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Rotorcraft

Helitech Confirms 2014 Edition Turnout

Attendance was much lower than at last year’s event.
Rotorcraft

Vector Gets HTaws Upgrade Nod

FAA and EASA OK installation of Htaws on Airbus Helicopters AS332C, L and L1 Super Pumas.
Avionics

CAE Delivers First Lakota FTD

This is the first UH-72A Lakota flight sim to be located at the U.S. Army’s primary helicopter flight training school at Fort Rucker, Ala.
FBOs

XJet Goes Global

The aviation services provider recently took over the 250,000-sq-ft former SR Technics facility at London Stansted Airport.
Rotorcraft

Uber Expands into Helicopters

Typically, Uber aligns with an established charter operator and offers package ground-air deals involving its car service.
Safety

Foreign Object Debris Damage: Defining the Way Ahead

Manufacturers wanted to hear about the impacts of FOD events and operators believe they can do about them.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Western Aircraft

Recent expansion extends the company’s maintenance and parts inventory capabilities.
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Rotorcraft

Evolux Gears Up To Offer Per-seat Helicopter Flights

Start-up company to begin with New York city, south Florida
Avionics

Satcom Direct Router Supports Speedier Streaming

Passengers can make calls and send texts using their own smartphone numbers.
Avionics

Satcom1 Testing SwiftBroadband Channel Bonding

Testing has reached a stable output of 1.4 Mbps “over a significant period of time.”
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: January 2015

Deadlines approaching within six month, 12 months and beyond 12 months.
Aircraft

In the Works: Crystal Ball 2015

Big jets dominated unveilings last year.
Avionics

Touchscreens Clean Up Gulfstream Symmetry Flight Deck

With fly-by-wire active control sidesticks and touchscreen-controlled avionics, the Symmetry flight deck is clean and uncluttered.
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Aircraft

Pre-owned Update: January 2015

Pre-owned inventory has been shrinking, despite a growing worldwide fleet that added more than 525 new aircraft in 2014.
Accidents

Torqued: Personal vs. Organizational Accountability for Aviation Safety

The NTSB could do more to see what role fatigue and organizational culture played in the Aug. 14, 2013 crash of a UPS A300.
Aircraft

U.S. Military Aircraft Sales Flat in 2014, Missile Sales Down

U.S. sales of military aircraft remained flat in 2014, according to the Aerospace Industries Association.
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Aircraft

Airliners Lift U.S. Aerospace Industry to $228 Billion in Sales

U.S. aerospace industry sales in 2014 grew to $228 billion, according to the Aerospace Industries Association.
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Aircraft

China Awards Type Certification of ARJ21 Regional Airliner

The Civil Aviation Administration of China issued a type certificate for the Comac ARJ21-700 regional jet, China’s first indigenous airliner.
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Aircraft

NetJets Ups Firm Orders For Embraer Phenom 300

Latest agreement converts 10 options into firm orders valued at nearly $90 million.
Rotorcraft

EASA Oks SAR Variant of AW189

Deliveries set to begin to U.K. SAR program.
Regulations and Government

FAA Upgrades Part 25 Lightning Protection Standards

New standards designed to protect fuel tanks from explosions.
Avionics

Gulfstream Offers ADS-B OUT for G150

The new technology is required to operate in portions of airspace above Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam.
Safety

India’s Safety Rating Likely To Remain at Category II

Recent inspections uncovered eight system deficiencies
Regulations and Government

Robert Hartzell Among New Hall of Fame Slate

Gene Kranz, the late Abe Silverstein and Brig. General Robert Cardenas also to be enshrined.
Aircraft

J.P.Morgan: BizJet Deliveries To Jump By Double Digits In 2015

Business jet deliveries appear to have returned to growth in 2014 and are poised to jump by 13% in 2015.
Accidents

Debris Found Is From AirAsia Flight 8501, Airline Confirms

Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency confirmed that debris found in the Karimata Strait is from AirAsia Flight 8501
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Aircraft

Only Three Nations are Takers for Joint European Tanker Fleet

The Netherlands, Norway and Poland will collectively acquire and operate A330MRTTs
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Airlines

Russian Government Guarantees Debt For Transaero

Transaero Airlines CEO denies reports of possible service cancellations due to Russian currency crisis.
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Avionics

Phoenix Residents Take FAA to Task on NextGen Changes

City of Phoenix pushes to reverse FAA airspace changes.
Regulations and Government

FAA Releases Draft Guidance On EMS Helo Rule

Guidance to lay groundwork for new training requirements.