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Mid-Continent Introduces Two-inch Standby Attitude Indicator

Following the successful introduction last year of the three-inch 4300 Lifesaver backup attitude indicator, Mid-Continent Instruments has gone one step bet
Avionics

Sandel Gains TSO Approval for SN3500 Electronic HSI

Sandel Avionics announced that its latest SN3500 electronic horizontal situation indicator (EHSI) has received TSO approval from the FAA, clearing the way
Avionics

Pentar Avionics Shows OffLatest AR230 ‘Miniserver’

Although relatively small, the Jetlan AR230 onboard file server from Pentar Avionics is big where it counts: performance and features.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

PS Engineering Gets Sirius about Future of In-flight Audio

The latest cockpit audio panel from PS Engineering, the PMA8000-SR, does everything a conventional panel can, with one extra feature sure to get the attent
ATC

FAA study compares U.S. and foreign ATC

The FAA recently concluded a study that compares the productivity and cost-effectiveness of select U.S.
ATC

ADS-B Traffic and Weather Services Make East Coast Debut

Pilots flying with ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) avionics are getting theopportunity to test the traffic and weather datalink service
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Satellite TV System from Rockwell Collins Certified on BBJ

Rockwell Collins last month announced that its Tailwind 550 satellite television system has gainedan STC for installation in the Boeing Business Jet.Comple
ATC

Honeywell Calls for Closer U.S./EU Cooperation on ATM Modernization

Honeywell is calling for greater cooperationbetween the U.S.
Avionics

Honeywell reveals latest synthetic-vision concept

Honeywell researchers are demonstrating a synthetic-vision system (SVS) that uses terrain and obstacle data taken from the company’s enhanced ground proxim
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Nav Canada sees growth in rate stabilization fund

After sustaining losses of C$116 million ($91.4 million) after 9/11, Nav Canada, the private, non-share corporation that owns and operates Canada’s civil a
Avionics

SE-Vision pairs EVS with synthetic vision

Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Rockwell Collins and Max-Viz of Portland, Ore., have teamed to begin flight tests aboard an FAA aircraft of a guidance system inte
Aircraft

Embraer’s Saudi Arabian sale opens the door to Middle East

Never a hotbed of activity for the West’s two regional jet makers, the Middle East market for RJs has long seemed as barren as the Arabian Peninsula’s Empt
Aircraft

CFM, IAE bown out of C series

Amid the fanfare that came with securing commitments from the Canadian, Quebec and UK governments to contribute some $700 million to its proposed C Series,
Aircraft

Continental Keen on Saab 2000s

SkyWest Airlines parted ways with Continental Airlines earlier this year in large part because the Houston-based major airline wanted its regional partner
Aircraft

GE Studying Engine for New Embraer 50-seater

General Electric has begun studies on a new engine for application on a proposed new 50-seat jet from Embraer.
Rotorcraft

Enstrom Penetrates Korean Market

Enstrom has sold two helicopters, a turbine 480B and a piston 280FX, to Hanseo University in South Korea.
Rotorcraft

Korea Chooses S-92 for President

The Republic of Korea agreed to buy three S-92s to fulfill its presidential mission.
Rotorcraft

Robinson Makes Milestone Delivery

Robinson has handed over its 6,000th helicopter–an R44 Raven II–to a Canadian customer.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cheaper Parts from Internet Supplier

A French Internet spare parts supplier claims to save customers up to 25 percent on their repair bills.
Rotorcraft

Helisureste takes delivery of two more Kamov Ka-32s

Kamov delivered two more Ka-32A11BCs to Spain’s Helisureste on April 22, when mixed Russian-Spanish crews ferried the helicopters to Spain from Kamov’s fli
Rotorcraft

Dhruv gains interest as offshore ops helo

India’s Dhruv medium twin has reportedly impressed state oil corporation ONGC, which manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) says has a pressing need for
Rotorcraft

Bell 429 showcases MAPL technology

Bell’s 429 IFR light twin caused quite a stir at its February launch.
Maintenance and Modifications

PATS Looks Promising

Bell says its new anti-torque system will offer directional control, reductions in main rotor speed and noise and higher cruise speeds–up to 170 knots.
Rotorcraft

What was Wrong with the 427i?

Every customer who signed up for the 427 IFR model has swallowed the premium associated with upgrading to the bigger 429.
Rotorcraft

Ex-Navy pilot now flies for Hollywood

Dundee, Scotland-born David Paris, 55, joined the Royal Navy in January 1967, for an eight-year hitch as a pilot.
Rotorcraft

Flying helicopters from the world’s superyachts

It’s one of the world’s more exclusive clubs, made up of pilots whose job in the growing world of luxury superyachts is helicopter operations.
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Aircraft

Britten-Norman Islander celebrates 40th anniversary

Forty years after its June 1965 first flight, the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander remains in production, and more than 800 of the 1,250-plus airplanes deliver
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Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens Aviation to expand Greenville facility

Stevens Aviation approached the Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) Airport Authority with a proposal to “significantly” upgrade the company’s existing facility a
Engines

Fault code interrogation of DEEC data for TFE731s

Jet-Care International is offering a diagnostic tool for monitoring the condition of Honeywell TFE731 engines.
Engines

Gulfstream cuts GII and GIII parts prices

Snecma of Chengdu, China (SSAMC), is expanding its repair capability and has added 11 new technicians to its engine overhaul operation.