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Maintenance and Modifications

European Certification Pending for Powerline Detection Device

U.S.-based Safe Flight Instrument announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will certify the company’s Powerline Detection System on
Rotorcraft

Sloane Helicopters Gets Part 145 Nod

Sloane Helicopters has received Part 145 approval for its new maintenance facility at Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.
Safety

EMS helicopter operators build a case for their service

Jeff Hensel leaves the same voicemail every July 23.
Maintenance and Modifications

India to get CFM56 engine maintenance training center

CFM International has announced that New Delhi, India, will be the location for the company’s fourth aircraft engine maintenance training school.
Maintenance and Modifications

Worthington Jet Services selects Quantum Control

Worthington Jet Services, a subsidiary of aftermarket parts supplier Worthington Aviation, has selected Component Control’s Quantum Control aviation Enterp
FBOs

Michigan FBO OK’d for Part 145 insrument and radio work

Riley Aviation of Kirsch Municipal Airport in Sturgis, Mich., has received FAA certification as a Part 145 repair station for limited instrument and limite
Maintenance and Modifications

Middle East center of excellence proposed

Sikorsky Aircraft and Gulf Helicopters of Doha, Qatar, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore establishing an aviation center of excellence
Maintenance and Modifications

CRS Jet spare signs Perkins Aircraft deal

Aftermarket support facility CRS has signed with aircraft transparency OEM Perkins to market, distribute and support business jet cabin and cockpit transpa
Aircraft

Landmark begins Lecacy work for Flight Options

Landmark Aviation’s Augusta, Ga.
Maintenance and Modifications

Professor can detect aircraft aging problems

As the aircraft fleet ages and the number of in-flight material fatigue incidents climbs, a professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia says he has fo
Maintenance and Modifications

Raytheon Aircraft workers earn master tech awards

Four Raytheon Aircraft Services (RAS) technicians and two technicians from Hawker Aircraft Services have completed the training requirements for the Flight
Maintenance and Modifications

Safer nitrogen tire inflation system available

Aircraft Spruce & Specialty of Corona, Calif., has entered an exclusive arrangement with Gentco to market that company’s new nitrogen tire inflation system
Charter & Fractional

Hawker Aircraft services NetJets MX Award

NetJets has presented its annual trophy for Best Heavy Maintenance Provider during 2006 to Hawker Aircraft Services.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulstream Aerospace acquires Weco

Gulfstream Aerospace has completed the acquisition of Weco Aerospace Systems, a privately held aviation-component overhaul company specializing in electric
Maintenance and Modifications

Enstrom improves customer support

Enstrom Helicopters has placed all its Service Bulletins and Service Information Letters on the customer-support page of the company Web site.
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik launches total landing gear support\

Lufthansa Technik is offering total landing-gear support (TLS) from aircraft purchase through resale.
Rotorcraft

Keystone Helicopters to provide maintenance for Seacor

Seacor’s Aviation Division has signed an agreement to have Keystone Helicopters provide maintenance and completions for the more than 160 helicopters it op
Maintenance and Modifications

Massachusetts facility builds on owner’s experience

Gary Potts, president of AirFlyte, has a long history in aviation and specifically at the airport his MRO serves.
Training and Workforce

Torqued: British Airways crew forfeited too much authority

A few months ago I wrote about the events surrounding a British Airways flight from Los Angeles to London (AIN, December 2006, page 78).
FBOs

Aircraft Broker To Appeal Fraud Conviction

Mach 1, a Southern California aircraft broker, and two of its principals, Brian Doherty and John Mouyos, plan to appeal a jury’s decision that they are lia
Regulations and Government

Deadline Closing on FAA Designee Proposal

Comments are due May 24 on the FAA’s proposal to replace the current designee program for companies and organizations with a new one that expands the funct
Charter & Fractional

Part 135 Operators Now Must Use Unique APIS Codes

Effective April 13, Part 135 operators are now required to use dedicated air-carrier codes when electronically transmitting advance passenger information s
Regulations and Government

Little Response to FAA Request for Burdensome Regs

The FAA has received less than 10 submissions in the more than 60 days it has been requesting operators to submit opinons about regulations they find “burd
Regulations and Government

Carnahan Family Seeks More Damages from Crash

The family of the late Missouri Gov.
ATC

Eurocontrol upbeat over conflict-resolution tool

Eurocontrol has demonstrated the technical and operational benefits of a new ATC decision aid known as medium-term conflict detection (MTCD), which could a
Safety

Fatal Jet Accidents down, turboprops up

The accident picture in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year showed mixed results, according to statistics compiled by Ro
Charter & Fractional

NTSB Clears Air East On Some FAA Allegations

Citing insufficient evidence, an NTSB law judge dismissed FAA allegations that charter operator Air East did not comply with several ADs and that some pers
Aircraft

PC-12 Production Headed for a Record-tying Year

Business aircraft sales and deliveries this year are showing early signs of recovery, if the report by one manufacturer points to widespread improvement fo
Safety

Online Tool To Predict In-flight Icing below FL180

Using a new Web-based tool, operators who typically fly below Class A airspace can now obtain icing forecasts up to 12 hours in advance of their flight.
Aircraft

Stage III Still Working on STCs for Hush Kit

LaJolla, Calif.-based Stage III Technologies, which in December received an STC for its Stage 3 hush kit for the Gulfstream IISP, expects to receive by the