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Accidents

Final Report: Grand Canyon helicopter lost power

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Peach Springs, Ariz., May 2, 2005–The NTSB was unable to determine the reason for the loss of power that caused th
Accidents

Final Report: U.S. Forest Service AS 350 collided with trees

Eurocopter AS 350B3, Yellow Pine, Idaho, Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Fuel starvation downed MD600

MD 600N, Vicksburg, Miss., Feb.
Safety

Incursions must remain FAA priority

In a report released in late May, the Transportation Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) said the FAA has made “significant progress” in red
ATC

Expanded FAA program targets weather delays

The FAA has expanded its Airspace Flow Program, which gives airlines the option during the peak summer season to accept delays for flights scheduled to fly
Avionics

Aspen to debut new cockpit product line at AirVenture

Aspen Avionics, the small Albuquerque, N.M.
Avionics

‘Integrated airport’ tests future ATC technologies

A consortium of academia and industry participants has launched a four-year program to evaluate the air traffic management (ATM) processes required to hand
Avionics

OP Technologies develops SR22 avionics

Avionics manufacturer OP Technologies is about to enter the market for TSO’d avionics in FAA-certified airplanes.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Expands in Mexico...

Eurocopter has launched a 50,000-sq-ft extension of its customization, subassembly and maintenance facility at Mexico City International Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

…and Inks Mx Deal in Abu Dhabi

Eurocopter and Abu Dhabi-based Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) have jointly launched a regional maintenance center to provide maintenance and overhaul servi
Rotorcraft

Simulators for EC 135 Going to Dallas and Donauwörth

Eurocopter will install flight training devices, including six-axis, full-motion simulators for the EC 135 light twin, at its Donauwörth, Germany, and Dall
Rotorcraft

BA609 Tiltrotor Flies in Public Again

In May, the second prototype of the Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor flew for the first time in public.
Rotorcraft

Eagle Delivers First ‘Single’ Bell 212

Eagle Copters of Calgary, Alberta, has delivered its first three single-engine Bell 212 conversions.
Training and Workforce

CAE SimuFlite Relocates S-76 Simulator to New Jersey

CAE SimuFlite has relocated its Sikorsky S-76 simulator to its new Northeast facility, near Morristown Airport, N.J., from its headquarters at Dallas/Fort
Rotorcraft

FBI seizes records from helo air ambulance operator

On May 23 more than 50 FBI agents and employees of the FAA raided the headquarters of Air Evac Lifeteam in West Plains, Mo.
Rotorcraft

On second try, helo pilots complete pole-to-pole flight

Pilots Jennifer Murray, 66, and Colin Bodill, 56, completed their record-setting VFR pole-to-pole round-trip flight from Fort Worth on May 23 in a Bell 407
Accidents

Near Disaster at SFO

The NTSB last month announced an investigation into a May 26 incident at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in which two regional airliners came wit
Aircraft

Bombardier debuts upgraded CRJ900

Bombardier Aerospace unveiled a series of updates to its CRJ900 regional jet during a June 5 event at the Signature Flight Support FBO at Washington Dulles
Maintenance and Modifications

Banyan celebrates aviation maintenance technician day

Support for officially designating May 24 national AMT Day continues to grow across the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beechcraft names TAG Farnborough as service center

Operators of the Hawker 800 series now have a new option for maintenance in the UK: Hawker Beechcraft has named TAG Farnborough an authorized service cente
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier adds two European service facilities

Jet Aviation of Basel, Switzerland, and Aero-Dienst in Nuremberg, Germany, are now members of Bombardier’s network of authorized service facilities.
Maintenance and Modifications

TFE731 fault-code reporting service available

Jet-Care and Honeywell have launched a fault-code reporting service for TFE731 DEEC engine operators.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream increases European spares inventory

“Today, 13 percent of all the world’s business jets are based in Europe,” said Larry Flynn, Gulfstream president for product support.
Maintenance and Modifications

Enersys/Hawker battery gets OK for Embraer Brasilia

The Hawker 43Ah steel case, sealed lead-acid battery has been STC’d for installation in the Embraer Brasilia.
Maintenance and Modifications

P&WC opens Luton facility, offers Eagle service plan

Pratt & Whitney Canada has opened an 8,000-sq-ft facility about 10 miles from London Luton Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

FlightSafety expands Gulfstream MX training facility

FlightSafety International will double the size of its Gulfstream aircraft maintenance training facility in Savannah, Ga., with a 20,000-sq-ft expansion of
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation announces scholarship winners

Major maintenance provider Duncan Aviation, known for its “we’re all family” approach to management, has announced 12 recipients of the 2007 Duncan Aviatio
Maintenance and Modifications

Ametek expands footprint in bizav maintenance market

Ametek continues to strengthen its position in the aircraft power management and third-party maintenance, repair and overhaul services markets with the acq
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer adds service centers

Phenom and Legacy support will now be offered at two new members of the Embraer service center network: ABS Jets and Hawker Pacific.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna names Duncan aviation a Mustang service center

Duncan Aviation’s major service centers in Lincoln, Neb., and Battle Creek, Mich., have been named authorized service centers for the Citation Mustang.