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Cobham Wins STC for AS350, EC130 HeliSAS

The FAA awarded an STC to Cobham for installation of its HeliSAS autopilot and stability augmentation system on Eurocopter’s AS350 and EC130.
Rotorcraft

Improved Ecureuil Engine Certified

Turbomeca has received EASA certification for its 950-shp Arriel 2D turboshaft, destined to power the Eurocopter AS350B3e Squirrel.

Aspen Avionics Adds EASA STCs

The Aspen Avionics Evolution primary flight display system received EASA STCs for installation in the Pilatus PC-6 and Beechcraft Bonanza 33, 35 and 36 ser

Record Crop of Paris Orders Flies in the Face of Airline Balance Sheets

Paris Air Show organizers promised a feel-good factor from this year’s event, staged at Le Bourget Airport from June 20 to 26, and clearly they were in the
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Aircraft

Superjet 100’s Appeal Spreads into Western Europe

The blizzard of order activity at this year’s Paris Air Show might have obscured a highly significant signing in the regional jet arena for one of the star
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Engines

America is Getting Ahead of Air Transport’s Ecological Power Curve

At last week’s Paris Air Show strong examples of leadership in efforts to reduce air transport’s environmental footprint came from two sources that, at lea
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Mitsubishi Taps Boeing for MRJ Support

Boeing will help provide customer support for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet under the terms of a 10-year contract announced in Paris last week between the U.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Lands C Series Orders

The Bombardier C Series appears to have assumed some much overdue sales momentum recently, as the Canadian company announced two separate orders for the ne
Engines

RFID Provider Opens U.S. Subsidiary To Support A350 Suppliers

The French company chosen to provide radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags for the first major application on “flyable” aircraft components–the Airbus
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Rotorcraft

Bristow Divests Pan-African Stake

Offshore oil and gas operator Bristow is divesting its holdings in Nigeria’s Pan African Airways (PAAN) to Nigerian ownership to comply with the country’s
Charter & Fractional

FAA: Airline rules to migrate to charter operations

Flight, duty and rest regulations currently being finalized for Part 121 airlines “can very well migrate over to the Part 135” on-demand sector, John Allen
FBOs

Shell Aeroclass Announces New Mobile App

Shell Aviation Fuels has developed a new mobile electronics application to help members of its customer loyalty program manage their accounts.
Engines

Pratt and Whitney: F-35B Engine Problems Solved

Pratt & Whitney is confident that the problems with the STOVL version of the F135 engine powering the F-35B have been solved.
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Diamond Gets New Funding for D-Jet Program

Diamond Aircraft appears to have secured new funding that will allow it to resume progress on the single-engine D-Jet program.
FBOs

Gary Jet Center Plans Expansion

Private FBO operator Gary Jet Center, the sole service provider at Gary/Chicago International Airport, has broken ground on a 40,000-sq-ft hangar that will
Aircraft

Australia Finally Gets First Airbus A330MRTT Tankers

Airbus Military has delivered two of five A330MRTTs ordered by launch customer the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
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Aircraft

Bigger Falco Breaks Cover

At last week’s Paris Air Show Selex Galileo displayed a larger version of its Falco unmanned air vehicle, fitted with longer wings for greater endurance an
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FBOs

ERAU To Create FBO Course

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is developing a course on FBO management and is seeking industry feedback in the form of a survey on what aspec
Aircraft

Gripen Keeps Watch Over Libya

Since April 22 the Swedish air force Gripens have been conducting operations over Libya as part of the NATO response to UNSCR 1973.
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FAA Outlines Paths to In-Flight iPad Operations

The FAA has outlined its official policy toward use of Apple iPads and other tablet computers as Class 1 electronic flight bags (EFBs) in an Information fo
Rotorcraft

EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style unleashed on dormant segment

Eurocopter exhibited the first example of the EC145 Mercedes-Benz at Ebace in Geneva in May.

Hubbard Gulfstream GII/III Hushkit OK’d by EASA

The EASA certified the Hubbard Aviation Technologies QS3 hushkit system for the Gulfstream II, IISP, IIB and III as meeting Chapter 3 noise requirements.
FBOs

Sheltair Expands Apron at Panama City

Sheltair recently completed the expansion of its FBO ramp at Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Delivers S-92s in Thailand

Sikorsky delivered three S-92s to the Royal Thai Air Force outfitted for head-of-state missions.
FBOs

Eurojet Announces New FBO

UK-based aircraft management, charter and maintenance provider Eurojet Aviation has selected Birmingham Airport as the location for its third FBO.
Charter & Fractional

Solairus To Open New York Office

Aircraft charter and management firm Solairus Aviation plans to open an East Coast regional office in the New York area.
FBOs

ExecuJet Expands Spanish Footprint

International aviation services provider ExecuJet Aviation has expanded its ground-handling portfolio with the addition of FBOs at Gerona, Ibiza and Pal
Rotorcraft

Air Methods Acquiring Omniflight

Air Methods is continuing to expand through aggressive acquisitions.