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Maintenance and Modifications
Corridor maintenance software enters Asian market
Metrojet has signed an agreement with Continuum to license Corridor software and implement the package in its Hong Kong facility.
Maintenance and Modifications
Concorde Battery gets new TSO
The FAA has approved eight valve-regulated sealed lead acid batteries under Technical Standard Order C173 for Concorde Battery.The TSO-ap
Maintenance and Modifications
Central Flying Service OK'd for Citation engine mod
Clifford Development appointed Little Rock, Ark.-based Central Flying Service as a service center for the Company’s Citation II and Citation S/II re-engini
Maintenance and Modifications
Cutter gets Beechjet Rockwell Collins AHS-3000 STC
Cutter Aviation Phoenix has received an FAA STC approval for the installation of dual Rockwell Collins AHS-3000 attitude heading reference systems on the B
Maintenance and Modifications
Eclipse implements new production and MX technology
Eclipse Aviation will generate consistent and transferable manufacturing and maintenance procedures for use at its production facilities in Albuquerque, N.
Maintenance and Modifications
Standard Aero transforms PT6A engine line
Standard Aero has completed a $1.6 million transformation to improve Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engine workflow at its MRO facility in Winnipeg, Canad
Maintenance and Modifications
AD supercedes Robinson blade service bulletin
On the heels of a Service Bulletin, the FAA has issued Airworthiness Directive 2007-26-12 focusing on Robinson R22 and R44 main rotor blade delamination.
Maintenance and Modifications
CD Aviation Services receives FAA AMT Diamond award
CD Aviation Services of Missouri (CDAS) has been awarded the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Diamond Certificate of Excellence in recognition of its
Maintenance and Modifications
CRS Jet spares launches new pricing option for customers
CRS Jet Spares has announced a new pricing option for exchange transactions to reduce the stress level of operators concerned about the extra charges
Maintenance and Modifications
GA Telesis announces domestic and international growth
GA Telesis (GAT) has acquired AM Trading and AM Repair of Tucson, Ariz.
Maintenance and Modifications
AAR landing gear services selects MX software
AAR Landing Gear Services, a Malaysia-based joint venture between Illinois-based AAR and Airod of Malaysia, has selected Component Control’s Quantum Contro
Maintenance and Modifications
AMT Society to hold first industry show
Dallas will be the site of the first AMT Society Aircraft Maintenance Show, scheduled to run from March 18 to 20.
Maintenance and Modifications
Honeywell completes 1,900th TFE731 engine mod
A Falcon 50 received Honeywell’s 1,900th TFE731 engine upgrade.
Aircraft
ARJ21 Makes Public Debut
Chinese aerospace conglomerate AVIC I unveiled the ARJ21-700 regional jet during a December 21 rollout ceremony in Shanghai for a select group of official
Aircraft
Sukhoi aims to fly SSJ by month’s end
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company has found completion of the first Superjet 100 a major challenge, after missing a year-end target for first flight that now a
Deal for eight ATR 72s heralds a lift for Africa
London-based investment conglomerate Lonrho unveiled plans last month to develop what it calls the first true pan-African airline with a new fleet of eight
Comair cutbacks head Delta plan to cut domestic capacity 5 percent
Comair last month said it would ground 14 of its 50-seat Bombardier CRJs by the end of the year in step with a plan by parent company Delta Air Lines to cu
Big Sky closure forces EAS shuffle
The fabric of the air transport security blanket known as the Essential Air Service (EAS) program has frayed once again with the January 7 contraction of B
Mesa To Close Air Midwest
Mesa Air Group plans to shed its Air Midwest subsidiary by the end of this year’s third quarter, company CEO Jonathan Ornstein said last month during the c
Pinnacle Sues ALPA over ‘Bad Faith’
The relationship between Pinnacle Airlines and its pilot group turned from frosty to malevolent last month as the Memphis-based regional filed a lawsuit in
Skyway To Shut Down
Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines announced last month that it will transfer all the routes now flown by its Skyway Airlines regional subsidiary to independ
Rotorcraft
Dancopter thrives in North Sea
Having apparently found a sweet spot in serving the offshore oil market, Denmark-based Dancopter has grown fast since it started operating helicopters in 2
Aircraft
Program under review, LM halts Marine One development
Pentagon sources confirmed to AIN that Lockheed Martin has been ordered to stop work on the development of a second block of AW-101-varian
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter EC 145 Joins Mayo Fleet
Mayo Medical Transport took delivery of a new Eurocopter EC 145 in December.
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter Delivers First Two Chinese EC 225s
Eurocopter delivered the first two EC 225 medium twins in China to the Ministry of Communications in Zhuhai late last year.
Rotorcraft
French EMS Pilots Go on Strike Again
The SNPL, the French chapter of the ALPA pilot union, has called for a new strike among EMS helicopter pilots, claiming it is not satisfied with either the
Rotorcraft
Russian Military Disrupts Offshore Helo Ops in Norway
Helicopter traffic around the Statfjord and Gullfaks offshore oil fields in Norway was disrupted on December 11 by the incursion of the Russian carrier/cru
Rotorcraft
French R22 Competitor Gets EASA Nod
French-based Hélicoptères Guimbal received EASA certification for its Cabri G2 light piston single.
Rotorcraft
Heli-Expo Preview
The Helicopter Association International (HAI) celebrates its 60th anniversary this year with what appears likely to go down as one of the biggest Heli-Exp
Rotorcraft
A military niche secure, Mil targets bizav market
Having found some success with military orders for the Mi-28N and Mi-8/17, Moscow-based Mil is seeking to expand its offerings and attract some interest fr
