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Rotorcraft

Daher Expands Helicopter Business with Airbus

The company opened a faciity in Mexico in August 2017 to support the nearby Airbus Helicopters plant.
Avionics

Trials Improve HTAWS for Offshore Missions

New flight envelope modes tailored to offshore operations.
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Avionics

Helicopter Flight Control System Is a First for Garmin

Garmin's new GFC 600H helicopter flight control system brings new safety features to the light helicopter market.
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Aircraft

XTI Begins Component Construction

Fabrication of a 60-percent-scale flying prototype of its hybrid-turbine-electric VTOL will begin in April, with first flight expected later this year.
Aircraft

Challenger 350 Takes Best-selling Bizjet Crown for 2017

The super-midsize jet narrowly edged out the Embraer Phenom 300, which held the overall best-selling business jet crown for the previous four years.
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FBOs

Sheltair Opens New Hangar in Tampa

The 32,000 sq ft structure, part of a $6.5 million development project, can accommodate the latest class of ultra-long range business jets.
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Regulations and Government

GAMA Execs: New Part 23 Rules Yielding Benefits

GAMA chief Pete Bunce sees a sea-change with regulators.
Rotorcraft

Bell Rebrands as 'Flight' Company

The company wants to convey its emphasis on technology.
Maintenance and Modifications

PAG Signs MRO Agreement with Honeywell Aerospace

PAG can sell, exchange, and offer maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for Honeywell avionics products such as the satcomm Aspire and SkyConnect.
Safety

AINsight: Have a Plan To Prevent Runway Excursions

This common accident type is often preventable.
Rotorcraft

Maria Rodriguez To Receive HAI's Pilot of the Year Award

Rodriguez is receiving the award for her actions during Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
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Rotorcraft

Claude Vuichard To Receive HAI BLR Aerospace Safety Award

Vuichard, who developed the Vuichard Recovery, will receive the Salute to Excellence Award for promoting safety in the helicopter industry.
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Rotorcraft

Jonathan Roebuck To Receive Golden Hour Award

Roebuck is receiving the award for his work in creating the Remote Access Project for critical care transport company LifeFlight of Maine.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Charles Hagen To Receive HAI Maintenance Award

Hagen is receiving the award for his accomplishments in conducting or managing maintenance operations in the helicopter industry.
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Aircraft

GAMA: Business Aviation on an Upswing

Business jet and piston sales were up, offsetting declines in turboprop deliveries, but billings still softened.
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Rotorcraft

Sikorsky's New Rescue Hawk Enters Final Assembly

The first of four EMD machines should be flying around the turn of the year.
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Aircraft

NATO Joint Tanker/Transport and MPA Programs Advance

New countries are joining the alliances and a new tanker is added to the MRTT fleet
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

New Chinese Armed UAV Project Unveiled

The Star UAV Systems Star Shaodw is set for a 2019 first flight
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Regulations and Government

Bunce: FAA Needs Resources To Keep Up with New Users

Buunce fears that the growing list of responsibilities will spread the FAA to thin.
Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Receives Expanded PMA with CJ3/CJ3+ Certs

The approval enables Tamarack to produce and install the winglets at its facility in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet MS Completes Global 5000 Maintenance

The aircraft, which is operated by a European business jet operator, was delivered to the Jet MS hangar for minor repairs.
Maintenance and Modifications

Flying Colours Earns Q400 Conversion Contract

The project includes designing, installing and certifying a system of interchangeable, mission specific cabins for the commercial turboprop twin.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UTC Wins New Customers For DB- and MS-110 Sensor

The high-end tactical reconnaissance pods will be fitted to foreign jets, and also to US Air National Guard MQ-9 Reaper UAVs
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Rotorcraft

Airbus H160 Arrives for First U.S. Visit

The new medium twin rotorcraft will replace the airframer's H155 family. It is on display at Heli-Expo in Las Vegas.
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Engines

Pratt & Whitney Resumes GTF Production

UTC doesn’t expect the knife-edge seal issue affecting 98 PW1100G-JM engines to affect P&W’s GTF 2018 production performance.
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Accidents

Indonesia Places Firm Order for 11 Su-35 Multirole Fighters

The first two will delivered in August.
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Rotorcraft

Helicopter Veteran Larry Roberts Joins Kopter

In his new role, he well be responsible for sales and marketing of the company's SH09 turbine single in North America.
Aircraft

Airbus Renews Tough Talk with Suppliers

Demands 100-percent on-time rate as production approaches 800 aircraft a year
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Regulations and Government

‘Strong Support’ for Australia’s Helo Training Proposal

The proposal includes an option to qualify for a commercial pilot license with helicopter category rating with 105 hours of training in rotorcraft.
Regulations and Government

NATA Questions Risk of Potential Ownership Rule Change

The association said a bill to allow an increase foreign ownership in U.S. air carriers would represent a significant change for Part 135 carriers.