Content Archive: December 2011

Accidents

Vegas Helicopter Tour Crash Kills Five

A Eurocopter AS350B2 registered to Sundance Helicopters crashed late yesterday afternoon during a twilight flight near Nevada’s Hoover Dam
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AIN Blog: Boeing, IAM Finally Learn To Play Nice

Member of the IAM have ratified a four-year labor deal with Boeing.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Canada’s NRC and Bombardier Sign Research Agreement

e National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and Bombardier Aerospace have signed a multiyear agreement building upon a 2010 Memorandum of Understanding.
Maintenance and Modifications

API’s Falcon 900 Series Winglets Get Canadian OK

Transport Canada has granted Aviation Partners (API) Canadian supplemental type certificate (STC) approval for its high Mach blended winglets on the Falcon
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Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Houston Adds PW305 Service

StandardAero Business Aviation is now offering Pratt & Whitney PW305 service at its Houston facility in support of the Learjet 60 and Hawker 1000. The MRO’
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Develops Roll-around Hawker Landing Gear

Duncan Aviation has developed a new roll-around Hawker landing gear system that allows the aircraft to be moved while the actual landing gear is removed fo
Maintenance and Modifications

Ruag Adds Cessna CJ4 Maintenance Authorization

Ruag Aviation has announced it has obtained the EASA certification for maintenance on the Cessna Citation CJ4. As an authorized Cessna Service Center, Ruag
Maintenance and Modifications

Hamilton Sundstrand Inks Lufthansa Technik Services Deal

Hamilton Sundstrand, a supplier in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner program, and Lufthansa Technik have signed a long-term contract calling for the German mainten
Maintenance and Modifications

Banyan Air Service Targets Learjet 40/45

Banyan Air Service of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport has added the Learjet 40 series airframe to its list of capabilities.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive on Eurocopter EC 120B

The FAA has issued a final rule on an airworthiness directive for the Eurocopter EC 120B.