"This Is A Great Day For Cessna"

The Federal Aviation Administration granted type certification to Cessna's model 680 Citation Sovereign.   The FAA Central Region Aircraft Certification Manager presented the type certificate to Cessna officials at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday.

Hughes A269A May Not Have Been Airworthy

NTSB investigators now think a tail-rotor problem forced a Hughes A269A to crash in Franklin County (NC), killing a deputy last month. But worse, county officials say it's possible the aircraft never should have been flying in the first place.

Caravan That Went Down In Lake Erie Was Overweight

The Canadian Transportation Safety Board reported Tuesday a Cessna 208B Caravan that went down in Lake Erie last January, killing 10 people, was about 15-percent over its maximum weight. Although the C-TSB says weight was probably a factor in the accident, it has not been ruled as the cause.

Will Talk About Legislation And Regulation

NATA president James K. Coyne will host a Town Hall meeting on Monday, June 7, at 3:00 p.m., in Wheeling, IL.

Named Bell's H-1 Program Director

Kevin Connell, a 25-year aerospace industry veteran has been named H-1 Program Director for Bell Helicopter. Connell, most recently Bell's Executive Director, Commercial Programs replaces Chris Becker, who has decided to leave Bell for another position in the aerospace industry.

CEO Abruptly Announces Resignation

Petroleum Helicopters announced that its Chief Executive Officer and President, Lance F. Bospflug, has resigned as CEO and President at the end of May. A back-dated news release to ANN said Bospflug resigned for "personal reasons."

AD NUMBER: 2004-11-01 MANUFACTURER: Raytheon SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-11-01 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Raytheon Model BAe.125 series 800A (including C-29A and U-125 variant) and 800B airplanes; and ModelHawker 800 (including U-125A variant) and 800XP airplanes; that requires a functional test of the engine fire extinguishing wiring for the appropriate installation; verification of the correct wiring connector installation; correction of wiring if necessary; and installation of new marker bands.This action is necessary to prevent incorrect wiring of the engine fire extinguisher bottles, which could result in one or both fire exti