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Cabin Interior and Electronics

BaySys Plans Completion Facility in Morocco

Independent completion and refurbishment center BaySys has signed an agreement with Royal Air Maroc and "a strategic regional investor" to support developm
Cabin Interior and Electronics

JCB Begins Construction of Completion Facility

Construction is well under way on JCB Aero's new aircraft interior completion and refurbishment center scheduled to open this fall near l'Isle Jourdain in
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cabin Crafters Comes of Age

In 1986, at age 18, Mario Diaz came from his native Argentina "to spend a couple of months." Twenty-five years later he is CEO of Cabin Crafters, a fast-gr
Cabin Interior and Electronics

PAC Seating Focused On Large-Cabin Market

While some seating companies were focused on the small and midsize market and took a hit during the recession, PAC Seating Systems took aim at the large-ca
Maintenance and Modifications

Should voluntary safety programs be mandatory?

By the time you read this, I hope the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers (IAM), Comair and the FAA have reached agreement and rei
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Pacific partners with dart on Parts distribution

Dart Helicopter Services (DHS), a manufacturer and distributor of helicopter accessories, signed an agreement with Hawker Pacific to strengthen DHS’s prese
Maintenance and Modifications

Economical In-flight Wi-Fi Offered by EMS Aviation

EMS Aviation is offering its Forté AirMail for a wide range of corporate aircraft.
Avionics

Constant Aviation installs High-speed Internet in GIV

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport-based Constant Aviation recently installed in a Gulfstream IV an Aircell ATG 4000 high-speed internet syste
Avionics

Jeppesen addresses snags with delivery of e-charts

Jeppesen leadership is addressing problems the company experienced in July in meeting customer requests for timely delivery of charts.
Engines

Snecma and Royal Jet Sign Engine Maintenance Contract

Royal Jet, a charter operator based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has awarded a new engine maintenance, repair and overhaul contract to Snecma for
Maintenance and Modifications

Sikorsky and Timken Offer Bearing Repair in Australasia

Sikorsky Helitech, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company based in Brisbane, Australia, has entered into a distribution agreement with Timken for bearing
Maintenance and Modifications

Montana firefighting helos get dart akv cycle counters

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) recently ordered five AKV cycle-counter systems from Dart Helicopter Services for ins
Maintenance and Modifications

Engine Upgrade Yields more time on wing for CF34-3A2

GE Aviation is offering an on-wing engine upgrade program for certain configurations of the CF34-3A2.
Maintenance and Modifications

Viking Teams with Avtrak for Maintenance Tracking Services

Viking Air of Victoria, British Columbia, will use the Avtrak GlobalNet platform to support its Viking MX factory maintenance tracking program.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Awards Helicopter Hums Agreement to HAI

Health and usage monitoring systems (Hums) have been available for integration with fixed-wing flight deck avionics for some time.
Aircraft

Eclipse Working Out Windshield, Engine Issues

Eclipse Aerospace announced that two campaigns to fix problems with the EA500 very light jet are bearing fruit.
Training and Workforce

Boeing Sees Need for a Million Pilots and Mechanics

According to Boeing, over the next 20 years there will be worldwide demand for 466,650 pilots and 596,500 maintenance personnel.
Engines

Power 90 Verified as Money-saving Modification

A study performed by research firm Conklin & de Decker for GE Aviation found “significantly increased operating efficiency, reduced variable costs and
Accidents

Preliminary Report: PC-12 makes dead-stick landing

Pilatus PC-12, Colonie, N.Y., July 16, 2010–The turboprop single, operated by Alpha Flying PlaneSense on a flight from Chicago Executive Airport to
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Runway excursion damages Citation

Cessna Citation 550, Brac, Croatia, July 15, 2010–The Serbian-registered Citation Bravo, operated by Prince Aviation, was substantially damaged when
Rotorcraft

Government budget cuts trigger innovations

The days of turbine helicopters as preferred police aviation tools might be coming to an end.
Rotorcraft

R66 certification ‘close’

FAA certification of the Rolls-Royce RR300-powered Robinson R66 turbine light single could come later this month.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Medevac helicopter suffers power loss

Eurocopter AS350, Tucson, Ariz., July 28, 2010–The NTSB is investigating what caused the Air Methods medevac helicopter to crash on a residential st
Accidents

Preliminary Report: South African police helo crashes short of runway

MBB/Kawasaki BK117B-1, Witibank, South Africa, July 23, 2010–The twin-turbine helicopter, operated by the South African Police Service, was respondi
Rotorcraft

NY Port Authority To Sell S-76s

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) plans to sell its two Sikorsky S-76s, on the grounds that it cannot justify their annual operating cos
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Gear failure damages turboprop twin

Hawker Beechcraft 1900D, Denver, Colo., June 12, 2010–After landing at Denver International Airport, the turboprop twin was substantially damaged wh
Rotorcraft

X2 Will Qualify for Speed Record

The fact that Sikorsky’s experimental X2 is a compound helicopter will not exclude it from setting an official helicopter speed record, according to Marcel
Rotorcraft

Panama Getting AW139s

Six AgustaWestland AW139s will be delivered to Panama’s Aeronaval Service as part of a bilateral anti-crime agreement focused on international drug traffic
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cheyenne crashes on survey flight

Piper PA-31T, Coahuila, Mexico, July 7, 2010–While carrying several government officials on a flight to survey flooding from a recent hurricane, the
Rotorcraft

Bell Committed to 609 Tiltrotor

This year’s Farnborough airshow came and went without the long-anticipated announcement by either Bell or AgustaWestland as to what would become of their j