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With Pelton out, Textron boss running Cessna
Following what was described on May 2 as the retirement of 52-year-old Cessna chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton, Textron chairman and CEO Scott Donne
Aerion to subsonic set: Go with the (natural laminar) flow
The past couple of years have not been the best of times for a would-be developer to sign deals with industrial partners and customer-users for a new super
Engines
Geared Turbofan for Bizav Not Suited to All Missions
Business aviation will still be burning fossil fuels in things that are recognizable as turbine engines 30 years from now.
Jack Pelton Leaving Cessna
After 11 years at Cessna, and eight of them in the left seat, Jack Pelton is leaving the Textron-owned, Wichita-based aircraft manufacturer.
AIN Blog: Linguistic Restraint
The Southwest Airlines 737-300 that lost some fuselage skin last month must surely have provided its occupants with some horribly tense minutes, but the ai
Foley Assembling Cirrus Counter-offer
Convinced that he can round up enough U.S.
NRC adds smarts to helo fly-by-wire
The innate intelligence of fly-by-wire (FBW) flight controls makes them a natural for reducing the relatively high pilot workload that can come with rotar
Bell Delivers First 429s to Mideast, India
Bell Helicopter delivered the first 429s to the Middle East and India last month.
Heli-Expo 2011: Striving for Zero Blemishes, Bristow Hones Its Image
Anyone who has flown aboard a helicopter in support of oil and gas exploration knows that this form of flying ranks among the more exhilarating ways of tra
Heli-Expo 2011: Pino’s State-of-Sikorsky Address a Rich Lode
Buoyed by steady and solid U.S.
Sikorsky Coy on Eclipse Production Plans
Sikorsky president Jeff Pino, himself the owner of an Eclipse 500, continues to decline to reveal how much Sikorsky paid when it invested in Eclipse Aerosp
DAC and Cobham sign HeliSAS sales agreement
DAC International, part of Greenwich AeroGroup, has entered into an agreement with Cobham STec under which DAC will distribute Cobham’s HeliSAS autopilo
Van Horn Expands Blade Facilities
Concurrent with unveiling its new composite blades for the MD500 series, Van Horn Aviation (VHA) president Jim Van Horn announced the company is in the pro
AS350 B3e: Eurocopter’s “E” Class Is Here
To signify their continuing evolution, Eurocopter is applying an “e” suffix to the latest variants of its helicopters.
FlightSafety Expanding P&WC Turboshaft Training
In the “near future,” FlightSafety (Booth No.
Heli-Expo 2011: Bell Finally Finds Happiness with BLR’s FastFins
“Bell Loves BLR” might sound like street graffiti, but it’s not far from the point.
When helicopter aerodynamics modifier BLR Aerospace (Booth No.
Enstrom Helicopters in China
With the recent sale of a 480B turbine single to Wuhan Helicopters, Enstrom has returned to the Chinese market.
Donaldson Particle-Buster Helps CH-53K Breathe Easy
Donaldson has delivered the first full-scale engine air particle protection system (EAPPS) to Sikorsky for the
Heli-Expo 2011: Eurocopter As350 Full-Flight Simulator Approved
American Eurocopter (AEC) has received FAA Level B and night-vision goggle (NVG) training certification for its AS350 full flight simulator in Grand Pra
Amid Fanfare, Eurocopter Reveals EC145 with Fenestron
With dry ice, bright lights, loud music, CEO Lutz Bertling in the cockpit and four glamorous passengers in the cabin wearing helmets and flight suits, Euro
JetNet Showing New Info Services
Corporate aviation information provider JetNet (Booth No.
Heli-Expo 2011: Eurocopter Takes Wraps Off Its EC145T2
With dry ice, bright lights, loud music, CEO Lutz Bertling in the cockpit and four glamorous passengers in helmets and flight suits, Eurocopter rolled out
Heli-Expo 2011: Whirly-Girls helps fund eight future helo pilots
At its annual Whirly-Girls Awards Banquet on Saturday, the international women helicopter pilots organization presented 2011 scholarships totaling more
Cadorath Aero Establishes Tech Support Team
Cadorath Aerospace (Booth No.
Aviall Signs Up Rotorcraft Leasing for Parts
Aviall will supply helicopter parts to Broussard, La.-based Rotorcraft Leasing’s 12 bases in Louisiana, Texas, Florida and California.
Heli-Expo 2011: Better Times Ahead For Helo Builders, Says Forecast
It’s Heli-Expo, and that means it’s also Honeywell forecast time.
WSJ swats at Bloomberg's bizjets
The Wall Street Journal has been a vital tool for people who didn’t make their money by winning the lottery, and the publication certainly has its f
General aviation–future uncertain
Think back to when you were a fresh-faced kid staring into a beckoning sky, building the foundations of the passion for flying that has sustained your life
What needs to be done to turn GA around
Next time you have some solitude, sit quietly and think back to that early part of your life when you began to wonder what itπd be like to fly.
Gulfstream expansion raises mood subdued by GAMA 3Q numbers
What the GAMA third-quarter numbers subtracted from the upbeat mood generated by October’s NBAA Convention, Gulfstream Aerospace restored in part when it
