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Tilt Could Get Twisted as Test Flights Continue

While the immediate effect on the ongoing tests of the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor is questionable, the U.S.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Outlines S-76 Improvements

Focusing on the needs of the corporate user, Sikorsky Aircraft used last month’s NBAA Convention to outline a series of fresh improvements applicable to it
Accidents

Mercy Air EMS Accident Claims Three

A Bell 222 operated by Air Methods subsidiary Mercy Air crashed on September 7 at 4:40 a.m.
Rotorcraft

S-92 Completes First Full Autorotation

Sikorsky’s S-92 medium-twin program has passed another milestone on its way to certification as prototype number four performed two flawless autorotational
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

HAS Corp., Major Bell Reseller, Files Chapter 11

HAS Corp, the Dallas and Mount Pleasant, Pa.-based helicopter resale and completions center, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Rotorcraft

What Worked for Beer May Work for Bell

Beset with stagnant civil sales, a stymied multi-billion-dollar, investment-intensive defense project and a dearth of new programs in the pipeline, Bell He
ATC

FAA moves forward on RNP implementation

In late summer, Jeff Williams, manager of the FAA’s newly established required navigation performance (RNP) program office, briefed a government/industry s

FAA report outlines GPS transition strategies

After extensive industry consultation, the FAA has recently completed a document outlining its proposed strategy for transition from today’s terrestrial na
Avionics

For Cessna, it’s a Max-Viz EVS

Cessna has selected Max-Viz of Portland, Ore.
Avionics

Bombardier teams with Thales and

Bombardier revealed last month it is developing an enhanced vision system (EVS) with partners Thales Avionics of France and CMC Electronics of Canada for i
ATC

Airbus and Boeing are now at odds over ATC initiatives

Traditionally, Boeing and Airbus have used the Paris and Farnborough airshows to announce multimillion-dollar sales contracts, in the hope of one-upping th
ATC

Auto-spacing ATC tool tried by NASA

A new computer system developed by NASA to automatically calculate the speed and distances between aircraft was scheduled for tests during overnight hours
Avionics

Goodrich’s LandMark TAWS chosen for Cessna’s new CJ3

Goodrich announced during last month’s NBAA Convention the long-anticipated receipt of TSO and STC approvals for its LandMark terrain awareness and warning
Aircraft

Collins’ Pro Line 21 scores a coup on CJ3, G150 programs

Rockwell Collins emerged a winner at the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla., last month with the announcement that the Cedar Rapids, Iowa company’s Pro Line
Regulations and Government

USAF foot-dragging delays higher-precision GPS network

Navstar, the official U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AirCell Taps Iridium Satellite Network

Broomfield, Colo.-based AirCell has introduced two new airborne telecommunications products based on Iridium satcom technology.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Thales Vies for Larger Share of Cabin Avionics Market

French avionics maker Thales last month signed a memorandum of understanding with Little Rock, Ark.-based Audio International in a deal that will see the c

Kollsman Unveils Night Window EVS

Kollsman, the Merrimack, N.H.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Introduces ePaxx Cabin Service

At last month’s NBAA Convention Honeywell unveiled a new service called ePaxx, which it said has been developed to provide business jet passengers with qui

Jeppesen, Honeywell Team on E-charts

Jeppesen and Honeywell have announced an alliance whereby Jeppesen’s integrated navigation data service will be offered to buyers of Honeywell INAV (intera
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Global 5000 To Fly with Airshow 21

Bombardier and Rockwell Collins are developing a new integrated cabin for the Canadian manufacturer’s Global 5000.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gulfstream Selects SkyLink Broadband System

In a major vote of confidence for Arinc’s new SkyLink airborne broadband data service, Gulfstream announced it is buying 40 complete systems for installati
Aircraft

In The Works: Myasishchev M-101T Gzhel

First shown as a model at a 1990 Moscow exhibition, the single-turboprop M-101T Gzhel is nearing Russian certification, expected by the end of the year, fo
Aircraft

In The Works: Cessna Citation Sovereign

All major milestones with the Sovereign have been completed on or ahead of schedule, according to Brad Thress, Sovereign senior product director, who added
Aircraft

In The Works: Adam Aircraft A500

With the first flight of A500 S/N 0001 on July 11, the centerline-thrust, six-seat piston twin is poised to begin flight testing leading to certification,

In The Works: Branding Boom

When the going gets tough, marketing departments heat up their branding irons.

Raytheon Aircraft dismisses Premier I setback allegations

Top Raytheon Aircraft officials declined to comment directly on a recent Wall Street Journal article claiming the company has “suffered more setba
Charter & Fractional

Pilots sue RAC, Flight Ops over termination disputes

Six pilots–all previously employed by the former fractional operator Raytheon Travel Air of Wichita before its March 21 merger with Flight Options of Cleve

Ford flight dept. shifts gears on fleet

Published news reports and “numerous rumors” of the Ford flight department’s drastic downsizing are not only premature but false.

People in Aviation: August 2002

Nicolas Chabbert joined Long Beach, Calif.-based Mooney Aerospace Group as executive v-p of sales and marketing.