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E190 wins LCY ticket; Lineage to follow

Barely 10 days after Embraer’s E190 gained cert
Safety

NTSB: crew failings led to Colgan crash

The NTSB laid the primary blame on the pilots of Colgan Air Flight 3407 for the
Aircraft

747-8 Resumes Flight Testing

The first Boeing 747-8 performed its second test flight on schedule yesterday, exactly two weeks after completing its February 8 maiden journey.
Aircraft

Bombardier First OEM to Earn AFRA Accreditation

Bombardier has become the first OEM to earn accreditation from the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) following a two-day audit of CRJ100/200 tear
FBOs

OCTAGON’s ECOFLO OFFERS GREEN DE-ICER FLUID

Responding to new Environmental Protection Agency guidelines that could eventually become law, Octagon Process has developed a Type 1 de-icer fluid that us
Airports

NATA UPDATES TETERBORO ONLINE TRAINING

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has updated its online Teterboro Airport training tool, which covers critical safety information for pil
FBOs

AIR STATION CONVERSION SOUGHT

Maine’s Brunswick Naval Air Station is scheduled to close in May next year, but the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is seeking to turn it into a
Airports

DHL TO DONATE AIRPORT TO COUNTY

Deutsche Post DHL announced on January 19 that it has agreed with Ohio’s Clinton County Port Authority (CCPA) to donate DHL’s former Air Hub/Wilmingto
FBOs

PASSUR’S OPSNET INTEGRATES AIRPORT INFO

Ten North American airports have contracted for or are already managing field-condition reporting using Passur Aerospace’s OpsNet system.
ATC

PC-based RVR system receives FAA approval

The FAA has approved Vaisala’s AviMet PC-based runway visual range (RVR) system for use by FAA ATC facilities in the U.S.
FBOs

PHILLIPS 66 ADDS GLACIER JET

Glacier Jet Center at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, Mont., is now a Phillips 66 fuel dealer.
FBOs

SIGNATURE LUTON TESTS VIDEO IMMIGRATION SERVICE

Signature Flight Support is working with the UK Border Agency and Technology Store to test a new system allowing processing of international passengers 24/
Sustainability and Environment

STAINLESS TANKS A FIRST FOR US AVIATION

US Aviation in Denton, Texas, is the first FBO in the U.S.
Airports

HOUSTON EXECutive AIRPORT ADDS SECOND HANGAR

Privately owned and operated Houston Executive Airport has added a second corporate hangar to its FBO facility.
FBOs

DB Aviation renames FBO, expands charter fleet

DB Aviation, a Chicago-area FBO and charter operator based at Waukegan Regional Airport, has renamed its FBO DB Flight Center.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi recruits BAE for MRJ engine help

Mitsubishi Aircraft has hired the engineering division of BAE Systems Regional Aircraft to provide design integration and certification services for the de
Engines

Sukhoi engages in engine shuffle as Superjet limps to finish line

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) managed to fly the fourth Superjet 100 prototype for the first time on February 4, notwithstanding continuing delays associate

SRT a class act for ’copter training

SRT Helicopters (Booth No.

Russians plan for a growing market

The annual Russian Hour at Heli-Expo yesterday played to a full house.

AW retools tail boom for retrofit on 139

In the wake of a tail-boom failure on a Gulf Airways AW139 in August last year, AgustaWestland (Booth No.

Cobham adds SAS for light helicopters

Cobham Avionics, specifically the former S-Tec autopilot house in Mineral Wells, Texas, yesterday described the functions, features and financial benefits

Night-vision goggle training offered by two exhibiting firms

Given recent NTSB recommendations on safety in EMS helicopter night operations, emphasis on training flight crews in the use of night-vision goggles (NVG)

Kaman develops blade coating

Kaman Helicopters (Booth No.

Eurocopter lauded for Haiti helo relief efforts

Shortly after the devastating earthquake on January 12, Eurocopter decided to participate in the worldwide support of the people of Haiti.

Super AWOS to the rescue

Potomac Aviation Technology (Booth No.

Metro teams with Cobham

Helicopter completion center and air medical operator Metro Aviation (Booth No.

Iran counterfeiting Bell’s helicopters

Iran appears determined to not only maintain its enormous fleet of hundreds of Bell helicopters in the wake of the ongoing U.S.

For new Sagem CEO, it’s all about customers

Larry Alexandre, recently named CEO of Sagem Avionics after five years as COO for Turbomeca USA, acknowledges that he has much to learn about avionics but

Sikorsky sees clear skies for its helicopter models

A Sikorsky panel yesterday painted a positive picture of the company’s Sikorsky Global Helicopters division, basking in the warmth of 136 large and 79 ligh