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Son of Silver State

A former instructor at bankrupt and defunct helicopter school Silver State Helicopters has opened his own flight school in New Braunfels, Texas.
Rotorcraft

Brazilian Operator Selects Blue Sky

Lider Aviaco, Brazil’s largest offshore helicopter service provider, has selected Blue Sky Network to provide satellite-based tracking and logistics servic
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AW Delivers First Versace Interiors

AgustaWestland has delivered the first two of its helicopters fitted with interiors styled by Italian fashion design house Versace.
Rotorcraft

Cutting Edge Launches School

Cutting Edge Helicopter Training School opened its doors to student pilots in Derry, Northern Ireland, in late March.
Rotorcraft

OEM Partners with Chilean Schools

Eurocopter last month signed cooperation agreements with two Chilean universities.
Rotorcraft

OEMs: airframe mods key to noise reduction

Helicopter manufacturers are exploring a number of technologies to reduce noise, both that perceived from the ground and inside the cabin.
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Rotorcraft

UK SAR debut for AW139

The second of three AgustaWestland AW139s that CHC Helicopter will use for search-and-rescue operations off the south coast of England on behalf of the UK
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Safety

One contentious engine failure

The president of a helicopter supply company whose actions were determined by the NTSB to be a contributing factor in the January 2006 crash of a Eurocopte
Rotorcraft

Exhibit celebrates helo’s role in news gathering

When the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., opened last month to tell the tale of news gathering, publication and broadcast and to champio
Regulations and Government

More changes for ‘natural quiet’ rule

The subject of aircraft noise in the Grand Canyon area has been of special interest to helicopter operators for years now, but it might be taking on an eve
Safety

Eurocopter renews helo safety effort

Eurocopter’s “fleet safety directorate,” officially formed last July, continues to study human factors in helicopter operations, with the statistical backd
Rotorcraft

EC 175 main gearbox takes shape

Eurocopter design engineers continue ground testing the main gearbox of the EC 175 medium twin.
Aircraft

Osprey sales could boost civil tiltrotor development

A new Pentagon order for V-22 Osprey tiltrotors could boost prospects for more rapid development of the BA609 civil tiltrotor.
Rotorcraft

MD Helicopters Move Likely

Cushman and Wakefield, the real-estate firm hired by MD Helicopters parent company Patriarch Partners, has reportedly narrowed potential new sites for the
Maintenance and Modifications

Borescope manages and shares data globally

GE Sensing and Inspections has introduced the XLG3 borescope, which standardizes the inspection process and allows the user to manage it effectively.
Maintenance and Modifications

Western Aircraft receives fourth Diamond Award

For the fourth time the FAA has awarded Western Aircraft the Diamond Certificate of Excellence for the company’s commitment to technical training and exper
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Part 145 service center opens in Paris

The EASA has issued a Part 145 approval certificate to Embraer’s new executive jets center at Le Bourget Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Ametek to open MRO operation at Changi Airport

An 18,000-sq-ft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility was slated to open on Singapore’s Changi Airport before the end of last month.
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA approves Airwolf's Robinson blade fix

The European Aviation Safety Agency has granted approval of a recent FAA-approved rotor blade tape installation STC for Robinson R22s and R44s.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beechcraft service center opens in Delhi

InterGlobe General Aviation, a subsidiary of InterGlobe Enterprises, is opening a Hawker Beechcraft authorized service center at the Indira Gandhi Internat
Maintenance and Modifications

ERA Helicopters inks MX deal with P&WC

Pratt & Whitney Canada signed a fleet-management program contract with Era Helicopters of Lake Charles, La., to provide engine support for its fleet of
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive Love Field offers PW300 hot sections

BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul’s Dallas Airmotive has added Pratt & Whitney Canada PW300 hot-section inspection service at its Love Fiel
Maintenance and Modifications

Red River turbines builds T-9 milspec test cell

Turbine engine overhauler Red River Turbines has built the world’s first commercial T-9 military spec depot-level engine test cell.The $1.6 mil
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Citation service centers to offer mobile service units

Cessna Aircraft has begun serving Citation customers with a mobile service unit designed to save owners and operators time and money on their aircraft main
Maintenance and Modifications

Ameco Beijing opens Asia's largest MRO facility

A joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa has produced one of the world’s largest MRO facilities.
Maintenance and Modifications

EADS Socata OKs Midcoast as Falcon 7X repair center

Midcoast Aviation of St.
Maintenance and Modifications

CRS Jet Spares broadens and increases capacity

CRS Jet Spares is offering additional support for Premier I airframes.
Maintenance and Modifications

Corporate Flight maintenance relocates facility

Smyrna, Tenn.-based Corporate Flight Management (CFM) has expanded its maintenance division’s capacity by moving it from two relatively small hangars to a
Maintenance and Modifications

New version of corridor maintenance software released

Continuum Applied Technology has released Version 8.5 of its Corridor aviation service software.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Haggan Aviation

After a long stint working for other people, Geno Haggan, president of Englewood, Colo.-based Haggan Aviation, decided to open his own maintenance shop in