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Honeywell demos upgrades

Honeywell regularly brings its company-owned Eurocopter AS350 (N350FD) to Heli-Expo, and this year is no exception.
Maintenance and Modifications

Southwind Aviation Authorized for goodrich service

Goodrich Engine Control and Electrical Power Systems has named Southwind Aviation an authorized service center.
Maintenance and Modifications

MSP Jet Center expands its Tech services team

MSP Jet Center recently added five new employees–all of whom hail from the now-closed General Dynamics facility at MSP–to its tech services team, acc
Maintenance and Modifications

Viking Obtains EASA Approval for part 145 maintenance

Victoria, British Columbia-based Viking Air’s MRO division has been granted EASA Part 145 approval.
Maintenance and Modifications

Citation Mobile Service Unit Added in south florida

Cessna Aircraft is fielding its fifth Citation mobile service unit (MSU) and locating it to handle Citation maintenance at South Florida airports.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Ends ’09 With Slate of Airframe inspections

It was a busy year for Duncan Aviation’s Battle Creek, Mich., and Lincoln, Neb.
Engines

GE moves decisively into business aviation

GE Aviation’s engine business has historically focused on military and airline applications, according to Shawn O’Day, manager of business aviation market-
Avionics

Garmin Launches New Helo Products

Garmin unveiled the G500H glass avionics system and a terrain awareness and warning system (Taws) for the helicopter market just before Heli-Expo last mont

Gulfstream Appoints Communications v-p

Gulfstream Aerospace has named industry veteran Jeff Miller to the newly created position of vice president of communications.
Charter & Fractional

Aabar Boosts Its Investment in XOJet

Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Aabar Investments is investing a further $20 million in charter provider XOJet.

Analyst sees More Bizjets Deliveries

Aviation market consultant Brian Foley predicts that business jet deliveries will rise at “a steady 2.7-percent per year (compound annual growth rate) betw
Regulations and Government

Hearing Scheduled on F’boro traffic

The public inquiry into Tag Aviation’s application to increase the total number of permitted annual movements at the London-area Farnborough Airport from 2
Charter & Fractional

Avantair Soars in Frax Market

Fractional provider Avantair reported revenues of $35.8 million for its Fiscal Year 2010 second quarter ending December 31.
Rotorcraft

Indian Joint Venture To Produce AW119s

On February 16 AgustaWestland CEO Giuseppe Orsi and Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata formed an Indian joint-venture company that will establish a final assemb

Bingham Named Chief at Piaggio America

Piaggio Aero Industries tapped John Bingham to serve as president and CEO of Piaggio America, as well as a member of Piaggio Aero’s board.

Argus: Flight Activity Improves for Bizav

Data released by aviation specialized services firm Argus indicates that business aircraft flight activity in January increased 5.3 percent from year-ago l

HAI in SMS Push

How much do you know about safety management systems (more commonly referred to as SMS)? If you’re like many HAI members, you probably don’t know as much a

HAI to launch safety program

HAI is poised to launch a helicopter safety accreditation program for small operators and is currently in negotiations with the International Business Avia

HAI 2010 News Clips

MD Helicopters Selects Emteq for Exterior LightsEmteq (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Manufacturer promises new booms for AW139

In the wake of the highly publicized tail-boom failure on a Gulf Airways AW139 last August 25, AgustaWestland has been quietly assuring customers with AW13
Rotorcraft

New AD for Super Pumas reduces inspection intervals

The EASA issued a new AD for the Eurocopter Super Puma intermediate gearbox (IGB) fairing gutter on December 21, calling for correction as described in Eur
Rotorcraft

Bell shuffles executive staff, chases new orders for 429

Bell Helicopter has announced senior staff changes and the integration of its XworX research and development center into its engineering department, at a t
Aircraft

Piper Aircraft – PiperJet

While progress on the PiperJet had slowed, Piper’s acqui
Rotorcraft

Erickson Goes for the Gold–in Snow

Erickson Air Crane was called in to drop snow on the Vancouver winter games after a week of rain and unusually warm weather melted the white stuff at some
Regulations and Government

CHC named finalist for $10B UK SAR contract

The British Government has selected a consortium that includes CHC as the preferred bidder for a 25-year, search-and-rescue helicopter (SAR-H) contract tha
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter expects ‘unpredictable’ 2010

Eurocopter in January reported unexpectedly good financial numbers for l
Rotorcraft

Russian Helicopters Wants Piece of U.S. Firefighting

Russian Helicopters has begun marketing the Ka-32A11BC coaxial helicopter for more U.S.
Safety

Tailboom AD Issued for AW139

The collapse of a Gulf Helicopters AgustaWestland AW139 tailboom while the helicopter was taxiing last year has prompted issuance of an airworthiness direc
Regulations and Government

Border Agency Chooses AW Helos

The Finnish Border Guard has ordered an AgustaWestland AW119Ke for border patrol, special operations and firefighting missions.
Rotorcraft

Court: Helo Pilots Not ‘Professional’

In a decision that could have wide-ranging implications, the Third U.S.