Medevac Service Has Suffered Two Accidents In Past Two
Months... One Fatal
After two of its helicopters have gone down in accidents less
than a month apart, Airlift Northwest told ANN last week the
company will conduct a one day voluntary "stand down" on Tuesday,
November 29, in order to review its safety procedures as part a
larger comprehensive internal and external review to ensure the
organization operates with the best practices in the aviation
industry.
While it's lamentable nearly all the 53 sleek Beechcraft
Starships built will never see the skies again, it's nice to hear
one airplane has been saved from the scrap pile and given a new
lease on life: as a training tool for students at Utah's Salt Lake
Community College.
It isn't easy to be Andrew Card. As if President Bush's Chief of
Staff doesn't have enough to worry about -- with falling numbers in
the polls, an ongoing federal investigation and the day-to-day
running of the White House -- Card got quite a scare over the
weekend as he was traveling from the Bush ranch in Crawford, TX
back to Washington.
A new generation medium twin AB139 helicopter recently made its
first appearance at the Dubai Airshow. The aircraft on display was
delivered last week to Abu Dhabi Aviation and is the first
offshore/VIP configured AB139 to be delivered in the Middle East
region.
Aero Medical Products Mfg., Inc.(formally known as Egan
Aviation) received its 327th FAA/STC-PMA approval for their
Advanced Life Support Stretcher System. The newest approval is for
the Lear 35 and 55.
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