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March 15, 2005

NBAA Takes Issue With FBI/DHS Report

Myopic Media Reaction Didn't Help Matters

The National Business Aviation Association's President and CEO Ed Bolen issued the following statement concerning news coverage of a government aviation security report compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security and made public, Monday.

480 Series Helo Mod Already FAA Approved

Enstrom Helicopter Corp. has upgraded the air conditioning unit in its 480 model series of helicopters. FAA certification for the unit was granted late last year.

AD NUMBER: 2005-06-01 MANUFACTURER: Eurocopter France SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-06-01 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model EC 155B and EC 155B1 helicopters that requires inspecting the chamfer of the stop on the cabin sliding doors (doors) and installing an airworthy stop if the chamfer exceeds a certain length; and prior to each flight, visually checking the door to determine if it is correctly locked in the open position before flying with the doors open, and checking the locking indicator light and the position of the door handles before flying with the doors closed.