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Rotorcraft

Hub-mounted Vibration System under Test

Lord and Sikorsky are developing a lightweight, self-contained hub-mounted vibration system (HMVS) for the Connecticut manufacturer’s future medium and hea
Safety

Eurocopter concerned about safety of STCs

Eurocopter has voiced concerns about the safety of supplemental type certificates (STC), claiming three times more accidents are caused by STC’d hardware t
Rotorcraft

S-76D takes to the air for the first time

Sikorsky’s S-76D made its first flight February 7 at the company’s West Palm Beach.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section:Cessna employee sells stolen parts on eBay

A Cessna Aircraft A&P mechanic has been charged with one count of selling stolen aircraft parts.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: API becomes global distributer for saft batteries

Tennessee-based Aerospace Products has become an authorized worldwide distributor for SAFT aviation batteries.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section:MRO to open in India

Duke Aviation will be opening the first independent MRO facility in India.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: Aviall to distribute CF34 parts

GE Aviation has signed an exclusive distributor agreement with Aviall Services that covers unique spare parts of the GE CF34-3 for the remaining life of th
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: Belt tightening measures implmented at Duncan Aviation

Duncan Aviation is cutting some production team members’ hours and implementing pay cuts in all other positions.
Maintenance and Modifications

BBA AVIATION ERO MOVES TO DEER VALLEY AIRPORT

A new, larger facility adjacent to Deer Valley Airport in North Phoenix has become home to BBA Aviation engine repair and overhaul (ERO) company Dallas Air
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: CRS gets AS9120 recertification

CRS Jet Spares announced recertification of its quality management system by the Bureau Veritas Certification in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 and the corr
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: AMECO Beijing continues aggresive facilty expansion

Ameco Beijing held a grand completion ceremony on March 18 last year for its A380 hangar, the biggest aircraft maintenance building in Asia. Now, A
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Closes Toledo Service Center

Cessna is closing its Toledo, Ohio Citation service center at the end of this month “due to reduced customer operations in the region,” according to a spok
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Reports Year-over-year Revenue Increase

Despite the recession, XOJet has reported strong year-over-year increases in revenue, flight hours and customers.
Charter & Fractional

Ab Initio Pilots Join NetJets Europe

The first nine new pilots to complete NetJets Europe’s ab initio training program joined the company’s flight-crew roster in November and December, followi
Accidents

Burbank Night Curfew Inches Closer

The Burbank-Glendale Airport Authority last month delivered to the FAA the first-ever application for airport access restrictions that would apply to Stage
Accidents

FAA Warns of Battery Fires

An FAA policy memo issued last month highlights the potential safety hazards associated with the rechargeable lithium batteries in electronic flight bag (E
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe buying airport near Frankfurt

NetJets Europe has agreed to acquire Egelsbach Airport near Frankfurt, Germany’s financial center, for an undisclosed sum.
Charter & Fractional

Platinum Jet execs indicted in Teterboro crash

Four years after a Challenger 600 operated by Platinum Jet Management crashed on takeoff from Teterboro Airport, resulting in a major FAA investigation of
Engines

Business Aviation Turbine Technology

Turbofan engine makers active in business aviation– such as General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Rolls-Royce and Snecma– all have their han
Engines

Business Aviation Turbine Technology

It seems unlikely that new engine architectures such as the geared turbofan or the open rotor will make it to business aviation in the near or even mid ter
Environment

Biofuels for Business Aviation

As concern for the environment gathers urgency, a number of manufacturers are studying the use of biofuels, which they consider a low-CO2 alternative to pe
Engines

Rolls Lauches RR500 Turboshaft

Rolls-Royce last month launched the RR500 turboshaft, a 475-shp derivative of the RR300 that powers the in-development Robinson R66.
Aircraft

In the Works: Antilles Seaplanes

Decades after the last Grumman Goose rolled off the famed manufacturer’s assembly line, the G-21 Goose is nearly ready to come back to life.
Aircraft

In the Works: Spectrum Aeronautical

Work is progressing on Spectrum Aeronautical’s all-composite S.40 Freedom midsize jet, but the first-flight dates have been pushed back, from a previously
Aircraft

In the Works: Embraer Phemon 100

Embraer officially became the third manufacturer to achieve entry-into-service of a very light jet, having delivered two Phenom 100s by the end of last
Avionics

Cockpit Datalink Weather

Pilots who have grown accustomed to flying with up-to-the- minute weather graphics and information broadcast to the cockpit through the XM or Sirius satell
Avionics

Building a Better Nexrad Radar

While it might be a name unfamiliar to many pilots, Baron Services is well known in meteorology circles.
Avionics

Iridium To Replace Lost Satellite

Iridium said it has begun taking steps to replace a lost communication satellite with one of eight in-orbit spares.
Avionics

FlightSafety Adds SV-PFD to G450/550 Simulator

FlightSafety International has commissioned the first Gulfstream G450/550 simulator equipped with the synthetic vision-primary flight display (SV-PFD).
Avionics

Duncan Adds Pro Line 21 to 50EX

Duncan Aviation has certified a Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 upgrade in the Dassault Falcon 50EX.