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| 09.14.2009 |
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Air Safety in the Big Apple
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is revising flight procedures to create safe, dedicated operating corridors for all the aircraft that fly at lower altitudes around Manhattan and over the Hudson River. A New York Airspace Task Force chartered by the...
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| 09.14.2009 |
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Industry Contributes to HEMS Safety
Industry has stepped forward in support of the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) calls for new equipment, better training and operational changes to improve the safety of emergency medical helicopters, Industry officials have embraced some of the...
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| 09.14.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Boston Logan Gets ASDE-X Boston Logan International is now operating with the Sensis Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X), a runway incursion detection and alerting system. Logan is the 19th airport to receive the technology through the FAA's...
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| 09.14.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks August 03, 2009 Suffolk, VA MOONEY M20F N3549N A/c made forced landing and collided with trees. Pilot was flying around for an hour before began "buzzing" his house. One serious Made a series of...
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| 08.31.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 410. Final rule. SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an...
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| 08.31.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks August 01, 2009 West Point, VA BEECH B90 N1999G A/c operated by Rampart Aviation substantially damaged during skydive flight from Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (FYJ). Flight departed and climbed to 14,000...
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| 08.28.2009 |
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Eurocopter Flight Training in Russia
Eurocopter and UTair, the largest Russian helicopter operator, have signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly develop a flight training center in Tyumen, West Siberia, Russia. The new flight training center will commence operations at the beginning of 2010...
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| 08.24.2009 |
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NTSB Revises Hudson Mid-Air Assessment; NATCA Off Crash Probe
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have modified their preliminary report on the Aug. 8 midair collision of a small fixed-wing aircraft and a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River. They now say the air tour helicopter struck by...
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| 08.24.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks July 11, 2009 Masizo del Roraima, Venezuela BEECH A36 N354RA The wreckage was located on the "Ilu - Tepuy" mountain, within the sector of Masizo del Roraima, Bolivar, Venezuela. Pilot had filed a...
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| 08.21.2009 |
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Social Notes from All Over; More News
Gulfstream Reports Results of Restructuring Gulfstream International Group, Inc. (GIA) reported net income of $2.3 million or $0.63 per diluted share, representing a more than $5 million swing from the loss experienced in the year-ago period when it reported...
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| 08.17.2009 |
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Hudson Mid-Air Under Intense Media Glare
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators continue to probe the Aug. 8 mid-air collision of a Piper Saratoga and a sightseeing helicopter carrying a pilot and five Italian tourists over the Hudson River, killing all nine people aboard both...
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| 07.27.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks June 01, 2009 Uddevalla, Sweden CESSNA 172H SE-GUP A/c owned by Uddevalla Flygklubb (Flying Club) and piloted by accident pilot, destroyed when impacted terrain under unknown circumstances at Uddevalla Rorkarr...
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| 07.13.2009 |
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Beacon Issues Found in Bond EC225 ditching
UK air accident investigators looking into the ditching of a Bond Helicopters EC225 in February have made recommendations about the use of personal emergency beacons and transmitters. The accident happened on Feb. 18, 2009 as the EC225 (G-REDU), with 16...
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| 07.02.2009 |
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Additional Certification for ALERTS
Appareo Systems has received an additional Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the ALERTS Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) system. Transport Canada has granted the STC for the Eurocopter AS350 and has granted earlier STC’s for Bell 206 and...
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| 06.26.2009 |
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The Last "New" B0105
After having sat in the Eurocopter Canada plant for the past four years, the twin-engine predecessor to the...
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| 06.24.2009 |
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EADS Displays Blue Helicopter Concept
ADS, parent company of Eurocopter, brought a mockup of a “blue” environmentally friendly helicopter to last week’s Paris Air Show. The aft cabin displayed an engine concept that, once adapted...
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| 06.19.2009 |
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Trouble Looms for Airline; Overnight News
More turmoil is forecast for the world’s air carriers as the continued slump in demand for travel amid the recession and rising fuel prices force major players, including Delta Air Lines and American Airlines, to further reduce the number of...
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| 06.16.2009 |
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RAF Pilot Shortage
It's no secret that the European Union is in desperate need for more helos in order to help fight the War on Terrorism. However, the latest news...
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| 06.15.2009 |
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Safety Rules and Regs
Third Meeting--Special Committee 221--Aircraft Secondary Barriers & Alternative Flight Deck Security Procedures. Notice of RTCA Special Committee 221 meeting. SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special...
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| 06.08.2009 |
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SAS “Banned” From Using RAF Pumas
The Sunday Times news service in the United Kingdom is reporting that the British Army’s crack commando SAS forces have been “banned” from using RAF Puma helicopters in future operations. The move is reportedly the result of several...
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