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NextGen Taking Shape at Embry-Riddle

The NextGen testbed facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus is gearing up for a demonstration in November that will advance
Maintenance and Modifications

Resurrected Stage III Hush Kit Firm To Debut at NBAA

Hush kits developed by Stage III Technologies for Rolls-Royce Spey-powered Gulfstreams are back with a new name and a new company.
Charter & Fractional

JetBird Obtains Funding To Get Off the Ground

European very light jet air-taxi start-up JetBird has raised an additional $14.2 million (€10 million) in launch capital by selling a 9.3-percent stake to

Farnborough Aircraft Files Bankruptcy

UK-based Farnborough Aircraft filed for bankruptcy protection on September 12.
Regulations and Government

Congress Extends FAA Funding Until March 31

The House and Senate agreed earlier this week to extend FAA programs and current aviation taxes on fuel and airline tickets for another six months, to Marc

Delta To Take Back Mesa CRJ900s

Delta Air Lines has notified Mesa Air Group that it plans to cancel its contract to fly Bombardier CRJ900s.
Rotorcraft

UK charter firm buys SW4s

Biggin Hill, UK-based helicopter charter operator Sky Charter has been designated the UK dealer for PZL Swidnik rotorcraft.
Safety

Four Airlines Sign Up For EFB Trial

The FAA has reached agreements with four U.S.
Rotorcraft

Noise issue incites furor in Saint-Tropez

Residents of the Saint-Tropez gulf, on the French Riviera, are threatening to block helipads and the road through Saint-Tropez if the city does not make pr
Rotorcraft

Mi-171s One Hero after Chinese Earthquake

Operators of Mil helicopters meeting at Russia’s Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP) in late July heard how the Mil-171 led rescue operations for victims of the
Rotorcraft

Round-the-world speed record falls to A109S

The around-the-world helicopter speed record fell hard on August 18.Pilots Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik flew a stock twin-engine 2007 Agust
Rotorcraft

The Koala Floats

Dart Helicopter’s Apical Industries has received EASA approval for its Tri-Bag Emergency Float System on the AgustaWestland A119/AW119 Mk II.

New York heliport operator expands offerings in Las Vegas

New York and Las Vegas are two of the most rarefied helicopter markets in the country.
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet South Africa Moving Into New Facility

ExecuJet South Africa is adding maintenance services at its new FBO at Cape Town International Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

M7 and San Antonio Aircraft Support Open Mod Center

M7 Aerospace and San Antonio Aircraft Support (SAAS) have launched a major modification center combining M7’s maintenance and engineering expertise with SA
Maintenance and Modifications

Economical, Environmentally Friendly Aircraft Disposal

What do you do with an airplane when you’re done flying it and no one wants to buy it? According to Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions (AELS) of Delft, Netherl
Maintenance and Modifications

Ohio Repair Station Adds Class 4 Rating

Constant Aviation has become the first Ohio maintenance facility to receive an FAA Class 4 repair station rating.
Maintenance and Modifications

PremiAir Moving to New Base in October

In October, PremiAir will move into a newly refurbished hangar at Oxford Airport near London.

DAE Capital To Equip 50 737s with Blended Winglets

DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing and financial business arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has signed a deal with Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) to

FAA Suspended Slumbering Go! Pilots

The FAA suspended the two pilots who fell asleep during a scheduled flight for Mesa Air Group’s Hawaiian subsidiary Go! earlier this year for careless and
Rotorcraft

Noise, Power Focus of AgustaWestland Research

AgustaWestland last year invested 11 percent of its revenues in research and development.
Rotorcraft

Italian airframer plans helo upgrades

AgustaWestland has announced a weight upgrade and Russian assembly plans for the AW139 medium twin, while new helicopter models are in development and a se
Rotorcraft

Hummingbird To Fly Higher

Boeing plans to expand the flight envelope of its unmanned vertical aerial vehicle A160T Hummingbird from the Southern California Logistics Airport in Vict
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Gears Up in Mississippi

American Eurocopter is adding 150 employees at its Golden Triangle plant in Mississippi over the next 18 to 24 months to support an increased production ra
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland Sets Up in Portugal

AgustaWestland has announced that orders in the first half of this year have risen by 10 percent over the same period last year, to U1.62 billion ($2.5 bil
Rotorcraft

Pumas Upgraded in South Africa

South African-based maintenance specialist Thunder City is offering for Eurocopter Pumas a modernization program that the company claims  extends the
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Enhances 2008 Forecast

Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling in July predicted that the company would sell between 650 and 700 helicopters this year, up from previous expectations of 600.
Rotorcraft

Georgia governor gets rotor-rated

While many politicians enjoy “fact-finding” trips to far-flung places during their vacations, Georgia Gov.
Rotorcraft

More ground tests before X2 can fly

Sikorsky has nearly finished building its X2 coaxial compound helicopter demonstrator in Elmira, N.Y.
Rotorcraft

After years of asking, Agusta might get more work on 609

Bell Helicopter in July at the Farnborough 2008 airshow strongly hinted it is about to transfer more work to partner AgustaWestland in the protracted BA609