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Cabin Interior and Electronics
EMS Aviation’s Aspire Gaining in Popularity
EMS Aviation, now a Honeywell company, is continuing to find customers for its Aspire 200 LG data connectivity system.
Aircraft
Bombardier Breaks Into Indian Market with Q400s
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet took delivery of its fourth Q400 NextGen on September 7 and planned to deploy it late last month along with three others i
Training and Workforce
ATR Opens Training Center in Paris
ATR opened a new pilot training center in Paris last month.
Aircraft
Third Trans States Landing Accident in Ottawa Raises Questions About Runway Design
Authorities in Canada are investigating a September 4 runway excursion at Ottawa International Airport involving a Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ 145–th
Aircraft
ATR Racks Up Orders for 72-600s
ATR collected orders for a total of 19 new ATR 72-600s from two customers last month, one of which also announced plans to lease another nine of the Pratt
Charter & Fractional
Million Air Charter OK’d for RNP-AR Approaches
Million Air Dallas completed the validation flight requirements to obtain authority to conduct RNP-AR (formally SAAAR) approaches in its Gulfstream G450.
Maintenance and Modifications
ARSA Launches Lift the Ban Survey
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) has launched a survey to measure the impact of the ban on new foreign repair station certificates.
Maintenance and Modifications
Grand Jury Indicts Six Former Weco Employees
A federal grand jury returned a 36-count indictment charging Jerry Edward Kuwata (60), Michael Dennis Maupin (58), Scott Hamilton Durham (39)
Maintenance and Modifications
JSFirm.com: Employee Searches Should Start in the Fall
Maintenance technicians can look forward to hiring opportunities this fall as “companies should begin recruiting in October, November and December,”
Maintenance and Modifications
Dynetics, WestWind Technologies Form Support Alliance
Dynetics and WestWind Technologies have entered into a joint venture creating Aviation Support Alliance. ASA, which brings together engineering, manufactur
Maintenance and Modifications
PAMA Sets January Date for Maintenance Symposium
Eastern Michigan University in Ann Arbor will host the 2012 Professional Aviation Maintenance Association’s National Aviation Maintenance Symposium
Maintenance and Modifications
Jeff Bonner R&D Delivers Nextant Nacelle Systems
Jeff Bonner Research & Development of San Antonio recently delivered the first four nacelle/cowling systems for the Nextant 400XT
Maintenance and Modifications
Rheinland Air Services To Overhaul ATR Systems
Rheinland Air Services (RAS) has been approved by ATR to do repair and overhaul work on ATR flight control systems.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Offers iPad App
MRO facility Duncan Aviation has developed a free application for the Apple iPad designed to improve access to information about the company’s service
Maintenance and Modifications
AD Proposed for Challenger Air-driven Generator
The FAA is proposing an airworthiness directive for the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (CRJ) air-driven generator (ADG). The document cites three occasions
Aircraft
AIN Blog: Bizav OEMs Must Go Bold or Just Go Home
Business aircraft manufacturers' future survival could very well rest on them announcing bold plans at NBAA 2011.
Rotorcraft
New ‘Quiet’ Periods enforced at Paris Toussus Business Airport
Paris Toussus-le-Noble airport has been subject to new noise-abatement rules since August 15, thus limiting traffic in response to complaints from local re
Accidents
Accidents: October 2011
Preliminary Report: Chartered Jetliners Suffer Fatal Crashes
Yakovlev Yak-42D, Yaroslavl, Russia, Sept.
Aircraft
Kenya Ratifies Order for 10 E190s
Kenya Airways has finalized the contract for the acquisition of 10 Embraer E190s, the airline announced last month.
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter's Upgraded Models Coming Soon
Eurocopter is upgrading most of its product range, with the goal of providing improved performance and reduced costs.
Rotorcraft
Bristow Academy Offers Wildland Fire Course
Bristow is offering a new six-day course, “Wildland Fire Orientation for Rotary Wing Pilots,” covering “basic knowledge of fire behavior, wildland fire ope
Rotorcraft
New Lighting Kits Available for Bell 407s
Bell unit Aeronautical Accessories is offering four new kits for preflight, courtesy and baggage compartment lighting as well as a rotor camera kit.
Rotorcraft
Robinson Working With FAA On R44 “Mast-Rocking”
CEO Kurt Robinson said the company has been working with the FAA for “some time” to address concerns about “mast-rocking” or “chugging”
Charter & Fractional
Political stability aids bizav bounceback in Thailand
Business aviation activity is picking up in Thailand, with the Southeast Asian country enjoying a period of relative political stability after the recent g
Accidents
Sikorsky Charged with Hiding Documents in S-76 Crash Suit
Attorneys for offshore oil helicopter service operator PHI and an attorney representing the family of the lone crash survivor are accusing Sikorsky of supp
Aircraft
Small UAS Rule Will Begin Phased Entry of Unmanned Aircraft
The expected release in December of a proposed rule governing the operation of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) in the U.S.
Aircraft
Boeing Forecasts 20-year Market for 7,530 New Airplanes in North America
Boeing forecasts demand for 7,530 airplanes in North America
Rotorcraft
First Hybrid Helicopter Achieves Maiden Flight
Eurocopter announced today that it has flown a “hybrid” AS350 Ecureuil/AStar, a production helicopter that combines a turboshaft internal combustion engine
