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On top of the world. officially

Eurocopter test pilot Didier Delsalle (center) and president and CEO Fabrice Brégier (right) yesterday accepted the world record verification from Fédérati
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Air Methods, CJ Systems Splurge on EC 135s

Air Methods, one of the nation’s largest air medical transportation providers, yes-terday signed a memorandum of under-standing with American Eurocopter to

A bright light for your helo

An Australian company has developed a new searchlight that can illuminate a greater area from a longer distance, yet which is claimed to offer significant

Thales touts TopDeck win on Sikorsky S-76D

Thales is in Dallas celebrating the first selection by a U.S.

Texas Aviation Services Seals the Deal

Texas Aviation Services president Timothy Woodard (left) and Ricardo Librija (center), director of EMS operations for Grupo Mexicano Aeronautica, signed an
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Cop shot takes koala

The Phoenix Police Department took possession of a new AgustaWestland A119 Koala helicopter in ceremonies yesterday at the AgustaWestland booth (No.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: October 2005

— Following tradition, Congress escaped Washington’s heat and humidity by taking its customary recess in August.
Safety

NTSB Studies GA Weather Accidents

Noting that about two-thirds of all general aviation accidents that occur in IMC are fatal, the NTSB recently completed a study to better understand the ri
Safety

HAI ‘White Paper’ Boosts EMS Safety

Since 1991 there have been 127 accidents involving helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operations, according to Helicopter Association Internation

Schedulers & Dispatchers Update: October 2005

Arinc plans to eliminate guesswork from the aircraft weight-and-balance equation. The Annapolis, Md.-based transportation communications and systems
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

NASA cutbacks roil UAV industry

NASA’s announcement last month that–effective from the start of FY06 on October 1 this year–it will cancel all further support of U.S.
Airports

Manassas prospers after 9/11

Tucked into the southwest corner of the Washington ADIZ lies Manassas Regional Airport (HEF), a bustling, rapidly growing general aviation facility with pa
Safety

Corporates Take Care of Their Own

Although the desperate situation in New Orleans has garnered most of the media attention, Hurricane Katrina cut a swath of destruction far to the north of
Accidents

Arinc Direct will offer Aircraft Performance Group’s (APG) Internet-based runway analysis service for business aircraft operators as part of its suite of online flight services

The APG service allows crews to quickly calculate safe takeoff limits based on aircraft weight and type, actual runway conditions, obstructions and terrain
Avionics

Falcon 900EX delivers on EASy promises

Dassault has begun deliveries of the Falcon 900EX equipped with the fully operational EASy flight deck.
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Aircraft

JetBlue’s new EMB 190 fills blue-yonder niche

A chill in the air and an unseasonably hard rain did little to dampen the enthusiasm last month in São José dos Campos, Brazil, as U.S.
Aircraft

Boeing explores business jet variant of 787

As Boeing Business Jets closes in on the sale of its 100th BBJ, the company is also deep into computer concepts of an executive/VIP variant of the new Boei
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Supporting Disaster Relief

“The NBAA and its members join with the rest of America in expressing our sorrow and concern for the people affected by this terrible tragedy,” said NBAA p

NBAA Convention Preview

If not for an uninvited party crasher, NBAA would be holding its 58th annual meeting and convention in the Big Easy in the middle of next month.
Charter & Fractional

Aircraft title insurance: Do you need it–or not?

The time has come, your boss tells you, to buy another aircraft.
Aircraft

Global XRS on track for TC okay by year-end

When Bombardier announced the Global XRS follow-on derivative of the Global Express, the Canadian manufacturer promised an airplane that represented added
Regulations and Government

DCA access rule elicits few comments from the industry

The deadline for commenting on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plan to reopen Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to some gene
Aircraft

Eclipse Repairing Damaged Aircraft

Eclipse Aviation’s fourth conforming flight-test aircraft, N505EA, which made a gear-up landing on September 4 at Albuquerque International Sunport, will b
Charter & Fractional

Two Indicted In Onboard Recording Of Michael Jackson

A federal district court in California indicted Jeffrey Borer and Arvel Reeves on charges of secretly recording conversations between entertainer Michael J
Regulations and Government

Lockheed Taking Over FSS System

Lockheed Martin on October 4 is scheduled to take over operation of Flight Service Stations and, according to AOPA, the company promises the transition wil
Aircraft

Mitsubishi Support FAA MU-2 Review

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, which services the MU-2 fleet outside Japan, expressed its approval and cooperation with the FAA’s safety evaluation o
Airports

TEB Getting System To Stop Aircraft

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey authorized the installation of an engineered materials arresting system (EMAS) at the departure end of Runway
Charter & Fractional

Netjets Opens Scottish Frax

Fractional ownership provider NetJets Europe has launched a dedicated operation for the Scottish market.