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Maintenance and Modifications

Houston Hobby MRO expands based business

Enterprise Jet Center evolved from Enterprise Products, a gas and oil company that opened a flight department in 1979.
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Approves AvFab Beechjet 400 and Cessna 441 Divan

Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) has been granted EASA approval for the installation of its Beechjet 400 two-place divan.
Maintenance and Modifications

Boca Aircraft Gets Bermuda AMO Approval

The Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation has granted approval to Boca Aircraft Maintenance to maintain and repair Bermuda-registered aircraft under an AM
Regulations and Government

Deadline Extended for IA Renewal Clarification

The FAA has issued a Notice of Proposed Policy intended to clarify the definition of “actively engaged” for purposes of issuing and renewing the A&P
Maintenance and Modifications

Snecma To Provide Full CFM56-5B Support for ACJs

Snecma and Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) signed an agreement for Snecma to provide full service support for the CFM International CFM56-5B turbofans
Maintenance and Modifications

NATA Announces Call for 2011 AMT technician Awards

The submission deadline for maintenance organizations to participate in the National Air Transportation Association’s new Aviation Maintenance Technician
Maintenance and Modifications

Brazil Approves Elliott Aviation King Air TCAS 4000

Moline, Ill.-based Elliott Aviation has received a supplemental type certificate from the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) of Brazil for the inst
Maintenance and Modifications

Goodyear Offers Tire Care & Maintenance Manual

Knowing your limits is sage advice, and when it comes to aircraft tire wear, it’s all about routine inspection and knowing the facts.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Opens Regional Support Office in Dubai

Learjet, Challenger and Global operators have a new choice for maintenance in the Middle East now that Bombardier Aerospace has opened a new regional sup
Maintenance and Modifications

AS9100 Certification Granted to Summit Aviation

Summit Aviation has received AS9100 aerospace quality standard system certification at its Somerset, Ky., facility.
Maintenance and Modifications

Chromalloy Opens Casting Center in Tampa

A new 150,000-sq-ft investment casting facility has been opened in Tampa, Fla., by Chromalloy Castings.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Offers Dallas-based Mobile Support Team

West Star Aviation has added a mobile support team (MST) to its Dallas facility.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bizav Maintenance

“The general aviation industry has been hit hard for the past two years, resulting in massive downsizing in many areas.

UTAir to Order Superjets

Russia’s UTAir plans to acquire as many as 24 Sukhoi Superjet 100-95s as replacements for its aged Tupolev Tu-134s, Sukhoi general director Mikhail Pogosya

Brazil’s Azul maintains a steep growth trajectory

Azul Linhas Aereos, Brazil’s newest discount airline, registered a 79.71-percent load factor and carried 2.2 million passengers last year, its first full y

Swiss regionals consolidate

Swiss regional airline Baboo, based in Geneva, and Darwin Airline, headquartered at Lugano Airport in southern Switzerland, an-nounced in late November tha

Scope resolution central to UA-CAL integration

The October 1 merger of United and Continental Airlines has exhumed an old bone of contention between mainline pilots and their management that stands to p

Delta Regionals To Get Wi-Fi

Delta Air Lines plans this month to start installing onboard Wi-Fi on 223 regional jets flown by Delta Connection carriers, making Delta the first U.S.

Horizon Pilots Ratify New Contract

The Teamsters-represented pilots of Seattle-based Horizon Air ratified a new five-year labor contract in late November, officially ending some four years
Aircraft

SpiceJet Inks Q400 Deal

Gurgaon, India-based SpiceJet placed a firm order last month for 15 Bombardier Q400 turboprops in a deal worth some $446 million, according to the Canadi

Lufthansa Orders Eight More E195s

Lufthansa has placed a new firm order for eight Embraer E195s for use within the Lufthansa Regional system, the Brazilian manufacturer announced last month
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter X3 reaches 180 knots, on course for higher speeds

Eurocopter’s compound helicopter demonstrator, the X3 (“X cube”), met its first speed target on November 29 when it achieved 180 ktas in level flight at “r
ATC

Board urges traffic alert systems for helo ops

Late last year the NTSB issued recommendations (A-10-124 through -128) in response to the 2009 fatal Hudson River midair between a Piper Lance and a tour h
Aircraft

Sikorsky X2 destined for military app

Having achieved its target speed of 250 ktas in September, Sikorsky continues to flight-test the X2 demonstrator but at a slower pace.
Training and Workforce

AS350 EMS sim debuts

American Eurocopter recently unveiled a new full-motion flight and mission simulator for AS350 crew training tailored to EMS and law-enforcement ­applicati

Legislator lobbies TSA to re-open D.C. heliport

A senior member of both the House aviation subcommittee and Homeland Security Committee is urging the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to re-op
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky S-76D enters production

Sikorsky announced early last month that final assembly of the first production S-76D medium twin has begun in Coatesville, Pa.Czech-based Aero
Rotorcraft

China Takes Firefighting Mi-26TC

In November Russian Helicopters delivered a Mi-26TC heavy twin, manufactured by Rostvertol, to Hong-Kong-based import firm Lectern Aviation Supplies.
Rotorcraft

L.A. Sheriff Selects Flightcell

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department will outfit its new fleet of 14 American Eurocopter AS350B2s with the DZM2 system, which packages all-in-one
Rotorcraft

AD Aerospace To Supply FlightVu Cameras on EC175

Eurocopter will fit AD Aerospace’s FlightVu FV-1035 external cameras on the EC175.