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L-3 Avionics’s Trilogy electronic standby instrument received TSO approval from the FAA for use on Part 27 and Part 29 rotary-wing aircraft, according to t

In 1994 Steve Hickok began the initial flight tests that led to development and implementation of the first FAA-approved GPS Rnav helicopter instrument app

Over the last year, Van Horn Aviation (Booth No.

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Following a year of tumult and rumors of its impending bankruptcy, MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton used her company’s Heli-Expo press conference on Sunday t

Charter operators that are rated by Argus can now run free TripCheq reports for any aircraft listed on that operator’s DO85.

AgustaWestland (Booth No.

The FAA has rejected a request by the city of Venice, Fla., to downgrade the Venice airport reference code (ARC) to B-II from the existing C-II.

Holland SheltAir Aviation Group has promoted 24-year company veteran John Schmatz to president and recently hired Daniel Walsh as COO of the 13-FBO chain.

Two Craig (Florida) Airport FBOs– Craig Air Center and Sky Harbor–have filed a lawsuit against the City of Jacksonville, accusing the city of restricting p

First Aviation exemplifies the architect’s wisecrack to a client planning expansion: “First, the good news–you have a building in place to work with.

Gary Driggers, vice president of Midcoast Aviation, retired at the end of last year after more than 20 years with the company.

Elite Aviation entered the maintenance business as a result of lessons learned from contracting out service work on its charter fleet.

Research conducted by Frost & Sullivan has found that a growing population of wealthy individuals and improving government regulations are making their mar

“To better support our customers in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, we have appointed Hugh Waud to serve as Hawker Beechcraft’s field service representati

Gulfstream Aerospace recently added a representative to its field service organization.

HeliValues (Booth No.

FlightSafety International has promoted Scott Hunter to director of maintenance training sales.

The 2010 Rolls-Royce Excellence in Helicopter Maintenance Award was given to Robert Peterson, a consultant with Columbia Helicopters of Aurora, Ore., at la

SIA Engineering (SIAEC) has signed an agreement to participate in Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1000G engine risk-revenue sharing program (RRSP) with a 3-p

irworthiness Directive 2009-25-02, requiring owners of 690, 690A and 690B Twin Commanders (with the exception of six serial number-specific aircraft) to ha

Honeywell regularly brings its company-owned Eurocopter AS350 (N350FD) to Heli-Expo, and this year is no exception.

Goodrich Engine Control and Electrical Power Systems has named Southwind Aviation an authorized service center.

MSP Jet Center recently added five new employees–all of whom hail from the now-closed General Dynamics facility at MSP–to its tech services team, acc

Victoria, British Columbia-based Viking Air’s MRO division has been granted EASA Part 145 approval.

Cessna Aircraft is fielding its fifth Citation mobile service unit (MSU) and locating it to handle Citation maintenance at South Florida airports.

It was a busy year for Duncan Aviation’s Battle Creek, Mich., and Lincoln, Neb.

GE Aviation’s engine business has historically focused on military and airline applications, according to Shawn O’Day, manager of business aviation market-

Garmin unveiled the G500H glass avionics system and a terrain awareness and warning system (Taws) for the helicopter market just before Heli-Expo last mont

Gulfstream Aerospace has named industry veteran Jeff Miller to the newly created position of vice president of communications.