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Rotorcraft
‘Smart’ system could reduce helicopter noise and vibration
Reducing vibration and noise is key to the goal of gaining public acceptance of the rotorcraft as a routine mode of transport.
Rotorcraft
Never say never again: Bond Helicopters returns
The prodigal sons of the North Sea oil-support community, brothers Stephen and Peter Bond, have returned to the fray more than eight weeks early.
Maintenance and Modifications
Embraer engineer receives MX Award
Cezar Lima, Embraer’s senior manager for fleet maintenance support, received the Overhaul & Maintenance Award for his outstanding achievement in aviation m
Maintenance and Modifications
Wing Aviation to build second paint hangar
After only one year in business, Wing Aviation is adding a second 20,000-sq-ft paint facility to handle steadily increasing business.
Maintenance and Modifications
Eaton marketing drip-free couplings to bizav
Nobody likes to disconnect a push-pull primary fluid line and take a shower in jet fuel or hydraulic fluid, especially in a combat situation.
Maintenance and Modifications
DatcoMedia is rosetta stone of MX software
One of the major irritants with software is that few maintenance programs interact with one another.
Aircraft
Butler an bizjet target Learjet 20s for RVSM
The worldwide fleet of approximately 500 Learjet 20-series aircraft is the target for an RVSM solution offered by Olathe, Kan.-based Butler National.
Airports
London Luton Airport gets line maintenance
Hamlin Jet has joined with Northern Executive Aviation (NEA) of Manchester, UK, to open a satellite service center at London Luton Airport (EGGW).
Engines
Bizjet completes Spey maintenance event
Tulsa, Okla.-based BizJet International announced the completion of its first Spey midlife event after becoming a Rolls-Royce-authorized overhaul facility.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aviall expands L.A. customer service
Aviall Services opened a new Los Angeles customer-service center at Van Nuys Airport (VNY).
Engines
Elliott Aviation offers Williams-Rolls service
Elliott Aviation of Moline, Ill., has authorization to do full line service and maintenance on the Williams-Rolls FJ44-1A/2C and -2A turbofans used on the
Training and Workforce
SimuFlite adds Citation X and Falcon MX training
CAE SimuFlite is set to begin offering Citation X technical training by this fall.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ni-Cad replacements for large bizjets
Securaplane Technologies of Tucson, Ariz., has announced the availability of a sealed lead-acid battery for Gulfstream IIIs and IVs and Falcon 2000/2000EXs
Maintenance and Modifications
Raytheon opens Euro spares center
Concerned about continuing international shipping delays because of post-9/11 U.S.
Training and Workforce
Northrop Rice develps Malaysian MX school
Northrop Rice USA completed a five-year contract developing the Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology (MIAT), with a handover ceremony in Kuala Lumpur
Maintenance and Modifications
LHT introduces 'get me home' service
Lufthansa Technik introduced a new premium service at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in May.
Aircraft
New plant shops to accommodate Falcon 7X
On June 17 Dassault Falcon Jet held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new paint hangar at the company’s Little Rock, Ark.
Maintenance and Modifications
OnCall corporate Jet Repair finds a niche with mobile response to aogs
“I know what it feels like to be sitting on an airport where there’s no maintenance available, staring at a flat nosewheel.
Regulations and Government
FAA seeks to expand drug & alcohol testing
“So now the guy I send seat covers to for cleaning has to have a drug program?” one irate Part 145 operator practically shouted into the telephone.
FBOs
DAE To Buy Landmark, Standard Aero for $1.8 Billion
SEC documents filed yesterday reveal that Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) will pay $1.8 billion–$300 million more than originally estimated–for the Carlyl
Avionics
MagnaStar To Remain on the Air through End 2008
Verizon Airfone has sent letters to customers informing them that the MagnaStar air-to-ground phone service will stay on the air until at least the end of
Aircraft
First Eclipses Go to DayJet, Performance Data Released
Eclipse Aviation delivered to DayJet its first three Eclipse 500 VLJs on March 31, bringing Eclipse’s delivery total to five.
FBOs
Report Shows Business Improved for Signature
BBA Aviation, the parent company of Signature Flight Support, released its annual report for last year and the results show that Signature's revenue climbe
FBOs
AIN Readers Rate Top FBOs in the Americas
Old favorites and new names earned high ratings in this year’s AIN FBO Survey Top 40 list.
Regulations and Government
Tell FAA which regs you want banished
Are you frustrated by what you believe are some illogical, outdated, stifling or just plain crackpot regulations? Now is your once-in-every-three-year chan
Charter & Fractional
Air-taxi bidding site goes online
A group of airline and corporate pilots has established BidQwest, an online site where air taxis can bid on charter flight requests.
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Safety
Human error cited in Milan fatal collision
Italian accident investigators have concluded that human error on the part of two German pilots of a Cessna Citation CJ2 was the main cause of a fatal coll
Regulations and Government
Coming DRVSM crunch could extend LOA delays
The road to RVSM approval can be as smooth as a ribbon of freshly laid desert highway or as rough as a rock-strewn forest switchback.
Regulations and Government
Corporate jet deductions in Congress’s crosshairs
Personal use of corporate aircraft is coming under increasing attack by Congress.A bill has been submitted in the House of Representatives that seeks
Aircraft
Does GEX lightning-strike study strike out?
Banking and oil heir Michael Huffington, who is suing Bombardier over a Global Express he first ordered in 1995 and later rejected after he learned the air
