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Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Air Works first to recieve EASA approval in India

Air Works, which claims to be India’s largest independent maintenance provider, has become the first in the country to complete certification by the Europe
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Blackhawk modifications expands distributor network

Distributor agreements have been signed in the U.S., Europe and Australia by Blackhawk Modifications.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Skytech opens facility at Baltimore/Washington

Business aircraft operators have a new choice in the Baltimore/Washington area now that Skytech has opened its 10,000-sq-ft service facility.
FBOs

Hot section: SIMCOM offers Mx trainingfor mitsubishi Mu-2

MU-2 operators and maintenance facilities now have a formal training program available through SimCom Training Centers.
FBOs

Hot section: SIMCOM offers Mx trainingfor mitsubishi Mu-2

MU-2 operators and maintenance facilities now have a formal training program available through SimCom Training Centers.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: JSSI and Jet Aviation sign service center agreement

Jet Aviation has signed a service center agreement with Jet Support Services (JSSI) to provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services and to supply
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: West Star expands MX service to Southeast U.S.

The southeast U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: 328 support services gets FAA repair station approval

Munich, Germany-based 328 Support Services has received FAA repair station status for its Dornier 328 executive conversion work.
Engines

Hot section: Good news for BBJ operators

A CFM56-7B powering a Boeing Next-Generation 737 for German holiday airline TUIfly has logged more than 40,000 hours on wing without a single removal, sett
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section MRO profile: Crownair Aviation

Crownair Aviation at Montgomery Field (MYF) in San Diego is improving and expanding its maintenance and FBO facilities in preparation for the economic turn
Safety

Hot section Torqued: Lessons for 2010

One year’s end always gets me thinking about the past 12 months and my hopes for the year to come.
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Robinson Sees Rebound

Robinson Helicopter vice president Kurt Robinson last month said the market for his company’s piston-engine helicopters has improved substantially from ear
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Russian Helicopters Expands in Iran, Uzbekistan

Russian Helicopters and Uzbekistan’s Uzrosavia last month in Moscow signed an agreement to cooperate on the maintenance of Russian-built rotorcraft.
Sustainability and Environment

Rotorcraft Update: American Eurocopter Gains Level-D Approval

American Eurocopter recently received level-D certification and is now authorized to repair and overhaul tailbooms and stabilizers for the EC 135.
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Kamov Ka-226T in Flight Tests

Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise, one of the companies in holding firm Russian Helicopters, has completed a phase of tests with a Turbomeca-powered
Rotorcraft

Rotorcratf Update: Eurocopter, Daher Break Ground on Logistic Center

Eurocopter and equipment and service specialist Daher last month broke ground on a logistic center that is to open in the third quarter in Marignane.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Rotorcraft Update: IBF System Approved for AW139

Donaldson’s Aerospace Filtration Systems (AFS) unit has received supplemental type certificate approval from the FAA for an inlet barrier filter (IBF) syst
Avionics

Vision 1000 added to Eurocopter’s light helos

Eurocopter is offering a low-cost and lightweight flight data monitoring system for light helicopters.
Safety

Alertness management coming soon for HEMS

At hearings last month members of the Senate Aviation Operations subcommittee pressured FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt to speed the agency’s rewrite of re
Regulations and Government

Operational evaluations to be required in Europe

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is changing its voluntary operational evaluations to mandatory operational suitability (OS) approvals for new ai
Accidents

Preliminary report: King Air downed in severe weather

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Corpus Christi, Texas, Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary report: MEDEVAC crash fatal for pilot, crew

Eurocopter AS 350BA, Doyle, Calif., Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary report: Longranger makes watery landing

Bell 206L-1, Gulf of Mexico, Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary report: King Air crashes on test flight

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Greer, S.C., Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary report: Pilot lands after bird shatters windshield

Hawker Beechcraft C99, Show Low, Ariz., Nov.
Accidents

Factual report: Aborted takeoff damages Learjet

Bombardier Learjet 55, Casper, Wyo., March.
Accidents

Factual reports: Helicopter loses engine on landing

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Loreto, Peru, Oct.
Accidents

Factual report: Jetranger slips off paltform

Bell 206, Gumboro Township, Del., Aug.
Accidents

Final report: Pilot missteps doomed twin commander

Twin Commander 690C, Wray, Colo., Jan.
Airports

Coventry airport closed

Early last month, Coventry Airport in the UK was closed by its owners, West Midlands International Airport, after Britain’s Customs and Revenue department