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TrueNorth Introduces Iridium E-mail Module

TrueNorth Avionics has introduced a plug-in hardware module that lets owners of several brands of airborne telephone use their personal smartphones to se
Avionics

Sandel Delivers First HeliTaws

Sandel Avionics last month delivered its first HeliTaws helicopter terrain safety system, to Metro Aviation of Shreveport, La., for installation in a Eur
Avionics

G250 Avionics Test Rig Logs 1,000 Hours

Gulfstream’s G250 integration test facility (ITF) in Savann
Avionics

Flexjet Equipping with Aircell Wi-Fi

Flexjet last month announced plans to offer Aircell Gogo Biz in-flight Wi-Fi connections as a standard amenity on its fractional program aircraft at no add
Avionics

With Entegra Release 9, Avidyne eyes turbines

Avidyne is setting its sights on the lower echelon of the turbine business airplane market as part of a strategy by the Massachusetts avionics manufacturer
Engines

Product Support Survey 2010 Part 3: Engines

Williams keeps the top spot with AIN readers for turbofan support, and Rolls-Royce is the leader in supporting turboprops/turboshafts
Safety

Boston Air Charter Pilots Facing Certificate Action

The FAA has concluded that two Boston Air Charter pilots were in violation of the FARs when they took off in their respective Cessna Citations from Norwood
Aircraft

Extra Aircraft Deal Mired in Montrose

The deal to build an Extra EA-500 assembly plant in Montrose, Colo., has hit a significant snag.
Safety

FAA, NTSB Investigating Third Phenom 100 Brake Failure

For the third time in the past six months, an Embraer Phenom 100 has suffered a dual tire blowout upon landing after a reported failure in the brake-by-wir
Aircraft

Piper Will Reveal ‘Next Step’ in PiperJet at NBAA

Piper Aircraft has been promoting its new PiperJet in the form of a proof-of-concept aircraft based on the PA-46-500TP Meridian turboprop-single platform.
Aircraft

Bombardier To Launch 'New Global Family' at NBAA

Unable to maintain radio silence of an expected unveiling
Aircraft

Mitsubishi Cuts First Metal for MRJ

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet project officially entered its manufacturing phase today, as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsubishi Aircraft held a c

Qantas forced to ground five of its Q400s

Qantas removed from service five of the 21 Bombardier Q400s operated by regional affiliate QantasLink in late August after the airline found a defect in wh

MRO PROFILE: Eastway Jet Services

Eastway Jet Services was established in 1985 as a maintenance facility open to the public and was located in a 1,000-sq-ft hangar at Islip’s MacArthur Airp
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: In-Flight Safety Monitoring System Predicts Problems

Star Navigation Systems Group is offering its newest version of the Star In-flight Safety Monitoring System (Star-ism).
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Atlantic Aero Expands Falcon Service Capabilities

Atlantic Aero has added Falcon 900 and 2000 maintenance capability to its roster of services.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Chromalloy Launches Web-based Catalog

Commercial aircraft operators and engine maintenance and repair shops can quickly search Chromalloy’s new online catalog for aircraft engine parts and re
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Jet Aviation Moscow Receives Cayman Approval

EASA 145-approved Jet Aviation Moscow Vnukovo has added a main­tenance approval by the Cayman CAA.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: TrueNorth Express Offers E-mail Via Smartphone

Owners of smartphones such as the BlackBerry and iPhone have been frustrated by the high cost of equipment that allows them to send and receive e-mail in
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: HAI/FAA Work on Credit for Hums-Equipped Helicopters

The useful life of a given helicopter’s components can vary significantly depending upon its mission, making predictive maintenance challenging, but that
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: CRS Jet Spares Takes the Bite Out of Billbacks

When it comes to part and component exchanges, the most dreaded word is billback.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: LBAS Installs Lufthansa Technik Niceview on Learjet 60XR

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services installed a Lufthansa Technik Niceview moving map on a Learjet 60XR.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: West Star Aviation Donates Bizjet To Local College

Students enrolled in the airframe and powerplant mechanic program at Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangely, Colo., are getting a first-class
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Airplus Named service center for Twin Commander

Friedrichshafen International Airport, in far southern Germany near the Austrian and Swiss borders, is the site of the newest Twin Commander factory-auth

Hot section: Boeing: More than Half a Million Mechanics NeEDED BY 2029

A study released recently by Boeing predicts a need for 466,650 pilots and 596,500 maintenance personnel worldwide over the next 20 years, with the Asia-Pa
Avionics

Honeywell introduces JetMap III

Honeywell has unveiled JetMap III, the latest upgrade of its cabin moving map featuring worldwide 3-D perspective views of terrain, ocean topography, enhan
Regulations and Government

FCC likely to modify its proposed 121.5-MHz ELT ban

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is said to be close to responding to an FAA request that it withdraw a June notice that seeks to impose a total
Rotorcraft

Bell 429 certified for Waas

    Bell Helicopter announced last month that its new 429 light twin has been approved for precise wide area augmentation system (Waas) glid
Aircraft

Sikorsky’s ship-based Cyclone faces new delays

Starting next month, Canada’s government will take delivery of six interim CH-148 Cyclone multi-mission, ship-based helicopters ahead of 2012 deliveries of

Horizon to shed brand flying in favor of an all-CPA model

Seattle-based Horizon Air will end all its so-called “branded” flying under a plan to move to a 100-percent capacity purchase agreement (CPA) model startin