avionics

In an era of glass avionics, standbys sometimes ignored

Today’s highly capable glass cockpits certainly put old, round-dial standby instruments in the shade.
Aircraft

Eclipse's Solution: Eliminate Standby Instruments Altogether

Pilots checking out the flight deck of the Eclipse 500 may notice something missing.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Arinc and Telenor Launch AeroMobile Cellular Service

Preparing for the day when aircraft passengers are allowed to make cellphone calls in flight, Arinc and Telenor have created AeroMobile, a new service that
Aircraft

Raytheon Renames Garmin-equipped Piston Aircraft

Perhaps an indication of the sway Garmin has come to hold in the aviation industry, Raytheon last month announced a name change for the venerable Beech Bon
Avionics

Gulfstream G550 and G500 Awarded Broadband Hardware STC

Gulfstream has received a third STC for installation of high-speed Broad Band Multi-Link (BBML) data systems, this time in the ultra-long-range G550/G500.
Avionics

S-Tec putting final touches on new digital autopilot line

If company marketing executives have their way, expect a flurry of announcements from autopilot maker Meggitt/S-Tec in the coming months.
Avionics

Piper Bringing Avidyne Entegra Cockpit to Meridian Turboprop Single

The Piper Meridian turboprop single will soon receive a production-line upgrade to Avidyne’s Entegra cockpit as a replacement for the airplane’s original M
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

ATOS, CSET tax airlines and FAA to limits

By just about anyone’s reckoning the FAA audit process known as the Air Transport Oversight System (ATOS) has turned into a horribly labor-intensive and ti
Aircraft

Market for 50-seat jets spirals into a tailspin

Industry developments have conspired to depress the 50-seat jet market to its weakest position since the late 1990s.
Airports

Some airports heeding calls for cost control

When corporate headquarters in Atlanta called on Comair to fly Bombardier CRJs three times a day from Cincinnati into Missouri’s Springfield-Branson Region
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Skyrocketing taxes, fees hitting regionals hardest

As a percentage of a $200 airline ticket, taxes and fees more than tripled between 1972 and 2004 thanks to inflation, a decline in the real cost of airline
Aircraft

Wheelchairs in 50-seaters?

A proposed DOT rule to lower the threshold to require wheelchair availability in Part 121-operated aircraft from 60 to 50 seats has rung alarm bells within
Aircraft

SkyWest To Take 20 More CRJ700s

SkyWest Airlines will fly another 20 CRJ700s for United Airlines as part of a deal that saw the St.
Regulations and Government

ERA pushes back hardon pax compensation regs

Regional airlines in Europe last month lodged a formal protest alleging that civil servants had misrepresented legislation about passenger compensation for
Maintenance and Modifications

PAS Denies MD 902 Spares Problems

Police Aviation Services (PAS), UK distributor of the MD 902 to police forces, has denied British media reports that the helicopters are being grounded for
Safety

Firefighting Research Under Way

Australia has started a three-year research program to investigate the effectiveness of aerial “bush-fire” suppression.
Rotorcraft

Malta Schedule Re-established

Spanish operator Helisureste has inaugurated a replacement service between the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo, using a Bell 412.