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Eurocopter Gains New Orders from Brazil, Greece

Defense business accounts for nearly half the turnover of Eurocopter, and recent export orders should help the EADS subsidiary overcome a downturn in comme
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Rotorcraft

India Relaunches Light Helicopter Contest

Indian helicopter requirements provided the only real news at this month’s Aero India event in Bangalore.
Aircraft

MiG Troubled by Debt and MiG-29 Grounding

The Russian government has bailed out the MiG Corporation after it lost more than $300 million last year and reported total debts of $1.25 billion.
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Aircraft

Cessna: Business Aircraft Are Good for Businesses

Cessna Aircraft yesterday kicked off an initiative to debunk myths about business aircraft and outline how t
Regulations and Government

FAA Reauthorization Bill, Part Deux

Noting that “we are already two years behind schedule because of lack of action by the U.S.
Aircraft

P&WC To Lay Off 1,000 Workers

Pratt & Whitney Canada said yesterday it planned to lay off 1,000 workers in the coming months, due mainly to falling demand for the engines it supplie
Safety

San Diego Ramp Event Not a Playbook Action

After news broke last week of the Transportation Security Administration’s unauthorized inspections of Nashville (Tenn.) Airport pilots and employees and t
Maintenance and Modifications

New FAA Funding Act Addresses Foreign Repair Safety

The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 introduced on Monday by House Transportation Committee chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.) and House aviation subcommitte
Maintenance and Modifications

Avatas Aerospace Acquires Prime Turbines

Dallas-based Avatas Aerospace, an FAA-approved repair station specializing in the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A, has acquired Hyannis, Mass.-based Prime
Training and Workforce

Global Jet Online Course Approved for IA Renewal

Global Jet Services is now offering its Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET) Course 1 Basic Electronics online.
Maintenance and Modifications

New Cessna Service Center Opens in Mesa

While Cessna Aircraft is closing its Toledo, Ohio Citation service center at the end of next month, the company celebrated the opening of its new Mesa Cita
Maintenance and Modifications

Precision Aviation Expands With New Vancouver Shop

Rapid growth at Precision Aviation Group’s two Canadian subsidiaries prompted the addition of a new facility in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Safety

Brazilian Prosecutors Appeal Dismissed Pilot Charges

Prosecutors in Brazil are appealing the dropping of some accusations in the 2006 midair collision between a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 and an ExcelAire Em
Security

Alphabets Petition TSA for LASP Rulemaking Group

NBAA, AOPA, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) late last week sent a joint letter to the
Aircraft

NIAR Partners with Bombardier on Learjet 85

Bombardier Aerospace has tapped the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University to provide material and structural testing
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Takes First S-76D Up for a Whirl

Sikorsky’s S-76D made its first flight on Saturday at the company’s West Palm Beach, Fla.
Aircraft

More 787 Cancellations Announced

Dubai-based leasing company LCAL has opted to shrink the size of its order for 787 Dreamliners from 21 airplanes to five, Boeing confirmed today.
Charter & Fractional

Six Charged in Platinum Jet Teterboro Crash

Five executives and a pilot associated with now-defunct Platinum Jet Management have been charged in connection with the 2005 crash of a Challenger 600 fol
Regulations and Government

Burbank Night Curfew One Historical Step Closer

Yesterday the Burbank-Glendale Airport Authority delivered to the FAA the first-ever application for airport access restrictions that would apply to Stage
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe Buys a German Airport

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

Europe To Mandate ADS-B Five Years Ahead of FAA

Europe’s regulatory body, the European Commission, has issued a Eurocontrol notice of proposed rulemaking (ENPRM) mandating ADS-B after Feb.
Safety

NTSB Urges Closer Monitoring of Gulf Operators

On Tuesday, the NTSB issued a recommendation urging the FAA to monitor more closely the communication contingency plans of all Gulf operators following nat
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Pushes Ahead with Provo Plans

By August next year, Duncan Aviation will have a new maintenance facility in Provo, Utah, in a 15,000-sq-ft hangar leased from Million Air Provo.
Maintenance and Modifications

Boekenkamp Moves to BBA Legacy Products Group

BBA Aviation is moving Gary Boekenkamp to its Legacy Products Group.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Adds Finland Line Maintenance Facility

For the 12th time in as many months Bombardier Aerospace has added a new line maintenance facility (LMF), most recently in Finland.
Accidents

NTSB Raises Maintenance Issues in Nascar Crash

The NTSB determined that a July 2007 accident in Sanford, Fla., which killed the two aboard the airplane and three people on the ground, was caused by a se
Airports

Update: New NFPA Standard Doesn’t Require Foam

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) says its new revised NFPA 409 standard does not require Group II hangars to be fitted with foam fire-suppre
Engines

Rolls-Royce Working On More Thrust for Falcon SMS

Rolls-Royce hinted at a size increase for the still-under-wraps Falcon SMS super-midsize business jet, revealing it received a higher thrust requirement fr
Aircraft

Grob SPn Light Jet Program Draws Bidders

A new proposal for restarting the former Grob Aerospace SPn light business jet program appears to be taking shape less than a week after H3 Aerospace and F
Aircraft

Grob Aerospace Deal Paves Way for SPn Resurrection

An agreement for German investors to take over the trainer aircraft activities of the insolvent