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Mark Huber
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Mark Huber is an aviation industry veteran who has worked in the flight training, aircraft sales, aircraft component, and airport development businesses. He has flight time in more than 50 different and diverse aircraft, including helicopters, aerobatic aircraft, vintage warbirds, jet fighters, business jets and turboprops, and transport-category aircraft. He has jumped out of several of these—on purpose—with a parachute. His defense and aviation journalism has been published in a variety of national and international periodicals.
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Rotorcraft
AW Deal Prompts MPs To Cry Foul
Britain’s Labour Party Members are pushing for a full Parliamentary inquiry into a government deal to pump more than £32 million into Italian-owned helic
Rotorcraft
Emteq Tapped for Blade Tip Lights
The Pentagon has selected Emteq to study the feasibility of a rotor blade tip lighting system that can be modulated to provide navigation lights at the a
Rotorcraft
Euro Safety Team Releases Leaflet
EThe European Helicopter Safety Implementation Team has released a 22-page training leaflet aimed at making helicopter pilots more aware of those hazards
Rotorcraft
OGP helo operators find profit and peril in Nigeria
Two years ago a speedboat opened fire on a Bell 412 as it departed an oil platform.
Rotorcraft
Maryland State Police orders six AgustaWestland AW139s
After a protracted and controversial procurement process, the Maryland State Police signed a deal last month to purchase six new AgustaWestland AW139s.
Aircraft
Emivest seeks new buyer to stave off liquidation
Emivest Aerospace’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization
Regulations and Government
Schweizer Family Sues Sikorsky
Last week Sikorsky sought to quash a federal lawsuit brought by the Schweizer family that charges the Stratford, Conn.-based company with reneging on the t
Clock Is Ticking for Emivest To Find a Buyer
Emivest Aerospace’s
Regulations and Government
FAA bundles sweeping changes in broad helicopter NPRM
Last month, after years of prodding from the NTSB and extensive consultation with the industry, the FAA issued its much anticipated notice of proposed rule
Aircraft
Cessna rates its new X a Ten
When Cessna canceled the large-cabin Citation Columbus last year, many wondered what the company would do next.
Rotorcraft
Bell ramps up 429 production
Bell Helicopter will have manufactured 33 of its new 429 light twins, sold most of
Maintenance and Modifications
BBA Opens AOG Mission Control
BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) has opened a 24/7 AOG technical support center at
Aircraft
SJ30 Maker Emivest Files for Ch. 11 Reorganization
A Delaware bankruptcy court could decide as early as today whether to allow Emivest Aerospace to continue operations after the company filed for creditor p
Rotorcraft
Robinson R66 Certified
Robinson’s long-awaited R66 turbine single was scheduled to receive FAA type certification on October 25.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Completes Counter-vibration Tests
Sikorsky Innovations has completed rig testing of a hub-mounted vibration suppression system.
Accidents
Canada Completes Cougar Crash Draft
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board has completed its draft report of the
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky S-92 Fleet Hits 250,000-hour Mark
The 117-strong fleet of Sikorsky S-92s has surpassed 250,000 flight hours.
Rotorcraft
UTair Orders 20 Light Eurocopters
Russian operator UTair has ordered 20 Eurocopter AS350B3/AS355NP Ecureuils.
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter Sees Growth in Southern Africa
Eurocopter expects to book approximately $67 million in orders in Southern African countries this year, a 35-percent increase over 2009’s orders.
Rotorcraft
PremiAir’s Ryder Cup Flights ‘Fully Booked’
Five days before the 2010 Ryder Cup golf tournament began on October 1 in Newport, South Wales, UK-based charter operator PremiAir announced that its he
French Strikes Beginning To Pinch General Aviation
Civil unrest in France, in response to the government’s attempt to raise the minimum retirement age to qualify for a pension from 60 years to 62 years, is
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Invests In Eclipse Aerospace
In a surprise announcement here today, Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky Aircraft (Booth No.
Engines
Re-engining may boost legacy aircraft fortunes
Depressed used aircraft values have stalled sales of some re-engine programs, but their providers insist that they remain good values because of the dramat
Training and Workforce
FlightSafety offers level 7 FTDs to helo operators
FlightSafety International (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional
Argus writes a new Cheq on evaluation of charter ops
Argus International (Booth No.
Avionics
Iridium set to launch Next generation of satellites
Earlier this month Iridium reached a preliminary agreement for $1.8 billion to finance its Next constellation of advanced low orbit communications satellit
French strikes beginning to pinch GA
Civil unrest in France, in response to the government's attempt to raise the minimum retirement age to qualify for a pension from 60 years to 62 years, is
Sikorsky invests in Eclipse
In a surprise announcement here yesterday, Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky Aircraft (Booth No.
Training and Workforce
Single-pilot ops targeted by regulators
The crash of a Premier IA jet at the EAA AirVenture show this summer after an unstabilized approach has helped to reignite the debate over the efficacy of
