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FBOs
Avfuel adds handling services
Fuel distributor Avfuel now offers international flight planning and ground handling through its Avplan subsidiary.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky X2 Races Toward Helo Speed Record
Sikorsky Aircraft’s X2 technology demonstrator achieved a forward speed of 181 knots on a test flight today at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center in We
Safety
Inadvertent Engine Shutdown Felled UK Citation
A final report from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said a missing rivet head on a fuel shutoff valve that likely led to inadvertent engin
FBOs
Cutter sells Dallas exec FBO
Cutter Aviation last month finalized a plan to consolidate its Dallas-area operations at its growing North Dallas location at Collin County Regional Airpor
Regulations and Government
House Transportation Head Sees FAA Bill by July 4
A multiyear FAA reauthorization bill will be on President Obama’s desk by July 4.
FBOs
Harrods sold to Qatar Holdings
The Harrods Aviation FBOs at London Luton and Stansted airports, as well as helicopter charter operator Air Harrods, have been sold as part of a $2.2 billi
FBOs
New FBO under construction at Florida’s Page Field
A groundbreaking ceremony was held last month for a 46,000-sq-ft general aviation complex at Page Field in Fort Myers, Fla.
Safety
NTSB Wants Power-loss Training for Part 135, 91K
The splashdown of US Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River on Jan.
Avionics
Eurocopter finally unwraps cockpit of its new EC175
Eurocopter last month released the first photo of the actual cockpit of the
Avionics
EC155 gets new SAR mode
Eurocopter is offering on the EC155 Dauphin the autopilot search-and-rescue (SAR) mode that until now could be found only on the larger EC225 Super Puma.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky introduces new EMS interior for S-76
Sikorsky has introduced a new interior for emergency medical services (EMS) on the S-76 medium twin.
Rotorcraft
EMS Bell 429 operator reports ‘rock solid’ performance
The first operator of an EMS-configured Bell 429 light twin reports it is “more than happy” with the helicopter and its performance after flying 65 mission
Rotorcraft
Guimbal Ramps up Cabri production
France-based Hélicoptères Guimbal has reached its first production target of one helicopter per month, CEO and founder Bruno Guimbal told AIN, and t
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter enhances its Shape reorganization plan
Eurocopter is beefing up Shape, the reorganization plan it unveiled last October.
Rotorcraft
Indy PD’s Rotary Wings Grounded
The Indianapolis Police Department’s four helicopters have been grounded since earlier this year after its aviation insurance was allowed to expire.
Rotorcraft
‘Helicopter Shopping’ In Fatal HEMS Crash?
A Hospital Wing AS350B3 crashed on March 25 after delivering a patient near Brownsville, Tenn., in an area of thunderstorms.
Rotorcraft
Bristow Academy Plans Expansion
Bristow will build $10 million in new facilities and add 97 employees at its Florida flight school in Titusville.
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter Teams with Mercedes for EC145 interior
Eurocopter last month unveiled the EC145 Mercedes- Benz Style, a version of the light twin helicopter that features aesthetic and practical innovations.
Rotorcraft
Rega’s Helo Missions Steady in 2009
Swiss rescue organization Rega’s 13 helicopters flew a steady (+0.2 percent) number of missions last year, the tally being 10,443.
Accidents
Newscopter and 737 in Near-collision
The NTSB is investigating the April 28 incident at Houston Hobby in which a Bell 407 operated by Helicopters, Inc.
Rotorcraft
Two Ka-32s Delivered to Azerbaijan Emergency Ministry
Russian Helicopters last month delivered two Kamov Ka-32s to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations.
NYC Helitour Operators Clipped
Acceding to community noise complaints, New York helitour operators and officials from the city’s Economic Development Corporation have agreed on a new set
Aircraft
In the Works: June 2010
Gulfstream – G650Test pilot John O’Meara and senior experimental test pilot Tom Horne flew Gulfstream’s G650 proto- type to its top operating
Avionics
News Update: Avionics
Avanti Gets Pro Line 21 RetrofitRockwell Collins has teamed with Ruag Business Aviation of Switzerland on a Pro Line 21 cockpit upgrade for th
Avionics
Pro Line Fusion enters certification home stretch
About 50 hours of test flying remains before Rockwell Collins will submit the certification paperwork to the FAA for its
Avionics
Jepp takes new approach with SolidFX reader
Pilots now have many choices for viewing approach plates, arrival and departure charts and airport diagrams in the cockpit, from traditional paper to elect
Avionics
Thales studies one-display flight deck
Thales is leading a research project toward what might be the ultimate in avionics displays–a single-display flight deck.
Avionics
Thrane & Thrane unveils aviator 200
Thrane & Thrane has taken the wraps off what it claims is the smallest, lightest satcom equipment available for linking through Inmarsat broadband serv
