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Rotorcraft

First Eurocopter EC 175 Airframe Completed

Harbin Aviation Industry (HAIG) on November 15 in Harbin, China, delivered the first EC 175 airframe to Eurocopter.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: MD 900 control rods separate

MD Helicopter MD 900, Weatherford, Texas, Oct.
Training and Workforce

Forum focuses on safety initiatives

Crashworthiness Study Cockpit airbags and X-shaped harnesses could reduce the severity of injuries in crashes with high horizontal deceleration components
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet crash kills Mexican official

Bombardier Learjet 45, Mexico City, Mexico, Nov.

Avidyne Starts Shipping MLX770 Wx Transceiver

Avidyne last month began shipping the first production versions of the MLX770 two-way datalink transceiver after receiving FAA technical standard order (TS
Avionics

EFB Maker Paperless Cockpit Closes Its Doors

Owners of electronic flight bag (EFB) portable computers sold by Paperless Cockpit are searching for alternative vendors after the Tennessee company went o
Avionics

Jury to decide Honeywell’s TAWS lawsuit

Lawyers for Universal Avionics, Sandel and Honeywell are scheduled to return to a Delaware federal courtroom this month in the companies’ long-running disp
Avionics

Dassault To Take Bigger Stake in Thales

Dassault Aviation has entered “exclusive negotiations” with Alcatel-Lucent to take over its 20.8-percent stake in defense electronics specialist Thales.
Avionics

West Star Adds EVS to Challenger 604

West Star Aviation announced the completion of flight testing in a customer Challenger 604 of a Kollsman enhanced-vision system at the company’s Grand Junc
ATC

Fans flight paves the way for CPDLC from Gulfstream

Gulfstream said it has completed a full future air navigation system (Fans) flight across the Atlantic Ocean using controller-pilot datalink communication
ATC

EU likely to require ADS-B out before U.S. mandate

At the Air Traffic Control Association’s annual November Convention in Washington, FAA director of surveillance and broadcast services Vincent Capezutto ad
ATC

Universal urges FAA flexibility on WAAS

What’s up with WAAS? That’s the question countless business jet pilots have been asking since the FAA announced plans to publish thousands of WAAS LPV (lat
Maintenance and Modifications

Avidyne Offers FlexCare Warranty

Avidyne is offering an extended warranty plan called FlexCare, available for one-, two- or three-year terms after the original two-year warranty expires.

L-29 Completes 11-hour Biofuel Flight

Green Flight International president and CEO Douglas Rodante and chief pilot Carol Sugars on November 1 became the first flight crew to cross the U.S.
Regulations and Government

Nigeria To Ban Aircraft Without ELTs

The Nigerian government will ban aircraft not equipped with an ELT after January 1, and it will not allow any aircraft lacking such a device to be register
Charter & Fractional

Avjet Partners with EAS

Avjet has partnered with Executive Aircraft Sales of Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Avionics

Pro Line Fusion under way, Collins studies next technology

The launch of the super-midsize Gulfstream G250 at October’s NBAA Convention added yet another program to the growing list of contract wins for the Rockwel
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Opens Florida Service Center

Embraer has opened a factory-owned executive jet service center at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (Fla.) International Airport, its third such facility in the U
Airports

Corsair Buys ACM Aviation

Corsair Aviation, owner of two Part 135 charter companies, has purchased charter/management firm ACM Aviation, based at California’s Norman Y.
Aircraft

Visibility tests complete for SSBJs

NASA and Gulfstream last month wrapped up six weeks of flight testing at the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB in California aimed at proving wh
Aircraft

In the works: AAI Acquisition – A700

The fortunes of the A700 are again on the wane, following the announcement that the company halted all certification and flight-testing activities at the e
Aircraft

In the works: New Nose – ClipperSpirit

The New Nose Company’s twin-turboprop ClipperSpirit amphibian was announced in early October, coincidentally at about the same time Dornier relaunched the

In the works: Cessna Aircraft – Citation Columbus

When Cessna announced the formal launch of the Columbus large-cabin jet program earlier this year, chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton said that it was

In the works: Epic Aircraft

Kit aircraft builder Epic Aircraft has announced plans for its first FAA certification project, the all-composite Escape single-engine turboprop.
ATC

FAA Signs Agreement To Accelerate ADS-B

The FAA last month signed a $9 million agreement with Honeywell and Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) to accelerate the testing and

Tough times encourage culinary creativity

While the faltering economy may demand cost-cutting measures, caterers have not abandoned creativity. Chef Rob Sobkowski at Silver Lining in Pompano,
Regulations and Government

More regulation likely for helo EMS industry

Change is coming to the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) industry, and once the dust settles there could be fewer providers flying fewer helico

Catering

little over a year ago, business aviation caterers were feeling the pressure as the wholesale price of consumables rose and the price of gas began to soar.
Regulations and Government

Entry/Overflight Notams Take Effect

Two new notams affecting U.S.