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Regulations and Government
FAA Updates Parts Certification Rules
The FAA published new regulations for manufacturers of aircraft and aviation products that will update and standardize FAA requirements to better align the
Charter & Fractional
Flight Options Pilots Authorize Strike
IBT 1108, the union representing Flight Options pilots, on October 19 said 90 percent of those voting in a strike-authorization vote approved a strike if t
ARG/US: Bizav Flight Activity Increasing
Business aircraft flight activity in September was at its highest level since October last year, according to aviation services company Aviation Research G
Rosekind named for NTSB post
President Obama has nominated Mark Rosekind, an aviation fatigue specialist and former head of NASA’s fatigue research program, to fill a vacancy on the NT
Rotorcraft
Helitech news Briefs
Rolls-Royce boosted availability of RR300 engine parts and customer services by signing an exclusive distribution agreement with AAR.
Aircraft
Gulfstream rolls out G200 successor in Israel
Gulfstream and Israel Aerospace Industries publicly intro- duced the first example of the Gulfstream G250 at IAI’s facility on Ben Gurion International Air
Rotorcraft
Government sector boosts Helitech orders
The reformed European Helicopter Association–operating under the acronym newEHA–publicly touched down for the first time at the 2009 Helitech show at Duxfo
Aircraft
Gulfstream G650 nears first flight
Under a bright blue sky on September 29, Gulfstream Aerospace
HAI blasts accident coverage
Helicopter Association International president Matt Zuccaro is fed up with media coverage of helicopter accidents.
Rotorcraft
Medical operator buys EC135s
Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., has ordered three new American Eurocopter EC135s for its MedCenter Air program.
Maintenance and Modifications
Eurocopter plans Kazakhstan venture
EADS and Eurocopter last month signed a cooperation agreement with sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna to create a public-private joint venture in Kazakhst
Rotorcraft
Bloomberg defends his helicopter
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg rebuffed local media criticism for using his own helicopter, an AgustaWestland A109S Grand, at his own expense, to travel
Rotorcraft
AW sells more 139s, signs Mx deal
Bristow Group in late September ordered three AW139s for its offshore operations.
Rotorcraft
EASA certifies Bell 429
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) late in September issued a type certificate to the Bell 429.
Accidents
Controversy surrounds S-61 crash investigation
The investigation into last year’s fatal crash of a 1965 Carson Helicopter Sikorsky S-61N is beginning to take on the tenor of a high-stakes suspense novel
Engines
Talk of Narrowbody Re-engine Prospects Intensifies
Now that Boeing and Airbus have made clear their lack of interest in introducing all-new narrowbody models before 2020, talk of any response by the industr
Aircraft
Boeing Uses Delays to Fine-tune 787 Maintenance Plan
While no one at Boeing would dare admit to any level of satisfaction with six separate
Rotorcraft
Eurocontrol warns against maritime ‘skysails’
Eurocontrol is warning helicopter operators, especially offshore oil operators, of a potential threat posed by “skysails,” giant kites that help propel som
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter challenges Maryland RFP
American Eurocopter has lodged a protest concerning the Maryland State Police’s (MSP) request for proposal (RFP) to replace its fleet of 11 aging AS 365Ns.
Rotorcraft
Manhattan operator halts service
New York’s only scheduled helicopter shuttle service is no more, at least for now.
Aircraft
MJet’s Wing Decision Raises More Questions about Composites
Resorting to worn-out business-speak to describe the merits of any new aircraft program has become customary, but Trans States Holdings president Rick Leac
Aircraft
Airbus Spools Up A380 Production
It might seem only months since Airbus launched the mighty A380-800, but the double-deck, quad-aisle superjumbo marked the second anniversary of its first
Aircraft
Boeing’s Optimism Belied 747-8 Problems
Boeing Commercial Airplanes faced some familiar scrutiny over the fidelity of its program timelines again this month, when, no more than six weeks after 74
Air France Receives its First Airbus A380
Air France today took delivery of its first Airbus A380, the 20th delivered by
Safety
ARG/US Tapped by NBAA as SMS Training Partner
Specialized aviation services company Aviation Research Group/U.S.
ATC
NBAA Supports ATC Modernization
Yesterday, NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen told members of the House subcommittee on aviation that general aviation “remains steadfast in its support of mo
ATC
NextGen’s ‘Best-Equipped, Best-Served’ Flawed
Department of Transportation inspector general Calvin Scovel III told a congressional panel yesterday that a plan to jump start NextGen ATC equipage by use
Aircraft
PiperJet Deliveries Delayed Six Months to Mid-2013
Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft on Tuesday said it is delaying first deliveries of the single-engine PiperJet from the fourth quarter of 2012 until t
Large-cabin Gulfstreams Sold Out in 2010
Gulfstream “held its own again in the third quarter” despite a planned five-week plant shutdown, Jay Johnson, the president and CEO of parent company Gener
Rotorcraft
Manhattan operator halts service
New York’s only scheduled helicopter shuttle service is no more, at least for now.
