Content Archive: June 2011

Aircraft

Securaplane Li-ion Batteries Selected for G650

Gulfstream Aerospace selected Securaplane’s lithium-ion battery as standard equipment on its new G650.
Airports

Paris Toussus business airport under threat       

Users of Paris Toussus-le-Noble Airport should accept severe restrictions if they do not want to see local elected officials close their airport, according

Transport Canada Certifies Global Vision Cockpit

Bombardier’s Global Vision cockpit for the Global 5000 and 6000 (formerly XRS) received certification from Transport Canada, although advanced features suc
Rotorcraft

Chinese Medium Twin to Be Certified in 2014

Certification of the Avicopter AC352 medium twin (previously known as the Z15, the Chinese version of the jointly developed Eurocopter EC175) is now pegged

People in Aviation: July 2011

Bruno Spagnolini has been named CEO of AgustaWestland.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Certifies Mid-Continent Instruments West

Bombardier Aerospace has added four field service representatives and two customer support account managers to cover Europe and South Africa.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Expands European Customer Service

Textron sister companies Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft have broken ground on a new facility dedicated to customers in the Asia-Pacific region. “We wi
Maintenance and Modifications

Business Jet Access Opens New Facility

Gulfstream Aerospace has added two European warehouses to its growing product-support network, increasing parts and materials on the continent to approxima
FBOs

APP Jet Center Consolidates at Hayward Executive

APP Jet Center has acquired the former Atlantic Aviation FBO at Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) in Hayward, Calif., and combined it with its existing facil