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Avidyne Obtains AML STC for TAS600

Avidyne’s TAS600 traffic advisory system has received an approved model list (AML) supplemental type certificate (STC) from the FAA, covering installation
ATC

Cessna Chooses Aircell Aviator 300

Cessna Aircraft has selected Aircell’s Aviator 300 satcom system as optional equipment for the Citation XLS+, Sovereign and Citation X starting with 2012 m
ATC

ACSS TCAS Change 7.1 Approved in Europe

Early last month, the EASA granted European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) authorization for Change 7.1 software for ACSS’s TCAS 2000 and TCAS II.
Safety

WSI Reboots Pilotbrief with zippy features

On May 3, Weather Services International announced the launch of a new version of its online Pilotbrief weather information service, Pilotbrief Optima.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Ramps Up to Meet Growing Demand

Like many others in the completion and refurbishment business, Duncan Aviation is ramping up as the sense of an industry recovery grows. In the past two mo
Maintenance and Modifications

SR Technics Opens Completion Center in Zurich

SR Technics, best known for its maintenance, repair and overhaul business of 80 years, is expanding into the private aviation cabin completion and refurbis
Maintenance and Modifications

Starling Aerospace Providing Stateroom Kit

Business aviation cabin components specialist Starling Aerospace (SAI) has undertaken a project to design, build and certify a stateroom/lavatory in kit fo
Maintenance and Modifications

Innotech, Esoteric Unveil Next-Gen IFE

Innotech Aviation has awarded California-based wireless technology specialist Esoteric of Irvine, Calif.
Maintenance and Modifications

Talco, DRB Form Strategic Partnership

Talco Aviation and DRB Aviation have formed a “strategic partnership” that will provide a broad range of completions and refurbishment project supervisory
Accidents

June 2011 Accidents

Preliminary Report: Indian Helicopter Crash Claims Five Eurocopter AS350B3, Luguthang, India, April 30, 2011–The Ecureuil (Squirrel) was dest
Aircraft

Pre-owned Update: Inventory continues to decrease slightly

The current pre-owned aircraft market can be defined as consistent as inventory continues to inch down, month-after-month.
Regulations and Government

Lawmakers wrestle over FAA reauthorization

                          
Safety

AIN Blog: Torqued: Willful blindness poses serious safety threat

At the same time as the Southwest 737 Flight 812 debacle was unfolding–almost as rapidly as the fuselage skin tore off the aircraft shortly after departure
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Columbia Helicopters Assists with Texas Wildfires

A pair of Columbia Vertol II tandem-rotor helicopters have been fighting record Texas wildfires at Alpine, Sonora and Brownwood.
Training and Workforce

Rotorcraft Update: FlightSafety Unveils Enchanced Vital X

FlightSafety’s new Vital X simulation’s enhanced visual scenes include moving models, 3-D sea states, environmental conditions, time of day, weather effect
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Geisinger Medical Takes Delivery of Fourth EC145

Geisinger Medical’s recent delivery of its fourth EC145 is part of an overall fleet replenishment program for the Pennsylvania-based helicopter EMS provide
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: SkyBooks Supports Russian Mi helicopters

SkyBook’s electronic maintenance and flight records system is now available for both the Russian Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters. .
Avionics

FAA makes progress on metroplex airspace effort

A joint effort by the FAA and industry aimed at integrating airspace and deconflicting traffic flows over major metropolitan areas is making progress, acco
Aircraft

Merpati MA60 Crashes, Killing 25

A Xi’an Aircraft MA60 operated by Indonesia’s Merpati Nusantara Airlines crashed on May 7 into Kaimana Bay, some 1,500 feet short of the Utarung Airport ru
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter details oil-and-gas EC175 development schedule

Eurocopter released details late in April about the development of the seven-metric-ton-class EC175 twin, confirming plans for type certification this year
Aircraft

More Republic E170s to fly for Delta

An amendment to Republic Airways’ capacity purchase agreement with Delta Air Lines will allow it to add six dual-class Embraer E170s to the Delta Connectio
Airports

Memphis GA Airport Ravaged by Flood

General DeWitt Spain Airport (M01) in Memphis, Tenn., has been closed since May 4 by the epic flooding of the Mississippi River.
FBOs

FBO Scrutiny Heightened After Bin Laden Death

In the wake of the killing of terrorist chieftain Osama bin Laden last month by U.S.
FBOs

Landmark Opens Newest FBO

Landmark Aviation officially began operations last month at its newest facility at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
FBOs

Holland Sheltair Rebrands

The Holland Sheltair Aviation Group, which operates 13 FBOs in Florida, New York and Georgia, announced that it has combined its aviation services segment,
FBOs

Paragon Group Adds to Roster

Enterprise Jet Center in Houston and Texas Jet in Fort Worth are the latest companies to join the recently formed Paragon Aviation Group network.
FBOs

Avfuel Gains More Dealers

AvFuel has added a trio of new locations to its distribution network.
FBOs

London Biggin Hill Sees New FBO

Qatar-based aviation services provider Rizon Jet has expanded from its flagship Doha facility with the opening of its second FBO, located at London Biggin
FBOs

India Opens First International Bizav Terminal

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai became the first in India to offer a dedicated facility for international private jet travel when it wa
FBOs

Signature Launches Dedicated Nice Fuel Service

SIGNATURE LAUNCHES DEDICATED NICE FUEL SERVICE Starting last month, customers using the Signature/Aviapartner FBO at France’s Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport bene