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Pilatus PC-12, South Bend, Ind., Dec.

Beech King Air B200, Hondo, Texas, Sept.

Eurocopter AS 350BA, Kapaau, Hawaii, July 12, 2005–The NTSB blamed the crash of the AS 350 on the in-flight separation of the tail-rotor system as a

Avitat Westchester opened its newly renovated Westchester County Airport FBO in January.

New chain Encore FBO now has four bases, having purchased Business Aviation Services of Sioux Falls, S.D., late last year.

Mercury Air Group signed a letter of intent to take on the management contract for a new FBO at Kuwait International Airport.

Avfuel dealer FirstFlight is building a new chain, starting with two FBOs at Pennsylvania’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport and Garden City, Ka

Boise, Idaho-based Western Aircraft is offering FBO customers a new concierge-style service called Gold Standard.

Kansas City Aviation Center celebrated the grand opening of its newest FBO, Midwest Aviation Center at Missouri’s Spirit of St.

With 34 FBOs in the U.S.

Iridium last month disclosed plans for a future satellite constellation to replace the 66 low-earth-orbit satellites that make up its current satcom networ

Landmark Aviation last month joined the ranks of installation centers that are busy turning around upgraded avionics systems for operators of Gulfstream II

Eclipse Aviation and Aspen Avionics last month settled a patent dispute over the AT300 hazard awareness display.

With more than 20,000 product launches packed into the span of just four days, January’s Consumer Electronics Show surely thrilled the throng of technophil

A European mandate calling for mode-S transponder upgrades in transport-category airplanes is causing confusion for some U.S.

Manassas, Va.-based Colgan Air will fly fifteen 74-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprops under a 10-year capacity purchase agreement that Colgan’s new owner, Mem

The FAA issued an emergency AD last month to all owners and operators of GE CF34-3A1, -3B and -3B1 turbofans after investigators found an electrical arc-ou

A Fokker 100 flown by Air France subsidiary Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne crashed immediately after takeoff on January 25 in Pau, southwest France

The FAA has issued a Safety Alert For Operators (SAFO) regarding the functional testing of helicopter hydraulic systems before flight.

Late in January in Paris, Eurocopter disclosed that it took orders last year for a record 615 helicopters worth €4.9 billion ($6.4 billion).

Turbomeca and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will soon be flight testing their codeveloped 1,200-shp Ardiden 1H (or Shakti, under its Indian designati

AgustaWestland last month announced that its sales in India are growing, with seven deliveries last year (not all new rotorcraft), four planned this year a

Turbomeca officials in late January broke ground for a new, more modern factory at the company’s headquarters in Bordes, southwest France.

The FAA on February 9 released its final rule on proposed changes to the rules governing air-tour operators, who must demonstrate compliance within six mon

Agusta S.p.A., the Italian element of AgustaWestland, is suing the French procurement agency, the DGA, claiming that an unfair tender essentially eliminate

The classic clash between operators and their neighbors is a relative constant in helicopter circles.

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Several European helicopter pilots recently formed the Flying Bulls, the only civil helicopter aerobatic team in Europe.

Dassault Falcon Jet has bestowed authorized service center status on Jet Aviation Dubai for the Falcon 900 and 2000.

Some MROs are growing increasingly concerned about working on aircraft that are more than 18 years old because they fall beyond the statute of repose limit