Content Archive: January 2020

Aircraft

EASA Set To Publish Accepted Means of Compliance Proposals for eVTOL Certification

EASA proposals for accepted means of compliance will advance plans for rules under which new eVTOL aircraft will achieve type certification.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier's Tianjin Center Receives EASA Mx Approvals

The approvals are for line and base maintenance on Global and Challenger jets and component approval for batteries and wheels.
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Airlines

LOT Polish Airlines Parent to Acquire Condor

The buy of the German leisure airline fits with Poland’s ambition to strengthen its position in the aviation market.
Rotorcraft

Kopter Tests New Main Rotor Head, Blades on SH09

The main rotor configuration flight tests are confirming the roadmap for Kopter's SH09 light single-turbine.
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Rotorcraft

Efficient Management of Rotorcraft Assets

Helicopters must be managed carefully to extract the optimal utility from these expensive assets.
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Rotorcraft

Windfarm Support Boosts Offshore Helicopter Work

Windfarm support operations are providing a new source of offshore work for helicopters.
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Rotorcraft

R22 Converted To Long-Range Drone

Unmanned systems developer UAVOS has converted a Robinson R-22 helicopter into a long-range drone.
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FBOs

Synergy Flight Buys Facilities of Closed Rival FBO

Synergy Air is now the lone FBO at Central Illinois Regional Airport after the closing of local fixture Image Air
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Rotorcraft

Aero Asset: Preowned Helo Sales Down, but Market Improving

Aero Asset found overall pre-owned sales of $444 million in 2019 had declined five percent from the previous year,
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Safety

AINsight: Safety Differently, by Learning from the Good

A new approach to aviation safety includes studying what went right, not just what went wrong.