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Airlines brace for fallout of Colgan crash
Something positive might come from the February 12 crash of a Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 after all, if a broad FAA effort to revamp rules governing airline
Rotorcraft
Emissions-reducing diesel under study at Eurocopter
Eurocopter’s new high-compression, diesel engine is expected to bring better environmental performance to turbine-powered helicopters as large as the EC 13
Rotorcraft
Russia plans to challenge the West in high-speed helicopter market
Russian manufacturers Kamov and Mil are developing advanced high-speed helicopter (AHSH) designs with the goal of creating a helicopter that flies as fast
Rotorcraft
Erickson Aircranes find niche battling wildfires across the U.S.
Northern Wisconsin forests are experiencing their worst drought in 70 years.
Regulations and Government
Air Methods appeals NTSB findings in 2008 midair
Air Methods has petitioned the NTSB to revise its probable cause findings related to the
Rotorcraft
Bell 429 certified
Bell Helicopter received Transport Canada certification for its long-awaited new light twin, the 429, last month.
Accidents
EC 225 rescue hampered by wristwatch locators
The 27-minute search for the life-rafts occupied by the survivors of a Bond-operated Eurocopter EC 225 helicopter that ditched into the North Sea on
Rotorcraft
London Police fly 5,000 hours with Skyquest
London’s Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit in June flew its 5,000th hour (in almost two years) with its fleet of three Eurocopter EC 145s equipped with
Aircraft
Pilot Report: Falcon 2000LX
The recently certified Falcon 2000LX claims a 5-percent performance advantage over its predecessor, the Falcon 2000EX.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky X2 propulsor engaged
Sikorsky’s X2 compound helicopter reached another milestone last month by completing two test flights that included full engagement of the high-speed tail
Accidents
Police A109E hits mountain
The AgustaWestland A109E, owned by the New Mexico State Department of Public Safety and operated by the New Mexico State Police, had just rescued a lost hi
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter taps Brazil’s resources
Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling in June said Brazil is to become his company’s “fourth domestic country,” after France, Germany and Spain.
Rotorcraft
Daher to design new helo airframe
Daher has signed a contract with Eurocopter to design, develop and produce a “new generation” airframe for light helicopters.
Airports
French authorities tackle helo noise
In a move to end the longstanding dispute between helicopter operators and residents around the exclusive sea resort of Saint-Tropez in southeast France, l
Accidents
Airlines brace for fallout of Colgan crash
Something positive might come from the February 12 crash of a Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 after all, if a broad FAA effort to revamp rules governing airline
Avionics
Head-up synthetic vision coming to Globals next year
The Flight Dynamics division of Rockwell Collins next year plans to introduce a synthetic-vision system (SVS) with its Head-Up Guidance System (HGS, aka HU
ATC
Australia unveils nationwide RNP project
When the Australians decide to go for something, they really go for it.
Aircraft
Brazilian startup plans very light jet
GP Aerospace, a Brazilian startup company established by former Embraer technical director Guido Pessotti, has revealed to AIN plans for a
Avionics
Clay Lacy chooses Aircell Internet service for Part 135 fleet
Southern California charter operator Clay Lacy Aviation said it will equip its fleet of more than 60 owned and managed business jets with Aircell’s high-sp
Avionics
Rockwell Collins tests WAAS/LPV in Hawker 800XP
Rockwell Collins last month wrapped up flight testing of a WAAS/LPV (wide-area augmentation system/localizer performance with vertical guidance) upgrade fo
Avionics
Satcom Direct sends Acars messages over Inmarsat I-4 network
Satellite communications services reseller Satcom Direct last month announced it has sent and received AFIS/Acars datalink messages over the Inmarsat I-4 s
Aircraft
Start-up Seeks Partner
GP Aerospace’s GP210 program manager Stéphane Brand was at the Paris Air Show in June looking for small French companies to become partners or suppliers on
Avionics
Becker unveils ADS-B transponders
Germany’s Becker Avionics last month introduced a line of mode-S transponders capable of broadcasting ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast)-in
Rotorcraft
UBS: Helicopter Inventory in High Hover
Inventories of used turbine helicopters have been building since the middle of last year “but now appear to be stabilizing, albeit at record-high levels,”
Aircraft
GIV, GV Fleets Log 4.6 Million Flight Hours
The Gulfstream GIV and GV fleets achieved a staggering 4.6 million flight hours, Gulfstream said.
Charter & Fractional
Smart Aviation Readying for Citations
Egyptian charter operator Smart Aviation is preparing to take delivery of the first two Cessna Citation Sovereigns to be certified for medical evacuation w
Aircraft
First Project Phoenix CRJ To Enter Service
The first Project Phoenix CRJ is about to enter service, having made its first flight on June 12 from the Flying Colours facility in Canada, where the form
Aircraft
Honeywell Cools Legacy Line for Embraer
Honeywell has been selected by Embraer to provide the air conditioning and temperature control system for the new Legacy 450 and Legacy 500.
