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Whelen Marketing LED Anti-collision lights STC
October 2, 2006, 1:16 PM
September 2005

Whelen Engineering has received STC approval for its Model 70900 Series LED anti-collision beacon, the first of its kind to be approved for general aviation aircraft, says the company.

Russia Approves Bombradier Berlin Service Center
October 2, 2006, 1:15 PM
September 2005

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) has received approval from the Federal Civil Aviation Authority of Russia (FCAAR) to perform line and base maintenance work on Russian-registered Bombardier aircraft.

BA609 makes first flight in airplane configuration
October 2, 2006, 12:22 PM
September 2005

The first Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor made full conversion to airplane mode near Fort Worth, Texas, in late July.

New majority owner revives MD Helicopters
October 2, 2006, 12:09 PM
September 2005

After months of uncertainty, MD Helicopters (MDHI) has a new owner. Patriarch Partners, a New York-based financial firm with assets of approximately $4.5 billion, has acquired a controlling interest in the troubled Mesa, Ariz. manufacturer.

Roy Resavage to leave HAI’s top position
October 2, 2006, 12:03 PM
September 2005

Helicopter Association International (HAI) president Roy Resavage is calling it a day, after seven-and-a-half years at the helm of the helicopter industry’s association in Washington, D.C.

FAA Publishes EMSRisk-assessment Program
October 2, 2006, 12:01 PM
September 2005

The FAA has conducted a review of accidents involving commercial emergency medical services (EMS) helicopters between January 1998 and December last year.

Florida School Expands
October 2, 2006, 11:59 AM
September 2005

Helicopter Adventures has opened a new flight-training facility. The new building, located at Space Coast Regional Airport, near Titusville, Fla., adds four large classrooms and 7,000 sq ft of office and administrative space to the existing school.

Chinese S-76 Fleet Grows
October 2, 2006, 11:58 AM
September 2005

China Eastern General Aviation Corporation (EGAC) is to buy two Sikorsky S-76C+s to support oil support missions off northern China. They join nine S-76s offshore oil operators currently flying in China.

LongRanger Still in Demand
October 2, 2006, 11:57 AM
September 2005

Bell has delivered the first of a six-aircraft LongRanger order to Gulf of Mexico operator Rotorcraft Leasing Company (RLC).

RRJ Passes Critical Design Reviews
October 2, 2006, 11:53 AM
September 2005

The Sukhoi-led consortium building the Russian Regional Jet got some good news when the RRJ-95B/LR and RRJ-75B/LR passed their critical design reviews (CDR) after some 120 technical specialists from Western program partners joined Sukhoi engineers for a July 11 to 16 “dream team” session in Mosc

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