Pilot, One Passenger Fatally Injured In October, 2011 Accident
The pilot of a Cessna Caravan which went down in Canada's Northwest Territories (NWT) was impaired by marijuana use, according to a report from the Canadian Transportation Safety Board. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured, and two other passengers survived with serious injuries.
'Project Zero' Being Developed By Finmeccanica With Diverse Partners
Officially unveiled on March 4th, just prior to the Heli-Expo 2013 in Las Vegas, the revolutionary AgustaWestland “Project Zero” all-electric tiltrotor technology demonstrator is the result of close collaborations with Finmeccanica companies - Selex ES, Ansaldo Breda, and Ansaldo Energia - and partner companies from Italy, the U.K., the U.S., and Japan.
Led Hard-Fought Effort to Preserve Sequester-Targeted Towers
NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen issued a statement late Wednesday in response to the decision by Senate leadership to decline consideration of an amendment introduced by Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), which would have preserved air traffic control towers and other facilities targeted for closure under mandatory federal budget curtailment, or "sequestration."
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