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Rotorcraft

Indian Hospitals Want EMS Helos

Several major hospitals in India have sought permission to launch helicopter emergency medical services (EMS), Indian news Web site The Hindu reported last
Rotorcraft

Pilots Plan Round-the-World Trip

Helicopter pilots Jennifer Murray, 66, and Colin Bodill, 55, intend to take off on December 5 for a second attempt to fly round the world via the South and
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky To Open New Facility

Sikorsky Aircraft plans to open a new engineering center in Fort Worth, Texas, next year to support the company’s growing U.S.
Rotorcraft

VFR Route Chart Updated

HAI affiliate the Eastern Region Helicopter Council worked with the FAA to update the New York City VFR helicopter route chart.
Avionics

Chelton offers lightweight helo autopilot

Flight-testing is well under way for a new helicopter autopilot that, compared with other currently available systems, cuts both weight and cost in half, s
Avionics

Sikorsky Tests AFCS for S-92

While many medium to large turbine helicopters offer autopilots to enhance mission safety and comfort, Sikorsky is in the final stages of developing an aut
Aircraft

Kingfisher Airlines brews up ‘value-added’ recipe for flying

Aviation International News traveled from Delhi to Mumbai for the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) conference on Kingfisher Airlines, because
Aircraft

India’s airlines confident but wary

Remember the days not too long ago, when any aspiring young computer whiz with a domain name and a smile could convince a venture capitalist to invest six

Emerging Markets: Are Russia and China really ready to join the party?

The sales and marketing gurus at the world’s major business jet manufacturers have long counted Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America as “potential” growt

How much do pilots make?

According to recent salary surveys by NBAA and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), the pilots who fly the biggest jets for the biggest comp
FBOs

FlightAware offers enhanced information for FBO staffers

FlightAware.com, the Web site that allows anyone to track domestic IFR flights from takeoff to touchdown, is releasing two new online products aimed primar
Maintenance and Modifications

Canada approves 605 avionics

Bombardier Aerospace has announced that on October 5 Transport Canada granted approval for the new Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite and aircraft
Aircraft

The PiperJet begins a new era for 70-year-old maker

Piper Aircraft president and CEO Jim Bass yesterday unveiled the company’s next generation aircraft–the single-engine, six-seat PiperJet, an airplane price
Aircraft

Piper’s plans to reveal VLJ today; Cirrus backs off talk of a jet ‘soon’

While Piper Aircraft is poised to unveil a new compact jet at its booth (No.
Aircraft

Piaggio’s got jet fever, too, promises it’s ‘very serious’

Piaggio Aero Industries chief executive Josè DiMase yesterday confirmed industry speculation that the Italian manufacturer is indeed developing a business

Piper unwraps a jet at NBAA

Launching a new era for the 70-year-old lightplane manufacturer, Piper Aircraft president and CEO Jim Bass last month took the wraps off the design mockup
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India begins to establish a business aviation network

As demand for commercial air travel increases in India, business aviation entrepreneurs are clamoring for position in a classic chicken-and-egg scenario.