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Maintenance and Modifications
Mechanics’ Organizations Regroup, Agree To Cooperate
Finally, after several years of friction between organizations competing to represent aircraft technicians, the key players seem to have put the past behin
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter Pays $625 Million For Vector
Vector Aerospace will maintain its separate identity as a stand-alone MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) company even after it is acquired by Eurocopte
Maintenance and Modifications
Study: Link Tools Reduce Maintenance Time
In a three-month-long test conducted by the U.S.
FBOs
Garmin To Offer Runway Awareness Tool
In an effort to reduce accidental runway incursions, Garmin has partnered with wireless technology provider I.D.
Maintenance and Modifications
GE Engine Training Center Opens in Qatar
Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) and GE have collaborated on a facility to train technicians on GE engines, including the GE90, CF6, CF34 and GEnx.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream Adds Aircraft to Airborne Product Support
Gulfstream has expanded its airborne product support program, with a second G100 and three additional pilots and two technicians to support AOG customers.
Aircraft
Eagle Preps for Spin-off
AIN Blog: FAA Interpretation Outlines Onerous AD Compliance Issues
One of the problems with the aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) process is that it gives people, and especially FAA lawyers, too much time to think.
Rotorcraft
Malaysia’s Boustead To Take Over MHS Aviation
Malaysia-based Boustead Holdings, known for its naval shipyards, confirmed it is entering a conditional purchase agreement for 51 percent of MHS Aviation a
Charter & Fractional
Avantair offers frax-share leasing
Avantair now offers leasing of fractional shares of Piaggio Avanti turboprops.
Rotorcraft
UK’s Bond Aviation To Find New Investors
The UK’s Bond Aviation Group, parent company of Bond Air Services and Bond Offshore Helicopters, has confirmed that it is in negotiations with investors, i
Safety
FAA Releases SMS Guidelines for Bizav Operators
The FAA released an Information for Operators (InFO) bulletin about safety management
Rotorcraft
Van Horn Begins Testing Composite Main Rotor Blades for MD500 Series
Encouraged by preliminary ground and flight results on an MD530F, Van Horn plans to continue testing later this year for
Embraer 2010 Report Shows Market Gain
Embraer’s executive aviation division logged net sales of $1.1 billion in 2010, according to figures released in late March.
FBOs
Weston Aviation To Open Third UK FBO
Aviation services provider Weston Aviation has finalized a deal with Humberside International Airport authorities to open the first dedicated FBO at the ai
AIN Blog: Don’t Blame Obama for Labor Board’s Complaint against Boeing
Republican lawmakers and conservative pundits claim that an April 20 National Labor Relations Board complaint against Boeing for building
Rotorcraft
India’s CAA Mulls Mandating Dhruv Airframe Mod
India’s civil aviation authority, the DGCA, is considering grounding all Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Dhruvs until the airframe is modified around the inter
Security
Counterterrorism provides lessons for bizav security
The line between garden-variety criminals and international terrorists has become blurred worldwide, as the two groups become increasingly comfortable work
Avionics
XM Weather Comes to the iPad
Baron Services, the company that provides XM WX services, introduced an iPad Mobile Link plug-in gadget (introductory price $199.99) that lets compatible i
Avionics
New Zulu Headset Features Better Noise Reduction
Lightspeed Aviation unveiled its next-generation Zulu headset last month at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In.
Regulations and Government
Europe close to establishing flight-crew license laws
by Ian Goold
General aviation (GA) pilots have just 12 months to obtain new European licenses to enable them to fly European Aviation Safety
SNF Storm Damaged Eclipse, Piper Display Aircraft
An Eclipse 500 on display was among more than 60 parked aircraft damaged or destroyed when a violent storm cell tore a swath through central Florida and hi
Training and Workforce
FlightSafety Celebrates 60thAnniversay
FlightSafety International celebrated its 60th anniversaryin late March.
Aircraft
Conforming HondaJet Speeds Along in Flight Testing
The first production-conforming HondaJet achieved the design’s planned maximum speed during flight testing, Honda Aircraft said last month.
Flight Display Delivers Helo CMS
Flight Display Systems has installed its Select cabin management system in a Eurocopter EC145.
Rotorcraft
Europe’s helo research sets sights on electric systems
As part of its €1.6 billion ($2.2 billion) Clean Sky joint technology initiative, Europe is undertaking a number of projects toward the development of more
ILFC Confirms A320neo Buy
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) announced today that it has finalized an order for the purchase of 100 A320neo family aircraft from Airbus.
AIN Blog: Rep. Mica has no love for the TSA
When it comes to love/hate relationships, Congressman John Mica seems to have a hate/hate relationship with the Transportation Security Administration.
Counter-offer for Cirrus in Holding Pattern
The FAA issued the final in a series of 50 Technical Standard Orders (TSO) for the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics system last week.
