All articles by John Croft – Page 9
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NTSB: Aviation fatalities down in 2010
Aviation in 2010 proved to be the vehicular travel mode with the lowest fatalities in the US, according to year-end...
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First flight on tap for Tecnam four-place single
Italian airframer Tecnam says first flight of its new four-place, Lycoming-powered single, the P2010, will take place in early January. Featuring...
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Government confirms LightSquared lower band interference
A GPS advisory board has revealed that broadband provider LightSquared's revised operating band for 4G wireless service caused "harmful interference" to...
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Sikorsky expects first S-76D handover in September
Manufacturer expects to deliver first of its new medium-class helicopters in September after 'stubbing its toe' on the way
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US-built Phenom 100 makes hitch-free first flight
Embraer said there were no anomalies in the 2.5h first flight of a US-built Phenom 100 business jet from Melbourne International Airport, Florida, on 8 December, marking a trouble-free start for the company's first US-based production plant there.
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PICTURES: Air Tour pilot deviated from standard route
An air tour helicopter pilot flying four passengers on a Part 135 sightseeing trip from Las Vegas to the Hoover Dam deviated from the standard air tour route...
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LightSquared to make “upper band” proposal to FCC
Wireless wholesaler LightSquared says it will submit to regulators "very soon" a proposal for approved "upper band"
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Embraer first flight bodes well for US production line
Embraer says there were no anomalies in the 2.5h first flight of a US-built Phenom 100 business jet from the Melbourne international airport on 8 December,...
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Idling approaches on tap for Capital region in 2012
A slate of new "green" optimised arrival and departure procedures for three major "metroplex" airports near Washington DC will go live in stages starting...
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FAA and industry aim to halve fatality risk by 2025
The US FAA and airline industry have refocused and evolved the commercial aviation safety team (CAST) programme with a new fatality reduction goal for 2025. Using...
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Embraer completes Melbourne project; rolls out first US Phenom
Embraer has completed its three-year, $50 million project to bring business jet production and a global executive aviation customer to Melbourne international airport in Florida
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Cirrus to reveal jet future in January
Capitalised by its new China-based owner - China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (CAIGA) - Cirrus plans to reveal certification and production plans for...
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Evergreen to gauge global GPS augmentation services
Evergreen Airlines in December will begin equipping the first of six Boeing 747 freighters with a Universal Avionics flight management system that boosts...
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NBAA: The old BARR is back
Business aviation operators and advocates are touting victory over unnecessary government intrusion after President Barack Obama signed the Consolidated...
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Rulemaking committee: No mandate for ADS-B “In”
An aviation rulemaking committee says immaturity of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) "In" applications combined with "uncertainties" in...
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Zodiac runway barrier proves differentiator in Key West prangs
Differing damage from two overruns by two business jets in a four-day span on the same runway in southern Florida, illustrates the benefits of a crushable...
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NTSB: Controllers share blame in ERJ turbulence event
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says air traffic controllers should have alerted pilots of an American Eagle ERJ-145LR of an embedded...
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ATA sues Ex-Im over Air India loans
The Air Transport Association of America has filed suit against the US Export-Import bank in an attempt to block $3.4 billion in loan guarantees for Air...
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Seawind eyes 2012 for 300C certification
With the help of the Canadian National Resource Council (NRC), nascent amphibian composite airframer Seawind is proceeding...