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Pilots Plan Round-the-World Trip
December 8, 2006, 6:53 AM
December 2006

Helicopter pilots Jennifer Murray, 66, and Colin Bodill, 55, intend to take off on December 5 for a second attempt to fly round the world via the South and North Poles. They will fly their Bell 407 from Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Dallas. They expect

Indian Hospitals Want EMS Helos
December 8, 2006, 6:47 AM
December 2006

Several major hospitals in India have sought permission to launch helicopter emergency medical services (EMS), Indian news Web site The Hindu reported last month. They have applied to the DGCA, the country’s civil aviation authority, which has not yet made a decision.

Chile Orders Four A109s
December 8, 2006, 6:28 AM
December 2006

The Carabineros de Chile has ordered four AgustaWestland A109 Powers for law enforcement, search-and-rescue and transport operations. The first helicopter is to be delivered in the first quarter of next year.

ExxonMobil Stops Chartering AS 332s
December 8, 2006, 6:23 AM
December 2006

A Eurocopter Super Puma crashed in the South China Sea, 103 miles off the Malaysian coast, on November 5, Malaysian national news agency Bernama reported last month.

Flying with diabetes in the U.S.
December 8, 2006, 6:21 AM
December 2006

U.S. pilots with Type 2 diabetes mellitus that is controlled by diet alone are eligible for any class of license through the regular issuance procedure, provided they have no evidence of associated disqualifying cardiovascular, neurological, renal or ophthalmological disease.

Diabetes: A Beginner’s Guide
December 8, 2006, 6:19 AM
December 2006

Diabetes is a chronic condition in which patients have too much glucose in their blood. Patients will suffer dangerously high blood-sugar levels because their bodies cannot make enough of the hormone insulin.

Diabetes causes pilot to shift course
December 8, 2006, 6:16 AM
December 2006

Plenty of people had a lot riding on Andrew Hoy’s enjoying a long and prosperous career as a professional pilot. Quite apart from his wife and kids, his bank manager had approved loans of almost £100,000 ($190,000) to fund commercial flight training for both fixed-wing types and helicopters.

Denim Air expanding fleet, considers first regional jets
December 8, 2006, 6:13 AM
December 2006

Dutch operator Denim Air, which claims to be Europe’s leading regional airline aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) service provider, is expanding its twin-turboprop fleet and considering adding small jetliners to meet increased demand for wet-lease capacity, including requirements o

Luxair moving to turboprops in wholesale restructuring exercise
December 8, 2006, 6:10 AM
December 2006

Luxair, Luxembourg’s one-third government-owned private carrier, is rationalizing its regional-airline fleet and route system to improve productivity and profitability. “We’re restructuring everything, including the network,” Luxair executive vice president Martin Isler told AIN.

McElroy leaves RAA for Airports Council
December 8, 2006, 6:07 AM
December 2006

The Regional Airline Association launched a search for a new president last month after Debby McElroy accepted the position of senior vice president of government affairs with Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA).

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