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Maintenance and Modifications

GDAS-Westfield renews Hawker Beechcraft ASC status

The General Dynamics Aviation Services (GDAS) facility at Barnes Municipal Airport in Westfield, Mass., recently had its Hawker Beechcraft authorized servi
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO D&K Aviation seeks buyer

Class 4 FAA repair station D&K Aviation, located at Republic Airport in Farmingdale, N.Y., is up for sale.
Maintenance and Modifications

Atlantic Aero OK'd as TBM service center

Daher-Socata has selected North Carolina-based Atlantic Aero International as its newest North American authorized TBM service center.
Maintenance and Modifications

H+S Aviation authorized for P&WC PT6T overhauls

BBA Aviation engine repair and overhaul company H+S Aviation has been awarded distributor and designated overhaul facility authorization by Pratt & Whi
Regulations and Government

FAA orders retesting for 1,400 mechanics

The FAA has decided to require a retest for 1,400 mechanics who used Tobias Aerospace Services, an FAA-approved airplane mechanic testing facility.
Regulations and Government

Ameco Aviation College expansion complete

After 18 months and approximately $6.9 million, Ameco Aviation College (AAC) on Beijing Capital International Airport has opened the doors on its new addit
Regulations and Government

DOT to require observed return-to-duty drug test

The Department of Transportation has issued a final rule that provides a start date for mandatory direct-observation drug testing. The provision was staye
FBOs

FBO Chain Profile: Avantair

Camarillo Airport in Southern California is one of those airports that reveals its treasures as visitors either drive or fly in, starting with the hulk of
Safety

AvFuel offering fire safety training

On October 13 and 14, Avfuel is holding a quality-assurance and fire-safety seminar at the Avflight FBO at Capital City Airport in Lansing, Mich.
FBOs

Ocean Sky hosts open travelers

FBO Ocean Sky Jet Centre hosted 74 aircraft that traveled to Prestwick Airport for the short drive to the British Open at Turnberry’s Ailsa Course, where f
Airports

Three hangars destroyed at Kansas airport

Hurricane-strength winds destroyed three hangars at Salina Airport in Kansas on August 10, but luckily there were no aircraft in the hangars during the sto
Airports

DCA gateway airports added

The Transportation Security Administration has added Richmond Jet Center at Richmond International Airport in Virginia and Executive Beechcraftat Spi
Regulations and Government

NFPA backs down on hangar sprinkler requirements

The National Fire Protection Association’s technical committee on airport facilities has dropped a proposed requirement for automatic sprinkler systems in
Aircraft

BA Takes First LCY-Capable A318s

Airbus has delivered the first of two A318 aircraft equipped with “steep approach” capability to British Airways, the manufacturer announced today.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Scott Carson Announces Retirement in Major Realignment

Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Scott Carson announced today that he will retire from the company at the end of the year.

MAKS Showcases Demand for Non-Western Equipment

The global recession didn’t seem to suppress the appetite for new equipment among customers of Russia and the former Soviet Union at this month’s MAKS’2009
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Regulations and Government

Airbus Keeping Close Eye on Coming Subsidy Ruling

The World Trade Organization (WTO) any day now plans to issue an interim ruling on U.S.
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Aircraft

Boeing To Shave 3,500 Pounds from 747-8

Boeing has identified, approved and started the process of implementing a weight-reduction effort that will shave some 3,500 pounds from the 747-8, program
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Sustainability and Environment

Europe’s ETS List Complete, New Deadline Set

The implementation of Europe’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) has begun amid widespread confusion on the part of the aircraft operators who stand subject t
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Aircraft

Boeing Sets New 787 Test, Production Schedule

As Boeing’s Randy Tinseth related in his August 24 blog, the company’s employees “continued to keep [thei
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People in Aviation: September 2009

John Garrison Jr., previously president of Textron’s industrial segment, was named president and CEO of subsidiary Bell Helicopter, replacing
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Moves into Green Completions

On the strength of contracts with Bombardier to provide executive cabins for three Challenger 850s, Canadian interiors specialist Flying Colours is moving
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Odyssey Makes Bizliner Cabinetry Bids

Odyssey Aerospace Components is making multiple bids on a series of Boeing Business Jets and executive Boeing 747-8s.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

StandardAero’s Springfield Facility Gets ODA

StandardAero’s Springfield, Ill.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

At B/E Aerospace, Waste Makes Money

Three major aircraft manufacturers have selected the new B/E Aerospace lavatory vacuum waste system.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AMAC Begins Second Phase Expansion

On the shoulders of what it describes as a healthy order book with multiple new completion contracts and signed letters of intent, AMAC Aerospace of Basel,
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux Completion To Invest $3.4 Million In Indy Upgrades

With its first A320 completion job due to arrive in February, Comlux Completion USA of Indianapolis has begun investing $3.4 million in phase two of a majo
Avionics

FlightAware introduces free online flight planner

The flight planner available on Flight-Aware’s Web site is still in pre-release beta form, and FlightAware is asking users to submit feedback.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: September 2009

Compiance Countdown: September 2009.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aero Seating offers new options

San Gabriel, Calif.-based seating specialist Aero Seating Technology is now offering an aircraft seat option that provides three inches of vertical travel.