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Helicopter operators and manufacturers are seeing offshore wind turbine maintenance as the next growth opportunity

At the ERA annual conference in September, SuperJet International CEO Carlo Logli reported a dispatch reliability rate of 96 to 97 percent recorded by SSJ1

The meeting of the key ERA industry affairs advisory group at the association’s assembly in Rome in September featured a long discussion on the EU emission

The ERA assembly in Rome in September proved a high-profile event for Air Nostrum

At a media breakfast hosted by Swiss airline Skywork ahead of the annual conference of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA)

The Regional Airline Association has urged Congress to reject two new taxes on airline passengers proposed by President Obama in late September.

Mesa Air Group signed a deal in late September with Goodrich for landing-gear maintenance services on its fleet of Bombardier CRJ700s and CRJ900s.

Brazilian carrier Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras took delivery of Latin America’s first ATR 72-600 turboprop last month.

Bombardier Aerospace confirmed in late September that Luxair placed the firm order for four Q400s

Embraer secured a pair of firm orders over just about a week spanning late September and early last month that added another 11 E-Jets to its sales

The FAA is determining the feasibility of a new route for helicopters

Heliflite is now offering airport transfer flights to or from any of New York’s three heliports

Dublin, Ireland-based Milestone Aviation Group and CHC Helicopter have agreed

Offshore oil and gas operator CHC Helicopter has ordered 20 Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma medium twins and taken options on four more, with deliveries

During the China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin, Turbomeca announced its Arriel 2B1A engine is to power the Avicopter AC311.

Sikorsky is to cut 540 jobs–about 3 percent of its global workforce–in the U.S. and Poland

Equipment manufacturer Sagem, which is developing the fly-by-wire (FBW) controls that will be installed on the Eurocopter X4 medium twin, is pledging they

Sikorsky is developing a next-generation main gearbox (MGB) with enhanced lubrication capabilities with built-in redundancy systems such as chip detectors

On several fronts Europe’s regional airlines face challenges to achieve parity with larger airlines–which operate larger aircraft and wield more

For Part 2 of this special report, the AIN team digs deeper into the issues facing charter operators and the air-taxi industry.

Turbomeca plans to reduce the specific fuel consumption (SFC) of its turboshaft engines by 37 percent by 2030,

In preparation for its 12th Air Navigation Conference (ANC) this month

Despite the deluge of negative news about Europe’s mounting financial crisis,

Much of the discussion of the United Technologies (UTC) planned $18.4 billion acquisition of Goodrich has focused on the companies’ combined content

The specter of double-dip recession hasn’t dented an optimistic outlook at JetBrokers Europe as it marks the first anniversary of relocating to an office

When Bill Boisture walked through the doors at Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) in March 2009, he clearly understood the enormity of the challenge he’d accepted

Cessna came out swinging against the Embraer challenge in late September and at the NBAA Convention last month, unveiling two additional Citations

Bombardier Aerospace announced on October 24 that Global 7000 and 8000 aft fuselages will be built at its site in Queretaro, Mexico.

747-8I finishes certification flying.