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Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Piaggio Aero Expands Service Network

Three new service centers located in Fort Lauderdale, Toronto and Montreal have been added to the Piaggio Aero network.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: AMT Society To Hold Third Annual Skills Competition

March 16 through 18 marks the dates for the third annual Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) Society’s maintenance skills competition (MSC).

Nature of EAS providers changes with the times

Over the past two years the profile of the “traditional” Essential Air Service applicant has changed dramatically.

SkyWest loan to UAL buys ‘risk mitigation’

SkyWest Airlines’ decision to lend United

Republic eyes future with fewer small RJs

Now that his company has joined the ranks of the major airlines with its

AvCraft, Indaer Partner on ATR Work

AvCraft Support Services and Colombia’s Indaer Industrial Aeronautica last month announced the formation of a joint venture to provide heavy maintenance on

Trenary: Ball in Pilots’ Court

Pinnacle Airlines CEO Phil Trenary last month placed the responsibility with his pilots for moving forward with contract talks after the ALPA-represented g

Gulfstream Eyes Pittsburgh

Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato and officials from the county airport authority last month confirmed that they have begun talks with Fort Lauderdale

Mesa Loses United Turboprop Deal

United Airlines has exercised its right to end its code-share agreement with Mesa Air Group covering the 10 de Havilland Canada Dash 8-200s the Phoenix-bas
Aircraft

In the works: Viking Aircraf, DHC-6-400 Twin Otter

Viking Aircraft’s modern upgrade of the Twin Otter has entered the final phase of testing and is slated for certification shortly.
Aircraft

In the works: Aerion, Supersonic business jet

At last month’s Dubai Air Show, Aerion reiterated its ongoing efforts to find a manufacturing and development partner for its nascent supersonic business j
Aircraft

In the works: Spectrum Aeronautical, S.40 Freedom

Spectrum Aeronautical has delayed first flight of its S.40 Freedom lightweight midsize twinjet to late next year.
Aircraft

In The Works: Piper Aircraft, PiperJet

Change has come fast and furious at Piper Aircraft during the past year, with sale of the company to Imprimis by majority owner American Capital in May, fo
Charter & Fractional

Flight planning, charter data merged on Caeroscene system

Austria’s Caeroscene IT Solutions claims to have developed software and a Web-based portal that can combine all core flight planning and support functions
Regulations and Government

FAA rule change eases limits on sim training

Responding to concerns from pilots and training providers, among others, the FAA on October 20 corrected its earlier final rule that would have significant

Catering Report 2009: Catering cacapés

Caterers EncouragedTo Share Exhibit SpaceIn past years, the Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference and the Flight Attendants Conference sponsored
Regulations and Government

Agencies mandate new inspections for S-92 gearbox

The latest main gearbox (MGB) problem for the Sikorsky S-92A: foot-mount cracking that could lead to the complete separation of the MGB and subsequent loss

Catering Report 2009

If the recession has been hard on the operators of business aircraft, it has been equally brutal on the hundreds of caterers whose livelihood depends on bu
Training and Workforce

Eurocopter offers training for helideck landing officers

Eurocopter Training Services (ETS) will offer a training module for helideck landing officers (HLOs), the surface personnel in charge of helicopter operati
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter reorganizes under Shape program

Eurocopter on October 22 launched a reorganization effort to address a slump in orders and shortcomings in areas where until recently CEO Lutz Bertling had
Safety

EMS crash underscores value of risk assessment

When a veteran EMS helicopter pilot, probably thinking he was running out of options, decided to dive under a cloud deck to look for the ground, he crashed
Rotorcraft

PZL-Swidnik Delivers 1,000th Airframe

Poland-based PZL-Swidnik late in October delivered its 1,000th helicopter fuselage–an AW109 light utility helicopter–to AgustaWestland.
Rotorcraft

VIH, HNZ Team in Australia

Canada-based offshore operator VIH Aviation Group (VIH) and New Zealand-based HNZ Group last month announced the formation of a joint venture to provide of
Rotorcraft

Deliveries Up, Orders Down at AW

Despite the gloomy economy, AgustaWestland disclosed sound financial figures for the first nine months of this year.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Unveils EC 175 Specs

Eurocopter has disclosed some performance numbers for the in-development EC 175 medium twin.
Safety

Helo Accident Rate Drops

In 2005 the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) was formed with the ambitious goal of reducing helicopter accidents 80 percent by 2016.

Preowned Market '09

Surveyors of used aircraft entered the year with little else to do but cross fingers and hope that the market plunge brought to the doorstep of the New Yea
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Amac Delivers First Cabin Outfitting Project

Amac Aerospace has delivered its first cabin completion project, a high-end executive outfitting for a Middle East head of state.
Charter & Fractional

Euro VLJ taxis adjust to match weak demand

For Europe, the so-called very light jet (VLJ) revolution has turned out to be more a case of evolution in which only the most financially fit seem destine

Aviation apps find a calling on the iPhone

Apple hit a big milestone last month: its App Store officially surpassed 100,000 apps.