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Rotorcraft

New heliport aerospace in Donauwörth

Customers flying to Eurocopter’s Donauwörth training center and customer service facility in Germany now benefit from a helicopter-dedicated airspace layou
Rotorcraft

Euro program tests satellite vertical guidance for helo steep approaches

This summer a Eurocopter EC 155 all-weather demonstrator performed satellite-guided precision approach tests in Lausanne, Switzerland, as part of a researc
Rotorcraft

HAL Dhruv inches toward 2009 European certification

Indian-based manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) is making progress toward European certification of its Dhruv light-twin helicopter.
Rotorcraft

Development hurdles ahead for future presidential helicopter

The AgustaWestland/Bell/Lockheed Martin VH-71 made its first flight July 3 in Yeovil, UK.
Engines

GE Targets T-Prop Market with Walter Buy

For many years, the one market segment that General Electric’s turbine engine-manufacturing business didn’t serve was aircraft that use smaller turboprop e
ATC

Brazilian Aviation Agency Losing More Leaders

The leadership of Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) is collapsing under the pressure of international criticism.
Aircraft

High-time Cessna Conquest IIs Grounded Down Under

Australia’s Civil Aviation Authority (CASA) has grounded several Cessna 441 Conquest II turboprops, citing the potential for in-flight structural failures
FBOs

Who will buy Landmark FBOs?

Following the sale of Landmark Aviation to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise on August 1, the company’s entire Aviation Airport Services Division is officially fo
FBOs

New Orleans Lakefront tower reopens

Two years after Hurricane Katrina destroyed Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, the FAA control tower has reopened.
FBOs

Mini Cooper is the Air PR prize at NBAA

Head to the Air BP booth (No.
FBOs

Wisconsin Airport extends runway

Wisconsin’s New Richmond Regional Airport extended its runway by 1,500 feet–to 5,500 feet–in mid-June and added a new 18,000-sq-ft FBO terminal.
FBOs

Avantair expands its FBO network to California

Fractional share operator Avantair opened its second FBO, in Camarillo, Calif., on August 6.
Safety

Eagle Ramp Worker Killed on Job

A spokesman for the North Carolina Department of Labor said the agency would need until at least the middle of next month to finish its investigation into
FBOs

Cutter opens new PHX hangars

A new 50,500-sq-ft hangar complex opened at Cutter Aviation’s Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) FBO.
FBOs

Investment group buys Wester Aircraft

The owners of Boise, Idaho-based Western Aircraft sold 100 percent of the company stock to investment group Berkley Aviation Investors.
FBOs

Livermore Air Center wins RFP

The city of Livermore, Calif., is preparing to give up its exclusive fueling operation at Livermore Municipal Airport, having awarded a contract to Livermo
FBOs

Davis Flight adds Avfuel

Davis Flight Support, which purchased the former Woodland Aviation FBO at Yolo County Airport in Woodland, Calif., has signed on as an Avfuel dealer.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Trip-planning firm eyes market outside the U.S.

It might seem as if Universal Weather & Aviation doesn’t belong in a profile of FBO chains, but the aircraft handling and weather information company does
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Delaware Center Expands To Meet Falcon Demand

Dassault Falcon announced last month a multi-year expansion at its Wilmington, Del.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation Gets First Executive 787 Contract

Jet Aviation has signed a letter of intent with an unidentified client from the Middle East that will send the first executive Boeing 787 to the company’s
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Embraer Plans To Present New Aircraft Mockup At NBAA

Speaking at the first public unveiling of the company’s new Phenom 100 very light jet last month at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & E
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Montreal Jet Center Expands Interiors Services

With its acquisition in July by Elisen Technologies, interiors refurbishment and cabin completion specialist MJet of Montreal will implement an expansion p
Cabin Interior and Electronics

GMT Creates Showers for Russian 767

GMT, a Rhode Island-based composites specialist, recently delivered two highly customized showers to MAV Aircraft Services for installation in an executive
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Midcoast Gets VistaJet Contract for Four Challenger 850s

Midcoast Aviation of East Cahokia, Ill., has taken delivery of the first of four Challenger 850s, all of which will be completed for VistaJet.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Gearing Up for CRJ200 Conversions

Flying Colours, the Peterborough, Ontario center, is adding 30,000 sq ft to its current completion and maintenance facility that will also include a client
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Down the Aisle...

Rosen Aviation’s 17- and 20-inch display monitors have been selected as standard equipment for Gulfstream’s G450 and G550 cabin entertainment systems.
Regulations and Government

NextGen Press Obscures ATC Woes

The head of the 14,000-member air traffic controllers union said last month that the FAA is trumpeting the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextG
Regulations and Government

FAA Wins a Battle, Loses Another

The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has dismissed all of natca’s charges of unfair labor practices related to the negotiation and implementation o
Regulations and Government

House Bill Boosts NASA Aeronautics

An appropriations bill approved by the House of Representatives shortly before Congress adjourned for its summer recess contains increases for NASA aeronau
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: September 2007

• Pushing hard to wrap up business before they took their customary August break, lawmakers devoted a good deal of time to deciding what to do about the Ir