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Eurocontrol: recession slows traffic at European airports

The economic downturn is having a profound effect on business aviation in Europe, with air traffic management agency Eurocontrol reporting a 20-percent dro
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Completes China-based Legacy Mod

Nextant Aviation subsidiary Constant Aviation finished a 41,000-foot modification and 48-month inspection on a China-based Embraer Legacy 600.
Maintenance and Modifications

AAR Landing Gear Services Resumes Full Operations

The FAA returned the repair station certificate that it suspended from AAR Landing Gear Services on February 10, and the AAR division immediately resumed w
Training and Workforce

Fast Track A&P/Associate Degree Program Available

Future technicians can now take advantage of a combined FAA Airframe and Powerplant mechanic and associate degree program offered by St.

Companies Offer Employee Help Using JSfirm Job Site

JSfirm announced Monday at Heli-Expo in Anaheim, Calif., that companies using their Web sites to advertise job openings can take advantage of JSfirm’s “E”
Maintenance and Modifications

Report Says Mechanics Missing in Human Factors Efforts

In a report titled “An Overview of Human Factors in Aviation Maint

Turkish 737-800 Crash Kills Nine

A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed into a muddy field while on approach into Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport at around 10:30 a.m.

Heroes of the Hudson Say Airlines Subordinating Safety

The US Airways “heroes of the Hudson” pilots used a House aviation subcommittee hearing Tuesday as a bully pulpit to characterize cost-cutting in the U.S.
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Airports

Despite Delay, Provo Pledges Funds for Duncan Facility

In an effort to attract aviation industry to the region, Provo, Utah, has agreed to spend $115,000 in site preparation costs at its municipal airport to he
Sustainability and Environment

Aviation Alphabets Tackle Climate Change

NBAA, GAMA, AOPA and other aviation alphabet groups jointly issued a paper that offers a set of principles to address aviation and climate change.

Embraer To Lay Off 20 Percent of Workforce

Embraer will remove an entire layer of its management structure as part of a plan to lay off 20 percent of its 21,362-strong workforce, the company announc
Airports

Eurocontrol Says EU Bizav Traffic Down 20 Percent

Air traffic management agency Eurocontrol announced that business aircraft activity in Europe was down by 20 percent in January this year compared with Jan

U.S. Bizav Down More Than 40 Percent, Says ARG/US

Using serial-number-specific aircraft arrival and departure information on all IFR flights in the U.S.

Goodrich pushes helo Fadec

Goodrich is moving the technology of dual-channel full-authority digital engine controls (Fadec) into smaller and smaller turboshaft engines.

Heli-Expo’09 Attendance Could Set Record, HAI Says

First-day attendance at Heli-Expo’09 broke another record and continued to defy gloomy pre-show predictions.

Rolls-Royce unveils turboshaft derivative of its RR500 engine

One of Heli-Expo’09’s worst-kept secrets, the Rolls-Royce RR500 turboshaft engine, was unveiled Monday afternoon in a brief but hearing-impairment-inducing

MD on track to deliver 70 helos this year

The OEM forum yesterday was drawing to a close when MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton strode into the room, late but exuding charm.

Rolls forecast highlights long-term helo demand

Rolls-Royce, in its annual 10-year market forecast, sees a market characterized by near-term softness followed by a resumption of growth.

NTSB now says S-76 crash cause may be bird strike

DNA analysis of material taken from the pilot-side windscreen of a Sikorsky S-76C++ helicopter that crashed January 4 near Morgan City, La., suggests

S-92 upgrade details coming soon

Heli-Expo is normally a venue for major announcements, but in an ironic twist, one of Sikorsky Aircraft’s announcements on Monday was that it will be makin

Merlin’s Sikorsky S-300C sim is as new as helicopter’s name

There’s a good reason for the new-car smell of the Merlin Simulation Pro Series Sikorsky 300C (nee Schweizer 300C) advanced aviation training device (AATD)

Sikorsky honors PHI’s 60th anniversary

Celebrating PHI’s 60 years of helicopter operations, Sikorsky Aircraft yesterday recognized the well-known operator at the Sikorsky booth (No.

Sunrise disputes NTSB findings for 2006 crash

The president of helicopter supply company Sunrise Helicopter has filed a petition to revise a 2008 NTSB report that held the company partially responsible

BAE rolls out civil Q-Sight

BAE Systems has its helmet/headset mounted Q-Sight head-up display (HUD) in its booth here (No.

Russia is a ripe market for Western makers’ helicopters

Russia is a ripe market for Western helicopters, and at least one company, AgustaWestland, plans to establish manufacturing there.

Becker introduces 406-MHz personal locator

ew 406-MHz personal locator beacon (PLB) aimed at military and public-service users.

RotorWay adds EVS to Talon

RotorWay International, which aired plans on Sunday to build and certify a two-place turbine helicopter, on Monday announced the addition of an infrared en