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Comair cutbacks head Delta plan to cut domestic capacity 5 percent

Comair last month said it would ground 14 of its 50-seat Bombardier CRJs by the end of the year in step with a plan by parent company Delta Air Lines to cu

Big Sky closure forces EAS shuffle

The fabric of the air transport security blanket known as the Essential Air Service (EAS) program has frayed once again with the January 7 contraction of B

Mesa To Close Air Midwest

Mesa Air Group plans to shed its Air Midwest subsidiary by the end of this year’s third quarter, company CEO Jonathan Ornstein said last month during the c

Pinnacle Sues ALPA over ‘Bad Faith’

The relationship between Pinnacle Airlines and its pilot group turned from frosty to malevolent last month as the Memphis-based regional filed a lawsuit in

Skyway To Shut Down

Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines announced last month that it will transfer all the routes now flown by its Skyway Airlines regional subsidiary to independ
Rotorcraft

Dancopter thrives in North Sea

Having apparently found a sweet spot in serving the offshore oil market, Denmark-based Dancopter has grown fast since it started operating helicopters in 2
Aircraft

Program under review, LM halts Marine One development

Pentagon sources confirmed to AIN that Lockheed Martin has been ordered to stop work on the development of a second block of AW-101-varian
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter EC 145 Joins Mayo Fleet

Mayo Medical Transport took delivery of a new Eurocopter EC 145 in December.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Delivers First Two Chinese EC 225s

Eurocopter delivered the first two EC 225 medium twins in China to the Ministry of Communications in Zhuhai late last year.
Rotorcraft

French EMS Pilots Go on Strike Again

The SNPL, the French chapter of the ALPA pilot union, has called for a new strike among EMS helicopter pilots, claiming it is not satisfied with either the
Rotorcraft

Russian Military Disrupts Offshore Helo Ops in Norway

Helicopter traffic around the Statfjord and Gullfaks offshore oil fields in Norway was disrupted on December 11 by the incursion of the Russian carrier/cru
Rotorcraft

French R22 Competitor Gets EASA Nod

French-based Hélicoptères Guimbal received EASA certification for its Cabri G2 light piston single.
Rotorcraft

Heli-Expo Preview

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) celebrates its 60th anniversary this year with what appears likely to go down as one of the biggest Heli-Exp
Rotorcraft

A military niche secure, Mil targets bizav market

Having found some success with military orders for the Mi-28N and Mi-8/17, Moscow-based Mil is seeking to expand its offerings and attract some interest fr
Rotorcraft

New Rotorcraft

North American and European OEMs are proceeding with the development of new models for the booming civil helicopter market across a broad product spectrum,
Avionics

Air France starts six-month cellphone trial with OnAir

Air France has started a six-month trial aboard an Airbus A318 with communications provider OnAir to provide cellphone services to passengers flying in Eur
Avionics

ICAO panel approves Iridium safety services

Iridium took a big step toward its goal of providing en route aeronautical safety services to airliners operating on transoceanic and polar routes after an
Avionics

Sandel Adds LED to SN3500

Sandel last month said it has started shipping an upgraded version of its SN3500 EHSI (electronic horizontal situation indicator) that features LED (light-
Avionics

FAA Grants Alliant STC for Conquest

Avidyne and S-Tec announced the receipt of an STC to retrofit Cessna Conquest II twin-engine turboprops with the Alliant flat-panel cockpit.
Avionics

Garmin Discontinues GNS 480

Garmin last month notified distributors that it has decided to discontinue production of the GNS 480 GPS/navcom receiver after a significant decline in sal
Avionics

Honeywell Named RNP Consultant

The FAA has granted Honeywell approval to act as a consultant to business jet operators seeking approvals for required navigation performance special aircr

Air New Zealand Link Hijacking Thwarted

A Jetstream 32 operated as Air New Zealand Link by Auckland-based Air National made an emergency landing today after a female passenger attacked the pilots
Avionics

G1000-equipped King Air takes to the sky

Mike McGraw, founder and CEO of Data Systems International (DSI) in Overland Park, Kan., is the proud owner of the first King Air C90 to be retrofitted wit
Training and Workforce

King course eases transition to Garmin’s G1000 cockpit

If you’re planning on flying a Cessna Mustang, Embraer Phenom, HondaJet or Diamond D-Jet, you’ll have to learn how to run Garmin’s G1000 avionics system.
Avionics

IS&S relishes chance to grow as integrated avionics manufacturer

Innovative Solutions & Support is a growing avionics manufacturer that made a name for itself with RVSM solutions, but it is now on the verge of greatl
Avionics

Fly by Wire Technology

Considering the myriad benefits that digital fly-by-wire flight control systems provide, it’s somewhat surprising that only one business jet–Dassault’s Fal
Aircraft

In The Works: Maverick Jets SmartJet

Maverick Jets has not had much public activity lately and didn’t exhibit at last year’s NBAA Convention as it has in the past.
Aircraft

In The Works: Pilatus Aircraft PC-12 Next Generation

Originally scheduled for certification by the end of last year, the newest version of the Pilatus PC-12 is now slated for certification early this year, wi
Aircraft

In The Works: Diamond Aircraft D-Jet

This year, the aviation world will be watching Diamond Aircraft closely as the first of the so-called single-engine personal jets is scheduled to ach
Aircraft

In The Works: Freight Feeder Aircraft FF5000

Freight Feeder Aircraft has purchased assets from Utilicraft and plans to move forward with development and FAA certification of the former FF1080 twin-eng