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Eurocopter, Thales Partner on Helisim

Equipment manufacturer Thales is one of the two main shareholders in Helisim, at 45 percent, on par with Eurocopter.
Rotorcraft

Stabilizer woes prompt AD for Explorers

MD Helicopters Explorer Models 900 and 902 are the subject of an FAA Emergency Airworthiness Directive (2008-22-53) following several recent reports of los
Rotorcraft

Simplex offers more efficient powerline washing

Simplex Manufacturing has upgraded its powerline washing system, increasing the maximum water pressure to 2,000 psi.
Rotorcraft

Heli-skiing: pristine powder awaits adventurous skiers

For an elite band of thrill-seekers and the pilots who fly them, heli-skiing is the ultimate adrenaline rush.“We change people’s lives,” said M
Maintenance and Modifications

MTU maintenance tops $630 milion in November orders

Nine contracts worth more than $630 million were awarded to MTU Maintenance last November.
Training and Workforce

Australia launches new program for aviation training

Australia’s Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation, Jacinta Allan, officially launched the Kangan Batman TAFE Aviation Industry Training Centre’s
Maintenance and Modifications

WestWind Huntsville facility to offer MRO capabilities

WestWind Technologies has broken ground on the Huntsville Aircraft Modification and Integration Center at the Huntsville International Airport.
Training and Workforce

India's DGCA rule may shut down maintenance training

The November 20 issue of the Daily News & Analysis of Mumbai, India, reports Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) institutes might shut down across t
Maintenance and Modifications

Beirut FBO adds maintenance to service offerings

Cedar Jet Center on Beirut’s Hariri International Airport has begun offering aircraft maintenance in a newly dedicated hangar in partnership with Masco, on
Maintenance and Modifications

Rolls-Royce to do Netjets middle east maintenance

Rolls-Royce announced NetJets Middle East, owned and operated by National Air Service, has signed up six Rolls-Royce-powered aircraft for CorporateCare, th
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik to provide maintenance for Saudi firm

National Air Services (NAS) of Saudi Arabia has signed a five-year contract with Lufthansa Technik for total component support (TCS) for up to 40 aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

LBAS launches loyalty program for maintenance customers

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) has announced the official launch of its customer loyalty program, Maintenance Plus.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hong Kong’s Metrojet adds G100/G150 to capabilities

Metrojet has added the G100/G150 to its capabilities list as a Gulfstream-authorized warranty repair facility.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream expands parts subscription service

Gulfstream Aerospace recently launched BudgetPlus, a parts subscription service that offers mid-cabin Gulfstream owners and operators a way to manage their
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star to provide mx services at Aspen-Pitkin county airport

West Star Aviation has taken over maintenance operations at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE).
Maintenance and Modifications

Arcadia Aviation opens IAD maintenance facility

Dulles Jet Center, an Arcadia Aviation company, is providing aircraft maintenance services on Dulles International Airport (IAD).
Maintenance and Modifications

Efficiency improvement aimed at enhancing customer service

StandardAero’s Los Angeles engine shop has been serving the business aviation community for 62 years.
FBOs

Odyssey new name for seven FBOs

Seven former Million Air FBOs have joined in a marketing partnership with Odyssey Aviation Bahamas to form a new Odyssey Aviation FBO network.
FBOs

Davis flight completes remodel

Avfuel dealer Davis Flight Support has remodeled its Yolo County, Calif.
FBOs

Rectrix opens second FBO

Rectrix Aerodrome Centers has opened a second FBO, at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport in Florida, which joins the company’s first FBO in Hyannis,
FBOs

Three FBOs join Avfuel Network

The Million Air FBO at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, N.Y., is now an Avfuel dealer.
FBOs

New runway ready at Cobb County

The widening and repaving project at Cobb County-McCollum Airport in Kennesaw, Ga., was completed early last month, and the runway is now 6,305 feet long a
FBOs

Samaritan 206 drops in at Business Jet Center

The Business Jet Center FBO at Love Field in Dallas had an unusual visitor on November 12, a Cessna 206 on a nationwide tour before traveling to Papua New
FBOs

NATA launches new FBO seminars

The National Air Transportation Association’s new seminar series, “How to Build a More Successful FBO,” got off to a strong start with the first of the two
FBOs

Renovated landmark HPN opens

On December 10, Landmark Aviation celebrated the grand opening of the FBO chain’s newly renovated FBO at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y.
FBOs

Moses Lake gets new Million Air

Freeman Holdings, owner of five Million Air FBO franchises, has purchased the former Air America Fuel & Services FBO at Grant County International Airp
FBOs

Universal unveils updated online flight planner

Universal Weather & Aviation has released a new version of the online UVflightplanner.com service with improved functionality.
FBOs

Avcard now accepted at Signature

Signature Flight Support and Avcard have implemented a contract fuel discount program at Signature FBOs in the U.S.
FBOs

Conglomerate’s FBOs retain their individuality

Jeffrey Ross is at the helm of an unusual conglomeration of FBOs, a quasi-chain of 12 facilities that retain their original brand names instead of adopting
FBOs

TAG Global claims record for polar circumnavigation

TAG Group vice president Aziz Ojjeh and a team of four other pilots broke a 31-year-old speed record for a pole-to-pole circumnavigation of the globe