Content Archive: October 2006

Rotorcraft

Sikorsky buys Keystone, adds aftermarket services

Last month, Sikorsky Aircraft announced an agreement to acquire privately owned Keystone Ranger Holdings for an unspecified sum.
Avionics

Arinc Studying Antenna Designs for SkyLink Services in Midsize Jets

The ability to surf the Internet at broadband speeds aboard midsize business jets took a step closer to reality last month with Arinc’s announcement that i
Safety

Bombardier Safety Standdown

“We do many things for the industry throughout the year, but this is the one that makes me the most proud,” said James Hoblyn, v-p of Bombardier’s business
Avionics

Satcom Direct Demonstrates SwiftBroadband Capabilities

Satellite communications service provider Satcom Direct gave live demonstrations of Inmarsat’s broadband global area network (BGAN) land mobile technology
Aircraft

Primus Epic CDS/R Certified in Avanti

Honeywell, headquartered in Morristown, N.J., has found homes for its newest EFIS retrofit, the Primus Epic CDS/R cockpit, in Canada and Germany.
Avionics

Universal’s Vision 1 SVS certified in King Air 350

After years of development, Universal Avionics of Tucson, Ariz., has gained its first STC and TSO for its full Vision 1 synthetic-vision system (SVS), clea
Safety

Elephant de-icing rigs arrive in North America

Business aircraft pilots taxiing into Toronto Pearson’s de-icing area this winter will see–since they’re hard to miss–two large truck-mounted de-icing unit
Charter & Fractional

Air ambulance operations

A call comes in to operations: a young American woman vacationing on a dive boat in the Caribbean is suffering from serious burns after a fire broke out
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Charter & Fractional

German Air Rescue-A Nonprofit Model

Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht e.V.–German Air Rescue (DRF), headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, has been specializing in airborne emergency care and medical
Avionics

AirCell’s Axxess suite promises flexibility

AirCell last month formally launched Axxess, its next-generation airborne telecommunication system developed for installation aboard medium to large busine