Content Archive: February 2011

Maintenance and Modifications

GE Canada and StandardAero Team on Research Center

A $50 million aircraft engine research and technology center–a joint project between GE Canada and StandardAero–is being built in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on pr
Maintenance and Modifications

AOG Hotline Launched in EMEA/Asia

Jet Aviation is offering an AOG hotline service for Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Asia to assist aircraft operators with emergency or AOG si
Maintenance and Modifications

Executive Flight Authorized as Part 145 Repair Station

Boeing Field now has an FAA Part 145 repair station, at Executive Flight. “We are pleased to be the exclusive Part 145 facility at Boeing Field,” said Mi
FBOs

Bizjets flock to World Economic Forum

by Charles Alcock The annual World Economic Forum (WEF), held during the last week of January, in the Swiss resort of Davos once again brought a bum

Fly Like You Live With Aspire Portable AirMail

From EMS Aviation comes Aspire Portable AirMail, a device that operators can bring with them aboard the aircraft. Weighing just three pounds, Aspire is us
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter sees growth in Asia, services

Eurocopter took in more revenue last year than in 2009 but its order book did not fare as well, the company reported in late January.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter delays plans for diesel helo

Two years ago Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling said he hoped to see a
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter boosts support for growing North Sea operations

Overblown oil prices are far from good news for most of the aviation industry, but the world’s insatiable thirst for fuel is spurring fresh demand for heli
Rotorcraft

EC225 Sim Fits the Bill for Offshore Training

Supporting the burgeoning development of wind farms is the next big growth opportunity in the offshore helicopter transportation market, according to Euroc
Aircraft

ATR banks on resumption of turboprop revival

Judging by figures released at a Paris press briefing on January 20, the waning resurgence of the commercial turboprop market has, if anything, resumed at