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Liebherr-Aerospace Saline is set to increase its support in the rotary-wing market.

FPT Industries, a division of GKN Aerospace, has finalized design of the emergency extended flotation system that will maintain stability in extreme condit

Flight-training-device builder Frasca International is demonstrating its TruFliteH 342 reconfigurable helicopter simulator with 220-degree visual display a

Wulfsberg’s Prescott, Ariz.

Eurocopter’s EC 145, the workhorse twin turbine that evolved from the BK 117 several years ago, is going to experience an increase in production, from 19 a

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Vancouver Island Helicopters has signed up for Aviall’s Logistics and Inventory Flight Team (Lift) helicopter support program, which the operator said is a

Sterling Helicopter (Booth No.

Aero Maintenance Group (AMG) announced it has acquired Dallas-based Flite Components Inc., an FAA-certified repair station with more than 50 years of exper

At last, a moving-map display for helicopter passengers. Alpharetta, Ga.-based Flight Display Systems approached the design of its new helic

Sikorsky received a contract for 2007 delivery of an S-76C++ to LG International at last week’s Asian Aerospace 2006 trade show in Singapore.

FH1100 Manufacturing Corp.

Air Alpha A/S of Odense, Denmark, is awaiting delivery of a full-motion Bell 222 flight simulator built by Fidelity Flight Simulation of Pittsburgh.

Bond Air Services has announced a contract for two night-vision-equipped Eurocopter EC 135T2 helicopters that will operate a 24/7 service for police in the

MD Helicopters will announce today that operators of MD900 series aircraft are to be offered a lengthened tailboom free of charge.

Mitsui Bussan Aerospace of Japan planned to announce this morning it has signed a contract valued at approximately $100 million for the purchase of 12 Agus

Mary Peters, who was head of the Federal Highway Administration from 2001 to 2005, is President Bush’s nominee for the post of Secretary of Transportation.

The two sides in the Sikorsky factory strike are no closer to resolving their differences after nearly a week of tense picketing.

Coming off what CEO Mike Redenbaugh called “Bell’s best year in decades,” the company plans to unveil–literally–a new light helicopter this morning at 11:3

A federal district court judge struck a severe blow to the management of Mesaba Airlines last month when he overturned an earlier bankruptcy court ruling t

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer recently announced the sale of 50 ERJ 145s and another 50 Embraer E190s to HNA Group, the fourth largest airline company in

Flybe, the UK-based low-cost carrier that took delivery of its first Embraer E195 last month, plans to go public next year with the goal of raising between

Embraer celebrated delivery of its first E195 jetliner last month in an event at the company’s São José dos Campos headquarters that completed the Brazilia

Rising load factors for the 30- to 120-seat segment are evidence that carriers are becoming more efficient.

A common admonition to investors is to regard a stock’s past performance as no guarantee of future results.

The FAA will present its Excellence in Aviation Research Awards to Richard Dolbeer, coordinator of the aviation safety and assistance program

Candy Johnson was promoted to COO of Englewood, Colo.-based Mayo Aviation.

Despite some 20,000 negative comments and calls to abolish the Washington, D.C., air defense identification zone (ADIZ), a closed-door meeting on Capitol H

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the Aviation Safety Alliance (ASA) have merged, effective December 31, to become “the world’s leading resource on fl

The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS) Institute has named Stephen Fisher its executive director.