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Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier renews Innotech's ASF standing
Innotech Aviation, which supports Bombardier Challengers and Globals and is a preferred completion center specializing in Globals, has renewed its authoriz
Maintenance and Modifications
EASA OKs Blackhawk’s Conquest engine upgrade
Blackhawk Modifications has received EASA approval for its Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A upgrade program for the Conquest I.
Maintenance and Modifications
AMETEK aquires MIami-based MRO operation
Miami-based High Standard Aviation has been acquired by Ametek as it expands its MRO capability in the Southeastern U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
CFM signs agreement for CFM56 training in India
Under the terms of a Memorandum of Agreement signed by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.
Maintenance and Modifications
Standard Aero launcheS System-wide SMS
“StandardAero will never compromise flight safety, going above and beyond the regulatory, legal or acceptable minimum requirements,” said StandardAero pres
Maintenance and Modifications
Freedom Aero Service receives FAA Part 145 designation
Lincoln, Calif.-based Freedom Aero Service has been awarded FAR Part 145 status.
Maintenance and Modifications
Embraer signs first Phenom 100 EEC contract
Phenom 100 owners Elizabeth and Jim Frost have signed the first individual owner Embraer Executive Care (EEC) contract in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Eurocopter opens Hong Kong constumer service center
Following the creation of the European Customer Service Center (CSC) in October 2007, Eurocopter has opened a center in Hong Kong (CSC Asia-Pacific).
Maintenance and Modifications
PAG relocates and becomes Ahler
Precision Aviation Group’s Canadian companies, Precision Heliparts Canada (PHP-C) and Precision Accessories & Instruments Canada (PAI-C), are combining and
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star GJT adds Challenger landing gear services
West Star Aviation’s Grand Junction, Colo.
Maintenance and Modifications
Banyan signs caravan support senter agreement
StandardAero and Banyan Air Service have signed a support center agreement authorizing Banyan as a StandardAero-approved installation facility for the Cess
Regulations and Government
Deadlines extended for comments on proposed EASA rules
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has
Aircraft
Remnants of Adam Aircraft See Final Shutdown
AAI Acquisition, the company formed to buy the assets of bankrupt Adam Aircraft Industries, is closing its doors at Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colo.
HondaJet Production, First Flight, Deliveries Delayed
Citing global aerospace industry challenges, Honda Aircraft today announced setbacks in its HondaJet program, moving the projected first flight of a produc
Aircraft
Daher-Socata Going Forward with NTx Plans
Daher-Socata early next month at EBACE will formally announce plans to invest almost $330 million to develop a new eight- to 10-seat twin-engine aircraft t
Avionics
The Future of FMS
Flight management systems have never been considered simple pieces of equipment, but the technology is quickly evolving beyond basic navigation and perform
Aircraft
Cessna Shelves Citation Columbus Program
When Cessna chairman, CEO and president Jack Pelton said<
Rotorcraft
Bell Flourishes, Cessna Stumbles at Textron
Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter parent Textron yesterday reported that first-quarter revenues dropped year-over-year by 24 percent to $2.5 billion, whi
General Dynamics: Gulfstream ‘Held Its Own’ in Q1
The aerospace division at General Dynamics, which includes Gulfstream and Jet Aviation, “held its own” in the first quarter, parent company chairman and CE
Regulations and Government
Industry moves toward a quieter supersonic bizjet
Reductions in supersonic boom intensity could allow for overland operation of future supersonic civil aircraft, according to a panel of supersonic technolo
Rotorcraft
Turboshaft Technology
Helicopter turboshaft manufacturers are incorporating new technologies in their engines to lower fuel burn, enhance capabilities and reduce operating costs
Engines
P&WC engine for Columbus shares GTF core
The in-development geared turbofan (GTF) has been attracting most of the headlines at engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney lately, and it does indeed pr
Rotorcraft
Stars & Stripes sightseeing files Chapter 11
Stars & Stripes Air Tours, which launched sightseeing operations early last year out of Boulder City, Nev., filed for reorganization under Chapter 11
Safety
Low-cost tracking device available
New Zealand-based Spidertracks is offering a low-cost, portable satellite-tracking device that might appeal to helicopter operators.
Accidents
Faulty maintenance blamed in MD engine fire
Two veteran American Airlines pilots, who in the words of the NTSB were “not having a good day,” nevertheless used “some exceptional stick-and-rudder skill
Rotorcraft
Pilot, aircraft changes needed for safer low-visibility flying
The UK civil aviation authority (CAA) is recommending prevention and mitigation action to reduce the number of helicopter accidents in poor visibility.
Aircraft
In The Works: National Aerospace Laboratories Saras
The number-two prototype Saras twin-turboprop crashed on March 6 in India during its 49th test flight, killing the three test pilots on board.
RAA Special Section: Europe’s regionals put skids on ill-timed capacity growth
Short-haul operators in Europe have been seeing almost no growth in passenger numbers and have struggled to reduce capacity to offset lower traffic as the
RAA Special Section: SkyWest lets its performance speak for itself
SkyWest Airlines hasn’t found some magic elixir to help it escape the ravages of the global recession, but as long as it continues to perform to its partne
Aircraft
In The Works: Diamond Aircraft D-Jet
Certification of the single-engine Diamond D-Jet has been delayed again and is now scheduled for early next year.
