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Training and Workforce

Aerosim Putting More Sims with Alteon

Aerosim Technologies (Booth No.
Avionics

ESIS Featured by L-3 Avionics

L-3 Avionics Systems (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

SJ30-2 Completions Go To Stevens

Stevens Aviation has been selected by Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corp.
Airports

Palwaukee Municipal is now Chicago Executive

Palwaukee Municipal Airport has a new name.
FBOs

JetDirect promising lower rates than the competition

Chairman and CEO Gregory Campbell predicts that JetDirect Aviation clients will be lured by a network set to burst from today’s 60 managed aircraft to a ye
Avionics

Pro Line 21 selected for new Citations, Hawkers

Rockwell Collins (Booth No.
FBOs

Million Air adds more to FBO chain

The Million Air press conference yesterday was filled with announcements of new locations and executives for the FBO and franchise service provider.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

DeCrane to complete Embraer Lineage 1000

Embraer has tapped DeCrane Aircraft to complete the interiors of its new Lineage 1000 large executive jet.

Industry urges more funding for NASA

Proposed funding cuts that could affect NASA’s ability to conduct aeronautics research–including work on the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGA
Cabin Interior and Electronics

In-air Communications Options Grow

Staying connected is getting easier, as Arinc Direct announced that its SkyLink broadband Internet service for business jets is now available above more th
Maintenance and Modifications

Renovation Hardware: Falcon 900 is back in service

Now that refurbishment of the Falcon 900 is finished and the jet is back in service, the experience for the owner and managers of the airplane can probably
Maintenance and Modifications

Firm’s goal to ease challenges for N. A. OEMs

Small and medium-size North American OEMs can find the European market challenging in terms of providing engineering and customer support for their product
Regulations and Government

UK likely to issue new rules for offshore registrations

British authorities are expected to decide by mid-February how and when to apply new operating rules to business aircraft registered in the UK’s overseas t
Rotorcraft

French lobby urges more flexibility for helicopters

Industry lobbying group the Union Française de l’Hélicoptère (UFH) is stepping up its efforts to improve public acceptance of helicopter operations in Fran
Rotorcraft

FAA to raise the bar on helo certification rules

The FAA is about to change helicopter certification rules to align them with the current  performance levels of the aircraft they regulate.
Rotorcraft

BLR tailboom strakes draw fire from Bell

Bell Helicopter recently issued new information letters expressing concern about BLR Aerospace tailboom strakes.
Rotorcraft

L.A. Orders Police Enstrom 480B

The Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force (L.A.
Aircraft

First Customer SJ30 To Be Delivered

Mark Fairchild, v-p of sales and marketing for Sino Swearingen Aircraft, announced two firsts at the company’s press conference on Monday, both involving t
Rotorcraft

Bristow Orders Four More S-92s

Bristow Group last month announced that it had received an extension of an existing contract with Integrated Aviation Consortium (IAC) in the North Sea for
Rotorcraft

New AgustaWestland Orders

AgustaWestland recently announced several orders from African countries and Switzerland.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sky Connect Obtains STCs

Sky Connect has obtained STCs for its equipment on the Bell 206 (B and L-1/3/4) and Sikorsky S-76 (A through C).
Rotorcraft

China Needs 2,700 Helos by 2026

China is expected to require 2,763 civil helicopters of all types in the next 20 years, Zhang Hongbiao, general manager of AVIC II, said recently.
Rotorcraft

PW210 Engine Makes First Run

Pratt & Whitney Canada on October 18 successfully completed the first run of its 1,000-shp-class PW210 turboshaft.
Rotorcraft

Three OEMs Vie for Polish Contract

The Polish government has launched a call for tenders for 23 EMS light-twin helicopters.
Maintenance and Modifications

E-A-R quiets two more business jets

E-A-R Specialty Composites (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Canada approves 605 avionics

Bombardier Aerospace has announced that on October 5 Transport Canada granted approval for the new Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite and aircraft
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options pilots protest unfair contract negotiations

The union representing some 760 Flight Options pilots is charging that the Raytheon-owned fractional share company is engaging in a pattern of harassing an

Yoel Arnoni takes helm of Arnoni Aviation Services

Arnoni Aviation Services in Houston has appointed Yoel Arnoni as president, APPH Group North America, managing the Arnoni Aviation facilities in Houston an