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Cabin Interior and Electronics
Field Aviation Delivers Executive Q400s
Toronto-based Field Aviation has delivered two Bombardier Q400s in a corporate shuttle reconfiguration to Avitrade Belgium, which will operate them on beha
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Aviation Fabricators Goes Hawker with Cabin Upgrades
Aviation Fabricators has received an STC approval for its arm-ledge/table design for the Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, E90, F90 and 200.
The package is d
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Cordner’s BAe 146/Avro RJ Conversion Mining for Business
Cordner Aviation Group made its first
Cabin Interior and Electronics
RDT Introduces Tempus IC Telemedicine Breakthrough
London-based RDT, a telemedicine products specialist, has introduced its new Tempus IC, a small, lightweight remote medical “assistant” that RDT claims wil
Training and Workforce
ATR Opens Training Center in Paris
ATR opened a new pilot training center in Paris last month.
Aircraft
Bombardier Breaks Into Indian Market with Q400s
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet took delivery of its fourth Q400 NextGen on September 7 and planned to deploy it late last month along with three others i
Aircraft
Third Trans States Landing Accident in Ottawa Raises Questions About Runway Design
Authorities in Canada are investigating a September 4 runway excursion at Ottawa International Airport involving a Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ 145–th
Aircraft
ATR Racks Up Orders for 72-600s
ATR collected orders for a total of 19 new ATR 72-600s from two customers last month, one of which also announced plans to lease another nine of the Pratt
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Embraer To Sell Lineage 1000 Green
In a departure from its earlier policy of doing all Lineage 1000 cabin completion work in-house, Brazilian OEM Embraer is now offering a green variant of t
Signature Adds Affiliate Program for FBOs
Signature Flight Support launched a new program, dubbed Signature Select, that allows independent FBOs to use its same systems, service and safety
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky X2 Test Pilot Recognized
Kevin Bredenbeck, the pilot who flew Sikorsky’s X2 technology demonstrator last year to an unofficial speed record for conventional helicopters
Goodrich Acquires Winslow Life Raft
Goodrich yesterday completed its acquisition of Lake Suzy, Fla.-based Winslow Marine Products, a provider of life rafts to the business aviation
Sustainability and Environment
TAG Aviation Expands at Farnborough Airport
TAG Aviation expects to complete construction of a new three-bay hangar complex at the London-area Farnborough Airport next month.
Helicopter Crashes in East River with Five On Board
The NTSB has launched a Go-Team to investigate the crash of a Bell 206 tour helicopter into the East River in New York City.
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter Plans Higher Speeds with X3 Compound
Eurocopter has entirely opened the flight envelope of its X3 compound helicopter (F-ZXXX), Jean-Michel Billig, Eurocopter executive vice president
Avionics
Javad GPS May Save LightSquared's Bacon
Can GPS and LightSquared coexist? Within the civil and military GPS community, the answer has been emphatically and unequivocally
Regulations and Government
California Avgas Lawsuit on Temporary Hold
After hearing arguments for more than two hours yesterday, a California Federal Judge has postponed until next week any preliminary rulings on
Charter & Fractional
October Air Charter Demand Looking Flat
Demand for charter flights during October looks set to remain somewhat flat, according to the latest projections from online charter portal Avinode
Regulations and Government
European Aviation Emissions Scheme Draws More Flak
Opposition to the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) continued to gain airspeed and altitude last week
Rotorcraft
First Hybrid Helicopter Achieves Maiden Flight
Eurocopter announced today that it has flown a “hybrid” AS350 Ecureuil/AStar, a production helicopter that combines a turboshaft internal combustion engine
Aircraft
Boeing Forecasts 20-year Market for 7,530 New Airplanes in North America
Boeing forecasts demand for 7,530 airplanes in North America
Rotorcraft
New ‘Quiet’ Periods enforced at Paris Toussus Business Airport
Paris Toussus-le-Noble airport has been subject to new noise-abatement rules since August 15, thus limiting traffic in response to complaints from local re
Aircraft
Small UAS Rule Will Begin Phased Entry of Unmanned Aircraft
The expected release in December of a proposed rule governing the operation of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) in the U.S.
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter's Upgraded Models Coming Soon
Eurocopter is upgrading most of its product range, with the goal of providing improved performance and reduced costs.
Rotorcraft
Robinson Working With FAA On R44 “Mast-Rocking”
CEO Kurt Robinson said the company has been working with the FAA for “some time” to address concerns about “mast-rocking” or “chugging”
Hurricane Irene Caused Air Travel Woes
At the end of August, the Caribbean and the East Coast of the U.S.
Accidents
Sikorsky Charged with Hiding Documents in S-76 Crash Suit
Attorneys for offshore oil helicopter service operator PHI and an attorney representing the family of the lone crash survivor are accusing Sikorsky of supp
Accidents
Accidents: October 2011
Preliminary Report: Chartered Jetliners Suffer Fatal Crashes
Yakovlev Yak-42D, Yaroslavl, Russia, Sept.
