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Avionics

Fusion TSO a major step for Rockwell Collins

The Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics system is “good to go,” reported chairman, president and CEO Clay Jones during an April 21 earnings call.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Airflite at Long Beach

When it comes to customer service, Airflite at Long
Rotorcraft

Army Takes First Step In Defining Future Helicopter

By the end of this month the U.S.
Rotorcraft

Bin Laden Raid Copters Effective, But Not New

The pair of “low-observable” Sikorsky Black Hawks used in the raid by U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

ARSA celebrates U.S. EU safety agreeement

Trimec Aviation has partnered with Texas Jet at Fort Worth Meacham (FTW) to build a new maintenance facility that will double the size of Trimec’s current
Maintenance and Modifications

Jets opens new UK facility with paint capability

Mid-Continent Instruments’ Van Nuys, Calif.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation to Triple Singapore hangar space

Dallas Airmotive has unveiled a dedicated Web site for its First Support command center.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream enhances airborned product support program

Geneva-based MasterJet recently took possession of an Airbus A320 conversion by Fokker Aircraft Services.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna positions additional MSU in Georgia

Philadelphia-based Jet East Corporate Aviation has purchased the maintenance division of Ross Aviation at Trenton Mercer County Airport; the two will share
Regulations and Government

Revolving door continues at TSA

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) general aviation manager Brian Delauter, a former airline pilot with impeccable general aviation credentials,
ATC

Aviator 200 operational in Europe

Satcom1 is now providing Aviator 200 services in Europe and claims to be the first to do so.
ATC

Avidyne Obtains AML STC for TAS600

Avidyne’s TAS600 traffic advisory system has received an approved model list (AML) supplemental type certificate (STC) from the FAA, covering installation
ATC

Cessna Chooses Aircell Aviator 300

Cessna Aircraft has selected Aircell’s Aviator 300 satcom system as optional equipment for the Citation XLS+, Sovereign and Citation X starting with 2012 m
ATC

ACSS TCAS Change 7.1 Approved in Europe

Early last month, the EASA granted European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) authorization for Change 7.1 software for ACSS’s TCAS 2000 and TCAS II.
Safety

WSI Reboots Pilotbrief with zippy features

On May 3, Weather Services International announced the launch of a new version of its online Pilotbrief weather information service, Pilotbrief Optima.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Ramps Up to Meet Growing Demand

Like many others in the completion and refurbishment business, Duncan Aviation is ramping up as the sense of an industry recovery grows. In the past two mo
Maintenance and Modifications

SR Technics Opens Completion Center in Zurich

SR Technics, best known for its maintenance, repair and overhaul business of 80 years, is expanding into the private aviation cabin completion and refurbis
Maintenance and Modifications

Starling Aerospace Providing Stateroom Kit

Business aviation cabin components specialist Starling Aerospace (SAI) has undertaken a project to design, build and certify a stateroom/lavatory in kit fo
Maintenance and Modifications

Innotech, Esoteric Unveil Next-Gen IFE

Innotech Aviation has awarded California-based wireless technology specialist Esoteric of Irvine, Calif.
Maintenance and Modifications

Talco, DRB Form Strategic Partnership

Talco Aviation and DRB Aviation have formed a “strategic partnership” that will provide a broad range of completions and refurbishment project supervisory
Accidents

June 2011 Accidents

Preliminary Report: Indian Helicopter Crash Claims Five Eurocopter AS350B3, Luguthang, India, April 30, 2011–The Ecureuil (Squirrel) was dest
Aircraft

Pre-owned Update: Inventory continues to decrease slightly

The current pre-owned aircraft market can be defined as consistent as inventory continues to inch down, month-after-month.
Regulations and Government

Lawmakers wrestle over FAA reauthorization

                          
Safety

AIN Blog: Torqued: Willful blindness poses serious safety threat

At the same time as the Southwest 737 Flight 812 debacle was unfolding–almost as rapidly as the fuselage skin tore off the aircraft shortly after departure
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Columbia Helicopters Assists with Texas Wildfires

A pair of Columbia Vertol II tandem-rotor helicopters have been fighting record Texas wildfires at Alpine, Sonora and Brownwood.
Training and Workforce

Rotorcraft Update: FlightSafety Unveils Enchanced Vital X

FlightSafety’s new Vital X simulation’s enhanced visual scenes include moving models, 3-D sea states, environmental conditions, time of day, weather effect
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Geisinger Medical Takes Delivery of Fourth EC145

Geisinger Medical’s recent delivery of its fourth EC145 is part of an overall fleet replenishment program for the Pennsylvania-based helicopter EMS provide
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: SkyBooks Supports Russian Mi helicopters

SkyBook’s electronic maintenance and flight records system is now available for both the Russian Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters. .
Avionics

FAA makes progress on metroplex airspace effort

A joint effort by the FAA and industry aimed at integrating airspace and deconflicting traffic flows over major metropolitan areas is making progress, acco
Aircraft

Merpati MA60 Crashes, Killing 25

A Xi’an Aircraft MA60 operated by Indonesia’s Merpati Nusantara Airlines crashed on May 7 into Kaimana Bay, some 1,500 feet short of the Utarung Airport ru