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Maintenance and Modifications
Eyeing Piedmont and Limco, Fokker plans expansion
Fokker Services, part of Stork Aerospace, announced it has signed a letter of intent for the acquisition of a controlling (51 percent) interest in Piedmont
Maintenance and Modifications
Stevens Aviation gets Learjet Ok for Denver region
Bombardier Aerospace has appointed Stevens Aviation’s Jefferson County Airport facility in Denver an AOG/line maintenance facility for Learjets.
Maintenance and Modifications
Securaplace to provide batteries to CRS Jet Spares
Securaplane Technologies has announced a distribution agreement for emergency batteries with CRS Jet Spares.
Avionics
Sikorsky Tests AFCS for S-92
While many medium to large turbine helicopters offer autopilots to enhance mission safety and comfort, Sikorsky is in the final stages of developing an aut
Avionics
Chelton offers lightweight helo autopilot
Flight-testing is well under way for a new helicopter autopilot that, compared with other currently available systems, cuts both weight and cost in half, s
Avionics
Laser obstacle avoidance could come to smaller helicopters
A laser obstacle-avoidance system now entering service on military helicopters might prove useful for civil applications.
Avionics
EMS operators embrace NVGs and infrared sensing
Over the last six years, the North American aeromedical transport industry, particularly its helicopter EMS community, has become increasingly concerned ab
Rotorcraft
PHI reaches agreement with striking helo pilots
The labor union representing helicopter pilots employed by PHI voted November 10 to end a two-month-long strike against the company.
Rotorcraft
European OEMs partner on quiet helo research
AgustaWestland and Eurocopter might be competitors in the helicopter market, but they seem to be decidedly good friends when it comes to defining rotorcraf
Rotorcraft
VFR Route Chart Updated
HAI affiliate the Eastern Region Helicopter Council worked with the FAA to update the New York City VFR helicopter route chart.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky To Open New Facility
Sikorsky Aircraft plans to open a new engineering center in Fort Worth, Texas, next year to support the company’s growing U.S.
Rotorcraft
Pilots Plan Round-the-World Trip
Helicopter pilots Jennifer Murray, 66, and Colin Bodill, 55, intend to take off on December 5 for a second attempt to fly round the world via the South and
Rotorcraft
Indian Hospitals Want EMS Helos
Several major hospitals in India have sought permission to launch helicopter emergency medical services (EMS), Indian news Web site The Hindu reported last
Rotorcraft
Chile Orders Four A109s
The Carabineros de Chile has ordered four AgustaWestland A109 Powers for law enforcement, search-and-rescue and transport operations.
Rotorcraft
ExxonMobil Stops Chartering AS 332s
A Eurocopter Super Puma crashed in the South China Sea, 103 miles off the Malaysian coast, on November 5, Malaysian national news agency Bernama reported l
Safety
Diabetes: A Beginner’s Guide
Diabetes is a chronic condition in which patients have too much glucose in their blood.
Safety
Diabetes causes pilot to shift course
Plenty of people had a lot riding on Andrew Hoy’s enjoying a long and prosperous career as a professional pilot.
Denim Air expanding fleet, considers first regional jets
Dutch operator Denim Air, which claims to be Europe’s leading regional airline aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) service provider, is expand
Luxair moving to turboprops in wholesale restructuring exercise
Luxair, Luxembourg’s one-third government-owned private carrier, is rationalizing its regional-airline fleet and route system to improve productivity and p
McElroy leaves RAA for Airports Council
The Regional Airline Association launched a search for a new president last month after Debby McElroy accepted the position of senior vice president of gov
ALPA lambastes Mesa’s operations record
The Air Line Pilots Association last month issued a vote of no confidence in the management of Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group due to what union leadership ch
Aircraft
An-148 due for certification this month
Antonov expects its new An-148 regional jet to win CIS AP-25 certification this month and to deliver the first production example, built by Ukraine’s Avian
BA To Sell Regionals to Flybe
Exeter, UK-based Flybe has agreed to buy most of British Airways’ BA Connect subsidiary.
Bombardier Named in Comair Suit
The family of one of the victims of the August 27 crash of Comair Flight 5191 in Lexington, Ky., has amended its lawsuit to include charges that Bombardier
Aircraft
ANZ Orders Three More Q300s
Air New Zealand (ANZ) has converted options on three 50-seat Bombardier Q300 turboprops on behalf of its wholly owned regional airline subsidiary, Air Nels
Aircraft
Embraer Seals Big Deal Down Under
Brisbane, Australia-based Virgin Blue placed a firm order last month for three Embraer E170s and 11 E190s, along with options on another six airplanes, giv
Mesaba, Unions Reach Terms
Union leaders expected by the end of last month to tally the votes for or against proposed new labor contracts at Mesaba Airlines, which finally managed to
Avionics
DAC dives into crowded EFB waters
DAC International has entered the EFB fray with the “Gen-X” electronic flight bag, a product that the company touts as unique because it is constructed to
Avionics
Retrofit LCD brings new technology to analog cockpits
The “Flipper” from Flight Display Systems of Alpharetta, Ga., fits into that welcomed category of products that fill a need without breaking the bank.
