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Boeing develops guidance for executive 787 completions
Boeing is deep into preparations for its first “green” 787 BBJ delivery in 2012 and is confident it can avoid the myriad early completion problems that pla
Aircraft
Gulfstream, Mitsubishi, Bell Tops in AIN Support Survey
Readers placed Gulfstream on top in the annual AIN
Aircraft
Bombardier Commits to Wichita for Learjet 85 Assembly
An agreement reached by Bombardier executives and Kansas Gov.
Maintenance and Modifications
Former Jet Aviation Scion Loses Battle with Illness
Carl Hirschmann, former Jet Aviation CEO and the eldest son of company founder Carl W.
Regulations and Government
Pilot Training Added To Latest FAA Extension Bill
Faced with leaving for vacation without passing an FAA reauthorization bill that would tighten pilot training rules, lawmakers last week stripped those pro
Avionics
L-3 Submits ESI-2000 for FAA OK
L-3 Avionics Systems last month submitted the FAA approval paperwork for its Trilogy ESI-2000 electronic standby instrument.
Avionics
MaxViz EVS Available on King Air
Hawker Beechcraft has added the MaxViz EVS-1500 enhanced-vision system to its parts and distribution order system for operators of King Air 200 and 300 twi
Avionics
Avidyne Intros New TAS Alerters
Avidyne last month introduced two TSO C147-certified traffic advisory systems, the TAS605 and TAS615, to fill out its line of TAS products, which also incl
Avionics
Simphone Chosen for EU Challenger
TrueNorth Avionics last month said its Simphone¯ OpenCabin has been selected as the cabin communications system for its first European Union head-of-
Avionics
Gulfstream Certifies Waas in G150
Gulfstream has received FAA approval to add Waas functionality in the G150 as part of a final-phase manufacturing installation that adds an optional Waas-c
ATC
Trajectory-based ops pair new tech and flying basics
Now that we’ve all gotten accustomed to acronyms like Rnav, RNP, LPV and all the others, the next big game changer will be TBO, for trajectory-based operat
Avionics
FAA doesn’t understand Wi-Fi for bizav, say suppliers
With the increasing use of BlackBerrys, iPhones and other personal electronic devices, business aircraft operators now have several options for full-time a
Rotorcraft
Unmanned helo flies with autonomous nav system
Piasecki Aircraft and Carnegie Mellon University have successfully flight tested a new navigation and sensor package on an unmanned Boeing AH-6 Little Bird
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter upgrades EC225 for offshore ops
Eurocopter EC225 Super Pumas manufactured next year will feature a series of upgrades in avionics, search-and-rescue (SAR) equipment and passenger comfort
Rotorcraft
UK government reviews helicopter SAR program
The Soteria consortium, which consists of operator CHC, training and aircraft equipment specialist Thales, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and
heli
Rotorcraft
AAMS conducts inaugural safety academy
The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) recently held its first Safety Management Transport Academy.
ATC
Operators skewer proposed Long Island VFR routing
Public comments about the FAA’s proposed mandatory helicopter routing over New York’s Long Island are overwhelmingly negative, according to the Eastern Reg
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Takes Over LifePort
Sikorsky Aerospace Services last month announced the acquisition of LifePort and the simultaneous creation of an “accessories business segment.” The Woodla
Rotorcraft
New Avidyne MFD Installed in a Eurocopter
The First Avidyne EX600 multifunction display (MFD) has been mounted in a helicopter.
Rotorcraft
Two Mi-171s Delivered to UTair
Russia-based operator UTair took delivery of two Mi-171 heavy twins in late June, some three months ahead of schedule, according to Russian Helicopters.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky To Offer ‘Visual’ Mx Learning
Sikorsky Aerospace Services last month signed a memorandum of understanding with Jacksonville, Fla.-based Job Performance Associates for the development of
Rotorcraft
Turbomeca Inaugurates New Plant
French president Nicolas Sarkozy in late June inaugurated Turbomeca’s new plant (named after company founder Joseph Szydlowski) in Bordes, near Pau i
ATC
FAA says Gulf TFR working
Helicopter traffic in the Gulf of Mexico has nearly doubled, to nearly 2,000 flights per day, since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20.
Safety
Trans States, GoJet, Executive Draw FAA Scrutiny
Alleged maintenance-related gaffes at Trans States Airlines, GoJet Airlines and Executive Airlines prompted the FAA to propose more than $3.1 million in
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Delta sells Mesaba, Compass subsidiaries
Delta Air Lines announced last month that it has entered into definitive agreements to sell two of its wholly owned regional airline subsidiaries–Minneapol
Aircraft
Eagle’s latest batch of CRJ700s starts to arrive
American Eagle’s first shipment of new airplanes in some five years began last month as the Dallas-based regional airline took delivery of two new CRJ700s
