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Dolphin Upgrade Gets Green Light

American Eurocopter (AE) is to re-engine and upgrade the U.S.
Airports

New Bangkok Heliport

The new Bangkok City Heliport is due to open by April, giving convenient access to the center of Thailand’s notoriously congested capital.
Rotorcraft

Columbia Buys Out Heavy-lift TCs

Columbia Helicopters is to acquire the type certificates for the Vertol 107-II and Boeing Vertol 234 Chinook helicopters from Boeing.
Rotorcraft

Schweizer adapts to new leadership

“There were times when we could ramp up production on one line merely by shuffling some people around from the others,” said president Paul Schweizer of th
Rotorcraft

European medical operators give the EC 145 high marks

Some two years after the Eurocopter EC 145 entered service, it seems customers have forgotten the problems that delayed the program and caused early operat
Rotorcraft

LGI expands helicopter business

LG International (LGI) this month is scheduled to open a new maintenance center for Russian helicopters at Seoul Gimpo Airport, with capacity for 24 major
Safety

Canada OKs S-92 for flight in known icing

Just as the cold weather starts to take hold in the higher reaches of North America, Sikorsky’s S-92 has passed one of its critical remaining airworthiness
Rotorcraft

Héli-Union wins new contract and expects more helicopters

Paris-based Héli-Union, which operates a fleet of 35 mostly twin-engine helicopters mainly for oil majors, has signed a draft joint venture operating agree
Rotorcraft

Heli-Union Training Center

The Center’s manager, Xavier Burette, said the school, a Héli-Union subsidiary, opened in April 2002 in Angoulême.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter addresses AS 350B3 engine-control failure recovery

Eurocopter is concerned that some pilots could confuse different versions of the AS 350B3 Ecureuil single-turbine helicopter that feature different kinds o
Aircraft

Piaggio delivering first Avanti II

The Avanti II won EASA certification in October, and delivery of the first new-version aircraft was scheduled for shortly after the Dubai Air Show (Novembe
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Adds Learjet Gear Overhaul at Battle Creek

Augmenting its long list of Learjet capabilities, Duncan Aviation has added landing-gear overhaul to its offerings at Battle Creek.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive Expands PW300 and PW500 Service

Dallas Airmotive has commissioned a new PW300 and PW500 repair and overhaul facility at its Forest Park production center in Dallas.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive Extends Its Reach Into Australia

Dallas Airmotive (DAI) last month signed two contracts with Pacific Turbines Brisbane (PTB) of Brisbane, Australia.
Maintenance and Modifications

Millville Reopened as Regional Facility

Dallas Airmotive also recently announced that it has opened a regional turbine center in Millville, N.J.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Building Dallas Maintenance Facility

The third quarter of next year will see the opening ceremony of a new Bombardier factory-owned service center at Love Field in Dallas.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Provides Service Bulletins and Letters Online

Cessna has recently added online access to Service Bulletins and Letters for all Citation models at its support Web site (www.cessnasupport.com).
Maintenance and Modifications

Intermarket Offers Avionics Maintenance Insurance

Building on OEM-sponsored programs for by-the-hour airframe and powerplant maintenance, Intermarket Insurance Agency has introduced Av-Tec Equipment Mainte
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Gulfstream Luton

SAVANNAH MANUFACTURER'S SHOP IN EUROPE Gulfstream’s service center at London Luton Airport is one of 12 factory support facilities,
Maintenance and Modifications

Securaplane Names Cantec Systems as Distributor

Cantec Systems of Ontario, Canada, is the latest company to sign a distributor agreement with Securaplane Technologies to offer Hawker main ship batteries.
Aircraft

Falcon 7X might go 6,000 nautical miles

Changes to the Dassault Falcon 7X, now in flight test, could increase its IFR range to as much as 6,000 nm at Mach 0.80, Dassault Aviation said at the NBAA
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Maintenance and Modifications

GDAS To Support GIIs and GIIIs

Factory product support for Gulfstream IIs and GIIIs will move out from beneath the wing of Gulfstream service centers and find itself under the umbrella o
Rotorcraft

NTSB: ‘Urgent’ Action Needed on S-76

The ongoing investigation into the August 10 fatal crash of an S-76C+ in the Baltic Sea has led the NTSB to ask the FAA to take “urgent” action on several
Aircraft

‘I’ve Sold More Than You’ Department

Boeing at the NBAA Convention last month said it surpassed orders for 100 Boeing Business Jets, while Airbus Industrie announced it had reached orders for
Safety

Runway Incursions Top NTSB List

Three serious near collisions on runways in Boston, New York and Las Vegas this year prompted the NTSB again to press for quicker action by the FAA to redu
Airports

TEB Fees Set To Increase January 1

Landing fees are scheduled to increase at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport (TEB).
Accidents

Citation Crash Followed Long Grounding

More details have emerged about the November 5 crash of Citation N505K following a loss of control after takeoff from Hobby Airport in Houston.
Safety

Tank Flammability Rules Proposed

Bizliner operators would be required to incorporate technology to meet reduced levels of flammability exposure in fuel tanks, under FAA proposed rulemaking
Aircraft

Business Jets Measure Ozone Depletion For German Researchers

German aerospace research agency DLR has enlisted the services of two business jets for some extensive environmental research intended to measure ozone dep
Aircraft

Pilatus Ups PC-12 Performance and Price

Pilatus’ PC-12 turboprop single will receive several upgrades next year, raising the base price of the aircraft by $80,000 to $2.79 million and a typically