When pilot Mike Asset took a check ride on March 22, 2001, he
said the FAA examiner "had something new" to show him. That
"something new" ended up severely damaging the helicopter and made
the examiner a "contributing factor" to the accident, according to
the NTSB.
China's had enough.
After two mishaps -- one deadly -- involving Ilyushin IL-76 cargo
aircraft chartered from the former Soviet Union, China has banned
such flights indefinitely.
Canadian Transport Safety Board investigators are scheduled to
update the famlies of 10 people killed in a Cessna 208B crash
Tuesday, but don't look for anyone to be satisfied by the
results.
EBACE2004, a three-day exhibition held May 25 through 27,
registered a record 6,487 Attendees – an increase of 8.4
percent over last year’s total of 5,984. It also featured 247
Exhibitors occupying a record 728 3-meter by 3-meter booth spaces
in Geneva Palexpo, an increase of 18 percent over last year’s
booth space total of 615. The Static Display on Geneva
International Airport featured a total of 36 business aircraft.
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