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CD Aviation services positions rep in Europe

Neosho, Mo.-based CD Aviation Services (CDAS) has opened an office in Sweden.
Maintenance and Modifications

Coca-Cola orders blended winglets for Hawker fleet

Coca-Cola Enterprises’ Atlanta-based corporate flight department ordered four blended winglet shipsets from Aviation Partners to equip its Raytheon Hawker
Maintenance and Modifications

Lansing community college adds corridor course

“Among today’s aviation service providers, software is playing an ever-increasing role in day-to-day operations, so it is becoming more critical for A&
Maintenance and Modifications

Avmats enters Beechjet maintenance market

Avmats, located in Chesterfield, Mo., on Spirit of St.
Maintenance and Modifications

GAMA and ICASF establish scholarship

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the International Council of Air Shows Foundation (ICASF) have established the ICAS Foundation GA
Maintenance and Modifications

PAG expands with purchase of Pegasus Aircraft

Atlanta-based Precision Aviation Group (PAG) has agreed in principal to acquire Pegasus Aircraft Components of Richmond, British Columbia.
Maintenance and Modifications

Singapore technologies to offer maintenance

Singapore Technologies Aerospace Engineering has opened a $10 million, single-bay facility on Singapore Seletar Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream makes wiring manuals user-friendly

Gulfstream Aerospace has developed software enhancement called “Circuit Flash” for electronic manuals that makes it easier for aircraft technicians to inte
Maintenance and Modifications

Michelin offers rebate

Authorized service centers for Michelin Aircraft Tire are running an incentive program called “Upgrade to Michelin,” which offers an instant 20-percent reb
Maintenance and Modifications

Sabreliner receives FAA gold certificate of excellence

The FAA has awarded Sabreliner’s Perryville operation its Gold Certificate of Excellence.
Maintenance and Modifications

Atlantic Aero adds Raisbeck dealership, gets P&WC IBR Ok

Raisbeck Engineering has entered an agreement with Atlantic Aero authorizing the Greensboro, N.C.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA and PAMA honor EJM maintenance team

The FAA has awarded Executive Jet Management (EJM) its Diamond Award for excellence in maintenance, safety and human factors training for the 13th straight
Maintenance and Modifications

Flight options chooses FAA ASAP program

The more than 400 maintenance professionals working for Flight Options will be covered by the FAA’s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), according to a r

Bizav makes a big splash at Sun 'n' Fun

The annual Sun ’n’ Fun event in Lakeland, Fla., is similar to the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture Oshkosh, with its emphasis on sport aviati
Rotorcraft

Bell 429 flight tests gather momentum

Bell is planning to add the second 429 prototype to its flight-test effort next month.
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Safety

FAA Issues Emergency AD on MD 369 Series

An accident caused by the loss of a tail-rotor blade prompted the FAA to issue an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) for the MD 369 series.
Regulations and Government

FAA To Align OEI Rules with EASA

The FAA is proposing to amend one engine inoperative (OEI) rating definitions.
Rotorcraft

…As Workers Suspend Strike

Workers at the IAR Ghimbav helicopter manufacturing plant in Brasov, Romania, have suspended their strike after three days.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter in Talks for Romanian Company…

Eurocopter is still talking to the Romanian privatization agency, AVAS, about taking over 65 percent of helicopter and light aircraft manufacturer IAR Ghim
Rotorcraft

Turbomeca To Settle in Monroe, N.C.

French-based engine maker Turbomeca has chosen Monroe, N.C.
Rotorcraft

Turbomeca to address customer support woes

Turbomeca is endeavoring to improve product support after customers voiced dissatisfaction, notably about parts availability.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter to solve EC 145’s tail-rotor control issue

Eurocopter is to issue a Service Bulletin that should solve a fleet-wide problem with the EC 145’s tail-rotor controls.
Rotorcraft

MD Helicopters ‘not for sale’

MD Helicopters (MDH) last month dismissed as ill-founded “rumors” circulating that the company is for sale.In a statement, chairman and CEO Lyn

TAP Portugal re-learns the regional game

To ensure their continued survival in the face of reduced income per passenger, regional operators sometimes seek solace in the arms of major carriers, whi
Cabin Interior and Electronics

As expectations rise, IFE in RJs now far from far-fetched

Availability of in-flight entertainment (IFE) ranks among the top factors that influence the loyalty of passengers, who have become increasingly aware of t

Turboprop vs jet: Likely productivity drives the choice, says Lufthansa

Current and future airplane use, fleet complexity and increased competition all will influence decisions about new aircraft by short-haul airlines, accordi

Reports of progress ease growing pains at ExpressJet

In the wake of a first quarter that saw his airline’s operating margins cut by more than half from a year earlier, ExpressJet CEO Jim Ream didn’t see much
Avionics

Special Report: Major Cockpit Retrofits

The scene was straight out of a science fiction movie.
Avionics

‘NextGen’ avionics could cost users up to $20 billion

While preparing for traffic to double and perhaps even triple in the coming decades, the FAA has made clear that putting up the ground-based infrastructure