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Rotorcraft

New majority owner revives MD Helicopters

After months of uncertainty, MD Helicopters (MDHI) has a new owner.
Rotorcraft

BA609 makes first flight in airplane configuration

The first Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor made full conversion to airplane mode near Fort Worth, Texas, in late July.
Maintenance and Modifications

Whelen Marketing LED Anti-collision lights STC

Whelen Engineering has received STC approval for its Model 70900 Series LED anti-collision beacon, the first of its kind to be approved for general aviatio
Maintenance and Modifications

Conklin & De Decker Releases MxManager 7.5

Conklin & de Decker has released the latest version of its maintenance management software, MxManager Version 7.5.

The company has upgraded
Aircraft

Bombardier Fault Isolation Tool Available For Learjet 60

Learjet 60 operators are the latest to benefit from the Learjet Electronic Technician (e-Tech) troubleshooting tool.
Maintenance and Modifications

Arinc Scottsdale Facility Gets Repair Station Certification

The FAA has recently awarded a repair station certificate to Arinc Direct’s Scottsdale Airport facility in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: DAS Wilmington

“Lindbergh flew off our ramp right out front,” John Rahilly, vice president of sales and marketing for Dassault Aircraft Services (DAS) Wilmington, Del., t
Airports

Torqued: Fallout from the TEB Challenger overrun crash

Last month we reported that, in the fallout from the February 2 Challenger overrun at Teterboro (TEB), the FAA levied a fine of almost $2 million against P
FBOs

Ross Aviation Closes On Scottsdale Aircenter

Ross Aviation and Centre Partners finalized their acquisition of Scottsdale AirCenter last month.
FBOs

Association Health Plan Bull Could Benefit FBOs

NATA has expressed its pleasure that the House passed H.R.
FBOs

Surveilance System Chosen For Long Beach Airport

BroadWare Technologies has been selected to implement a wireless video surveillance platform at Long Beach (Calif.) Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Russia Approves Bombradier Berlin Service Center

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) has received approval from the Federal Civil Aviation Authority of Russia (FCAAR) to perform line and base ma
ATC

Chances on tap for Class B airspace

A supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking modifies previously proposed (Nov.
Charter & Fractional

Raytheon throws another lifeline to Flight Options

In last month’s overview of the fractional aircraft industry, several consultants characterized Cleveland-based Flight Options as the least financially sou
Engines

New CEO Named at Williams International

Gregg Williams, who has been president and COO of Williams International for eight years, has been named CEO.
Charter & Fractional

Bombardier Enhances Flexjet Fractional

Fractional operator Flexjet has increased the seating capacity of its Challenger 604s from nine to 12, creating a four-seat conference grouping in the aft
FBOs

AOG Response Service Teams with FBO

Tech Engineering, an AOG mobile repair service, has expanded its capabilities to include an operation at FBO Lanmar Aviation at Groton-New London Airport,
FBOs

Signature To Build New Boston Facility

Signature Flight Support broke ground late last month on a new facility at Boston Logan Airport.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

EU considers charging emissions fees

Within a decade, aircraft operators flying in the airspace of the 25-state European Union (EU) will likely have to start paying for carbon dioxide (CO2) em
FBOs

Jet Aviation Expands Services

Jet Aviation’s FBO at London Biggin Hill Airport is now providing fuel, and its facility at Dubai International Airport now includes in-house customs clear
Regulations and Government

Revised Flight Plan Suffixes Effective

Effective September 1, operators are required to use a new set of flight plan aircraft equipment suffixes to indicate advanced navigation capabilities.
Charter & Fractional

Charter Consumer Guide Available

NBAA released the “Aircraft Charter Consumer Guide,” intended to provide charter users with a means for locating and evaluating charter operators.
FBOs

Las Vegas FBO now Atlantic Aviation

Macquarie Infrastructure, a New York subsidiary of Australia-based Macquarie Bank, completed its $58.2 million purchase of Las Vegas Executive Terminal.
Regulations and Government

GA asks for delay of insulation rule

Seven industry trade groups are asking the FAA to delay by six months the effective date–currently September 2–of new flammability requirements for aircraf
Airports

DCA access rules go into effect

Rules that enable qualified general aviation operators to resume flights into and out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) went into effect l
Regulations and Government

More time to meet SIC type rating

Pilots will have several more months to comply with the new second-in-command (SIC) type rating rule.
ATC

ATC must prove merits of TIPH

The FAA said its notice sent last month to tower controllers to review the taxi into position and hold (TIPH) procedure is not intended to end the practice
Aircraft

Hawker 400XP ok'd for steep approach

Raytheon Aircraft has received an STC from the European Aviation Safety Agency approving the Hawker 400XP (crewed by suitably qualified pilots) to fly the
Safety

Busting D.C. Airspace Might Get Costly

Federal legislation (H.R.
Airports

FAA floats idea of permanent Washington ADIZ

While many in general aviation were seeking to modify or eliminate the much-loathed Washington air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the FAA executed a 1