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Rotorcraft
New Rotorcraft 2010
Both product support and research and development have taken hits in the helicopter industry as cash flow and current sales shrink, while future orders
Aircraft
Airbus Seals A320 Deal with Yemenia
Airbus has received a firm purchase order for 10 A320s from Yemeni flag carrier Yemenia, the European manufacturer announced today.
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter Held Its Own in 2009
Eurocopter received net orders for 344 helicopters last year, down from an expected 450 one year ago, but kept deliveries at a high level, the company said
Avionics
EMS Satcom Now a Unit of EMS Aviation
Recent acquisitions by EMS Technologies have created an identity problem for subsidiary EMS Satcom of Ottawa, Canada.
Charter & Fractional
$20M Verdict Against XtraJet in Cabin Taping Overturned
A judge in the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles last week overturned an earlier $20 million judgment against defunct charter operator XtraJet,
Maintenance and Modifications
AMT Society Mx Skills Competition Showcases Talent
“We’re really pleased with the continued growth of the Maintenance Skills Competi
Maintenance and Modifications
Embraer Adds Service Center for Executive Jets
Embraer last month officially opened a service center dedicated exclusively to executive jets at its headquarters in São José dos Campos.
Maintenance and Modifications
BizJet International Delivers Its First A318 Elite
Tulsa, Okla.-based BizJet International has delivered its first Airbus A318 Elite.
Maintenance and Modifications
Customer Support Combined by Hawker Beechcraft
Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) has restructured its Hawker Beechcraft Services, Rapid and Hawker Beechcraft Customer Support into a single organization called Haw
Maintenance and Modifications
Falcon Wing Tank Mods By StandardAero
StandardAero is the first authorized independent service center in North America approved and trained to perform wing tank (dry bay) modifications on the D
Regulations and Government
Legacy 600 Midair Pilots Still Entangled in Legal Jungle
American charter firm ExcelAire and pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino remain entangled in Brazilian legal battles more than three years after the
Accidents
Four Fatalities in Ohio MU-2 Accident
A Mitsubishi MU-2 crashed yesterday afternoon during approach to landing at Lorain County Regional airport in Elyria, Ohio.
Aircraft
ATR Delivers 54 Airplanes, Logs Orders for New -600 Series Turboprop in 2009
Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR logged record revenues of $1.4 billion and delivered 54 airplanes last year, the company announced during its ann
Aircraft
Boeing Logs New C-17 Prospect, and More Orders
Boeing announced this month that India had formally expressed interest in acquiring 10 C-17 military transports.
Aircraft
Final RFP for Latest KC-X Aerial Refueling Tanker Competition Still Awaited
Ten weeks after the deadline for comments on the draft RFP for the latest attempt to procure a new
Aircraft
RAF Boosting Chinook Helicopter Fleet with New Builds and Rebuilds
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) plans to order 22 new Chinooks, in its latest response to widespread criticism over the shortage of heavy helicopter lift to s
Aircraft
VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Gets Limited Funding
Limited funding for the Lockheed Martin/AgustaWestland VH-71 presidential
Aircraft
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Reaches First Airworthiness Milestone
Boeing has completed initial airworthiness testing on the 787 Dreamliner, the company announced last Friday.
Aircraft
Bombardier CRJ1000 Still Grounded
The pair of CRJ1000s participating in the program’s flight-test program remain grounded as Bombardier engineers continue to work on a solution to the softw
Charter & Fractional
Still Grounded, JetBird’s Phenoms Find Other Nests
JetBird, the Ireland-based would-be air-taxi operator that had hoped to be flying Embraer Phenoms already, says it is now planning to launch operations som
Aircraft
Hawker Beechcraft Gets Approvals for King Air 350i
Hawker Beechcraft announced only yesterday that it received FAA and EASA type certification for the latest King Air variant more than a month ago.
FBOs
Improved Landing Aids Coming to Lugano Airport
The Swiss government has approved Lugano Airport’s plan to install more visual aids, including a lead-in light row with strobe lamps for Runway 19.
Maintenance and Modifications
GE Aviation Picks Up Speed in the Turboprop Market
When it acquired Czech-based Walter Engines in 2008, General Electric signaled to the industry that it was significantly boosting its commitment to the tur
Maintenance and Modifications
Southwind Aviation Acquires Odom’s Aircraft Parts
Odom Aircraft Parts of Salt Springs, Fla., has been acquired by Southwind Aviation, an aftermarket service and support provider for aerospace accessories a
Maintenance and Modifications
Constant Aviation Launches Care Program
After building a parts and rotables inventory worth more than $25 million, Constant Aviation is now making it available to the corporate aviation community
Maintenance and Modifications
Aviall To Be Piper’s Exclusive Parts Distributor
Piper Aircraft has entered into a global distribution agreement with Aviall Services.
Maintenance and Modifications
Associated Air Center Receives ODA
Associated Air Center, a completions center for transport-category executive aircraft, has transitioned its designated alteration station (DAS) to organiza
