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October 12, 2009 Air Safety Week
Manufacturers Discuss US-Mexico Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement
Mexican aerospace companies will gather in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, October 20 -22, at the Offshore Group's Aerospace Manufacturing in Mexico Conference. Ricardo Dominguez Quijano of the Mexican Professional Aeronautical Engineers Association will discuss the...
October 12, 2009 Air Safety Week
Onboard Fire Before Everglades Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says a Piper PA-32R-301T (N2467Y) was on fire when it crashed into the Everglades on Sept. 20. All four people on board were killed, including the pilot, his wife, their son and a friend of the pilot. The group...
October 12, 2009 Air Safety Week
Safety & Technology Trends
Rosekind Nominated for NTSB The White House has nominated Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., an expert on fatigue and its effects on productivity and safe flight operations, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The nomination was announced...
October 12, 2009 Air Safety Week
Safety Rules and Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-600. Final rule. SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Airbus Model A300 and A310 series airplanes. That AD currently requires replacement...
October 12, 2009 Aviation Maintenance
Duncan Maintenance Pro Gets New Title
Lincoln, Neb.-based Duncan Aviation has promoted Bill Gehman to customer service assistant manager. He...
October 9, 2009 Rotor & Wing
FAA Releases Hudson Controller Recording
In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the Federal Aviation Administration has made public a 29-minute recording between a Teterboro controller and his friend just before a midair collision between a helicopter and a small aircraft...
October 9, 2009 Avionics
Honeywell KFD 840 Gets FAA Approval
Honeywell received FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval for its KFD 840 Primary Flight Display for piston-powered aircraft. Honeywell said it anticipates customer deliveries will begin next month. The KFD 840 replaces six...
October 8, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Museum Hosts RotorFest 2009
The American Helicopter Museum & Education Center hosted more than 7,000 visitors to RotorFest 2009...
October 7, 2009 N/A
Rosekind Nominated for NTSB
The White House has nominated Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., an expert on fatigue and its effects on productivity and safe flight operations, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The nomination was announced on Sept. 30. Dr. Rosekind...
October 5, 2009 Air Safety Week
Call-to-Action Dodgers to be IDed
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will shortly publish the names of those who have failed to respond to Administrator Randy Babbitt's June 24 call for voluntary measures to improve safety. Regional Airline Association President Roger Cohen says RAA...
October 5, 2009 Air Safety Week
'Pilotless' Plane Crashes in Indiana Cornfield
Authorities are investigating the Sept. 30 crash of a Mooney private aircraft in an Indiana cornfield. The single-engine plane with an unresponsive pilot at the controls had been intercepted by USAF fighters who were alerted by concerned controllers. Indiana...
October 5, 2009 Air Safety Week
Safety Rules & Regs
Notice of RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee. SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee. DATES: The meeting will be held...
October 5, 2009 Air Safety Week
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Sept 01, 2009 Jackson, MS ROBINSON R44 N33PX A/c substantially damaged when struck trees and house near Jackson/Hawkins Field (HKS). Attention drawn to a/c by its noise, which witness described as repeated...
October 5, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Lawsuit Filed in Hudson Collision
The widow of a Piper PA32 pilot that collided with a Eurocopter AS350 on August 8 over the Hudson River has filed a lawsuit...
October 1, 2009 Avionics
Editor’s Note: The Business Case
As we report in our preview of the 62nd National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual meeting and convention this month (page 22), organizers and exhibitors alike are bracing for a reduced event as the crisis continues in business aviation. There was...
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