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Training and Workforce

Aerosim Putting More Sims with Alteon

Aerosim Technologies (Booth No.
Rotorcraft

BLR tailboom strakes draw fire from Bell

Bell Helicopter recently issued new information letters expressing concern about BLR Aerospace tailboom strakes.
Rotorcraft

Three OEMs Vie for Polish Contract

The Polish government has launched a call for tenders for 23 EMS light-twin helicopters.
Safety

API, Waypoint team on risk management

Aviation Personnel International (API) and Waypoint Partners have collaborated to launch a risk-management service for flight departments called the Accele
FBOs

Jet Aviation continues restructuring

Jet Aviation of Teterboro, N.J., has taken the opportunity at NBAA to introduce the Red Dress Privileged Travel card, a debit card for use with Jet Aviatio
Maintenance and Modifications

Nordam expansion builds on founder’s principles

The Nordam Group (Booth No.
Avionics

Firms melding EVS with SVS

Chelton Flight Systems (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

King Air 300 winglets get FAA approval

BLR Aerospace has received an STC from the FAA for its King Air 300 winglet system, the company announced here at NBAA’06.

Mattia named president of Messier-Dowty Inc.

Luigi Mattia, a Canadian mathematician with more than 25 years of experience in the aerospace industry, was recently named vice president of the Business a
FBOs

Money-saving Web site incites fueler feud

“Everybody is sensitive to the price of jet fuel,” said Steve Elefant, explaining why he founded fuel-pricing Web site AircraftFuel.com last year.
Maintenance and Modifications

API consolidates warehouse ops and gets FAA wheel ok

Aerospace Products International announced that it will open a 172,000-sq-ft facility in Southaven, Miss.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation boosts capabilities at two locations

The Battle Creek, Mich.
Airports

Palwaukee Municipal is now Chicago Executive

Palwaukee Municipal Airport has a new name.
Maintenance and Modifications

Renovation Hardware: Falcon 900 is back in service

Now that refurbishment of the Falcon 900 is finished and the jet is back in service, the experience for the owner and managers of the airplane can probably
Rotorcraft

Bristow Orders Four More S-92s

Bristow Group last month announced that it had received an extension of an existing contract with Integrated Aviation Consortium (IAC) in the North Sea for
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options pilots protest unfair contract negotiations

The union representing some 760 Flight Options pilots is charging that the Raytheon-owned fractional share company is engaging in a pattern of harassing an

Embraer To Miss Delivery Target

Production line snags have forced Embraer to reduce its delivery forecast this year from 145 to 135, the company revealed last month.
Avionics

Mid-Continent’s two-inch CDI frees up panel space

For anyone dealing with shrinking space on an instrument panel, Mid-Continent Instruments (Booth No.
FBOs

Cutter and ConocoPhillips Stay Together

In a time when a marriage–business or otherwise–that lasts more than a few years is noteworthy, Cutter Aviation and ConocoPhillips have something to truly
Engines

Honeywell puts Zing into TFE731 t-fans

Honeywell plans to introduce a new intelligent engine monitoring network for its engine remote diagnostic service called Zing.
Avionics

Blue Sky’s router mines data, Internet

Blue Sky Network of La Jolla, Calif., has launched a wireless airborne router extending access to its satcom data or for surfing the Internet.
Training and Workforce

NATA offers members hazmet response services

One of the greatest concerns for any maintenance operation, the potential problems associated with a hazardous material spill, has become a little less wor
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Repair uses internet to link operators with MRO

Aircraft operators and owners looking to have their aircraft serviced can now locate maintenance facilities worldwide via the Internet through a service of
Charter & Fractional

Bank of America Advising Sentient Clients

Bank of America (Booth No.
FBOs

Million Air adds more to FBO chain

The Million Air press conference yesterday was filled with announcements of new locations and executives for the FBO and franchise service provider.
Rotorcraft

French lobby urges more flexibility for helicopters

Industry lobbying group the Union Française de l’Hélicoptère (UFH) is stepping up its efforts to improve public acceptance of helicopter operations in Fran
Rotorcraft

China Needs 2,700 Helos by 2026

China is expected to require 2,763 civil helicopters of all types in the next 20 years, Zhang Hongbiao, general manager of AVIC II, said recently.