Content Archive: November 2011

Aircraft

NetJets Europe Ends Fractional Agreement with Saudi Arabia's National Air Services

Fractional-operator NetJets, has terminated its franchise agreement regarding fractional services with National Air Services (NAS) of Saudi Arabia.

UTC, Goodrich Have Large Presence in Business Aviation

Much of the discussion of the United Technologies (UTC) planned $18.4 billion acquisition of Goodrich has focused on the companies’ combined content

Sagem Touts FBW Benefits on Eurocopter X4

Equipment manufacturer Sagem, which is developing the fly-by-wire (FBW) controls that will be installed on the Eurocopter X4 medium twin, is pledging they
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Job Cuts at Sikorsky

Sikorsky is to cut 540 jobs–about 3 percent of its global workforce–in the U.S. and Poland

ETS High on ERA’s Agenda

The meeting of the key ERA industry affairs advisory group at the association’s assembly in Rome in September featured a long discussion on the EU emission

Superjet Awaits Word on African Order, U.S. RFPs

At the ERA annual conference in September, SuperJet International CEO Carlo Logli reported a dispatch reliability rate of 96 to 97 percent recorded by SSJ1

Helitech 2011: Helo Industry Eyes Wind Turbine Mx

Helicopter operators and manufacturers are seeing offshore wind turbine maintenance as the next growth opportunity
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Helitech 2011: Eurocopter UK Sees Evolving Market

The British Isles, Eurocopter’s first market for civil helicopters, presents significant opportunity for the helicopter manufacturer
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FBOs

Euro Aviation Rebranded as Universal Aviation Greece

Universal Aviation today rebranded Euro Aviation, its Athens-based ground-support location, as Universal Aviation Greece.
Accidents

Nascar Owner Involved in Runway Overrun

Rick Hendrick, owner of Nascar team Hendrick Motorsports, his wife, and the two crewmembers suffered minor injures when their Gulfstream G150 overran