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Aspen Avionics Unveils Helo PFD2

Aspen Avionics in Albuquerque, N.M., introduced a helicopter version of its Evolution flight display system called the EFD1000H Pro Helicopter PFD.
Avionics

Fusion flight trials start in Global Express XRS

The Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics system took to the air aboard a customer airplane for the first time last month, completing a five-hour initi
Avionics

In a first, FAA approves voice-recognition system

Speech-recognition technology has come a long way in the last few years, especially as cellphone makers seek to add voice search capability to their latest
Regulations and Government

Senate FAA Bill Calls for Major Changes for Helo EMS

Comprehensive changes for the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) industry are contained in the U.S.
Regulations and Government

FAA Extends HEMS Part 135 Wx Reporting Exemption

An exemption that allows helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) operators to conduct Part 135 EMS departures under IFR rules in VFR conditions and in
Rotorcraft

Ex-Im Bank Backing $200 Million in U.S. Helo Exports

Four new AW139s destined for Trinidad and Tobago are the latest in a series of U.S.-manufactured helicopters whose export loans are being backed by the U.S
Airports

Bizav Services at Ireland West

Ireland West Airport Knock on the country’s west coast is aiming to provide low-cost services to business aviation traffic transiting between Europe and th
ATC

Midair raises concerns about VFR corridor over Hudson

New York’s airspace could be changing.
Rotorcraft

Air-tour operator Maverick focuses on high-end service

The greater Las Vegas area has the highest and most competitive concentration of helicopter tour operators in the U.S.
Rotorcraft

RotorWay unveils production Eagle 300T turbine trainer

RotorWay in late July unveiled a new production turbine trainer helicopter that it claims will be the world’s most efficient.
Rotorcraft

Ixair reduces training ops and staffing

France-based helicopter operator Ixair is stopping its private pilot training business and laying off about 10 employees.
ATC

EASA studies satellite approaches to bolster offshore helo safety

The recent spate of accidents in helicopter offshore oil operations has thrown safety research programs–many of which have long been under way–into the spo
Aircraft

MyAir grounding forces CRJ1000 order recall

Bombardier Aerospace has lost its firm order for 15 CRJ1000s from MyAir after Italy grounded the airline and suspended its license to fly on July 24.
Accidents

PC-12 Loss of Control Precedes Crash

Pilatus PC-12/45, Raphine, Va., July 5, 2009–The turboprop single crashed into a pasture during an IFR flight from Teterboro Airport to Tampa’s Exec
Accidents

Rotation during Lift Downs LongRanger

Bell 206L-1, Breckenridge, Colo., July 2, 2009–N38AZ, owned and operated by Mile High Helicopters, was substantially damaged after it rotated during
Accidents

Medical Transport Clips Pole on Landing

Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil, Loris, S.C., July 2, 2009–The AS 350 suffered substantial damage while landing to pick up a patient at a hospital heli
Accidents

Turbulence Injures Medevac Patient, Crew

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Rapid City, S.D., June 15, 2009–King Air N4490M, operated as a medical transport under Part 135 by Air Methods, enc
Accidents

Hard Landing at Night Causes Fatality

Bell OH-58C, Quitman, Ark., Nov.
Accidents

Hypoxia Contributed to Fatal Caravan Crash

Cessna 208B Caravan, Naches, Wash., Oct.
Accidents

Poor Operating Procedures Blamed in Astra Crash

Gulfstream Astra SPX, Atlanta, Sept.
Accidents

Birdstrike Doomed Citation

Cessna Citation 500, Oklahoma City, Okla., March 4, 2008–The Board has determined that wing structural damage caused by one or more large
Aircraft

Boeing Sets New 787 Schedule

Boeing announced today that it expects the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner to occur by the end of this year and first delivery in the fourth quarter of
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Phenom 100

Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer is a relative newcomer to the business aviation market.
Maintenance and Modifications

Connie restoration proceeding

The Lockheed L-1649A Starliner was the queen of the skies in the late 1950s and it might again become a familiar sight aloft, according to officials at Luf
Aircraft

Emivest ready to ramp up production of SJ30 twinjet

More than a year after it bought 80 percent of Sino Swearingen Aircraft, infused it with $150 million of new capital, and rebranded it Emivest Aerospace, t
Maintenance and Modifications

Engine-preservation rules apply to parked aircraft

A number of business jets–more than 3,000 by some estimates–are sitting idle on the ramp as their owners wait for the economy to improve.
Training and Workforce

AW’s Italy training center growing

Now in operation for more than three years, AgustaWestland’s Alessandro Marchetti helicopter training academy in Italy is continuing to expand the scope of
Aircraft

C90-series King Air to get winglets

Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) hopes to boost new C90-series King Air sales with another revision of its smallest twin turboprop.