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AIN asked pilots, mechanics and department managers to rank avionics suppliers in seven key categories: parts availability; parts cost; AOG (aircraf

Landings to below Cat I and II ILS minimums have been possible for more than three decades, but the price of admission until recently has been autoland cer

At the Farnborough Air Show this summer, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey and European Commission (EC) vice president Jacques Barrot signed a memorandum of

Investigators last month had yet to determine the cause of a December 26 fire that destroyed Frontier Flying Service’s hangar at Wiley Post-Will Rogers Mem

Chalk’s Ocean Airways remained grounded at press time as maintenance crews peeled apart the wing skins and inspected the wing structures of its four remain

A UK CAA study says the risk of a helicopter capsizing during a controlled ditching is “considerably higher” than it should be.

Sikorsky has been awarded FAA certification for its S-76C++ variant.

Norsk Helikopter’s third Sikorsky S-92 entered revenue service last month.

Heli-Mart of Costa Mesa, Calif., has bought nine MD 520Ns and a 300C previously operated by the Phoenix Police Department.

India’s Dhruv fleet was grounded in December after Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) identified a fault in the tail rotor blades.

Enstrom has received South Korean certification for its full product line and added the 480B to its Brazilian ticket. “We were successful in opening

Canadian Helicopters plans to buy the Max-Viz EVS-1000 enhanced-vision system for some of its onshore helicopter operations.

After several years of discussion and consultation, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will soon present new operating standards to helic

A new international safety team that aims to improve helicopter safety by a factor of five could be ready to start work by this summer.

AgustaWestland A109S Grand The order book for this uprated 109 variant currently stands at almost 60.

APPH of Runcorn, England, has purchased Arnoni Aviation, a major independent supplier of Hawker parts.

Aviall Services and Sierracin have signed an agreement appointing Aviall an official global supplier and distributor of Sierracin’s business aircraft trans

Premier/West Star of Grand Junction, Colo., has been named a factory-authorized Hawker service center.

It started out as a small, Griffin, Ga.-based repair station specializing in fiberglass aircraft such as the Cirrus but quickly expanded into carbon fiber

Boeing Business Jets has selected Jet Aviation Singapore as a BBJ-authorized service center.

Avionics component supplier OuterLink  has announced the appointment of Kitchener Aero, at Waterloo Regional Airport in Breslau, Ontario, as an author

Jet Aviation Chicago has teamed with Duncan Aviation and Atlantic Aviation to expand maintenance services at Chicago Midway Airport.

Butler National subsidiary Avcon Industries has completed its first installation of its reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) solution for Learjet 35

Nearly every general media report about aviation mentions the accident rate.

It you’re flying to Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS), a word to the wise–call ahead. Bill Bailey, a chief pilot based at LAS,

New Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules addressing fuel spill prevention in the form of proposed amendments to the EPA’s Spill Prevention, Control

Fuel on Demand (www.fuelondemand.

Sun Air Jets at Camarillo Municipal Airport (CMA), Calif., recently completed the final phase of a $10-million hangar-expansion program, which has added mo

The latest addition to the SheltAir FBO chain is up and running at San Juan (Puerto Rico) Isla Grande Executive Airport (TJIG).

Landmark Aviation has completed its acquisition of Skyport, the full-service FBO at the Westchester County Airport (HPN) in New York. “With