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October 19, 2009 Air Safety Week
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Sept 07, 2009 Quincy, FL PIPER PA-11 N4778M A/c substantially damaged after collision with terrain after takeoff from Quincy Municipal Airport. One fatality, one serious According to Sheriff's Office, a/c...
October 19, 2009 Aviation Maintenance
MxPro Courses Start in November
Hawker Beechcraft and FlightSafety International are planning to initiate a series of technical training courses at FSI’s new...
October 19, 2009 N/A
EMS Launches Iridium E-Mail System
EMS SkyConnect is launching an Iridium e-mail product for business aviation, looking to squeeze every bit of connectivity power out of a small Iridium pipe. The Forte AirMail System, an 8-pound system that encompasses a wireless access point, antenna and...
October 19, 2009 N/A
Certification Rules Updated
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published new regulations for manufacturers of aircraft and aviation products that will update and standardize FAA requirements to better align them with the current global manufacturing environment. The aircraft...
October 16, 2009 Rotor & Wing
FAI Awards Around-the-World Helicopter Duo
The Fédération Aéronautique International (FAI) has given its 2009 De la Vaulx medal to pilots Scott...
October 16, 2009 Aviation Maintenance
Composite Wire Chosen for G650
Gulfstream Aerospace has selected Thermax’s Seamless-T composite wire for its...
October 15, 2009 Rotor & Wing
AgustaWestland Hands Over Samsung AW139
South Korea’s Samsung Techwin Co. has taken delivery of the first of two AgustaWestland...
October 15, 2009 Aviation Maintenance
Saint-Gobain to Design Legacy Radomes
Embraer has awarded a supplier contract to Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, which will provide...
October 15, 2009 N/A
Accolades for Ed Stimpson
The Flight Safety Foundation says its past chairman, Ed Stimpson, has been awarded the 2009 FSF-Boeing Aviation Safety Lifetime Achievement Award. "Ambassador Stimpson is the epitome of whom this award seeks to recognize," said FSF President and CEO...
October 14, 2009 Avionics
Honeywell EGPWS Receives FAA Approval
Honeywell's Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) for helicopters received FAA technical design and production approval, the company announced Tuesday. According to Honeywell, the EGPWS uses aircraft inputs...
October 14, 2009 N/A
Life Saver or Life Taker?
A New Era for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) An Aviation Today Webinar Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (ET) Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operations provide an important service to the public by...
October 13, 2009 Aviation Maintenance
LBAS Completes Global Express Overhaul
Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) has finished its first major overhaul on a Bombardier Global Express in Europe...
October 12, 2009 Air Safety Week
Fewer Close Calls on Runways
The number of serious runway incursions at U.S, airports was cut in half during Fiscal Year 2009, according to he Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). There were 12 serious incursions in FY 2009, which ended Sept. 30, with only two involving commercial...
October 12, 2009 Air Safety Week
Pilots Stand Down
The 13th edition of Safety Standdown, Bombardier's annual safety seminar, took place in Wichita, KA September 28 to October 1. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman, and NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen delivered opening remarks at...
October 12, 2009 Air Safety Week
Part 135 Pressure Cooker
Aviation Today recently conducted a webinar entitled Part 135 Operations: How to Handle the New Pressures. With the recent indictment of five Platinum Jet executives for illegal Part 135 operations, the stakes for operating without a Part 135 certificate just...
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