Content Archive: July 2015

Charter & Fractional

Toucan Carves Niche in Nigerian Offshore Oil and Gas Market

Six ERJ145s on order from France for conversion.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

AMAC Delivers Completed VVIP Boeing 747-8i

The jumbo jet’s cabin includes custom furniture, monuments, exotic materials and artwork.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Delves into Unmanned Aircraft Mx

Duncan Aviationoined the Robotic Skies network of service centers that provide certification, maintenance and repair for commercial UAS.
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland AW169 Gets Nod from EASA

AW169s are equipped with a variable speed main rotor, which improves efficiency and reduces the external noise.
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Toward The Unknown: Soaring To New Heights with the Perlan II

The two-seat glider is pressurized to fly at the edge of space, which it will reach by riding stratospheric mountain waves.
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Charter & Fractional

Fractionals See Shift in Travel, Fleet

Fractionals move to larger and longer-range aircraft while membership companies remain happy with small aircraft.
Aircraft

Bombardier Returns To UTC for CFO Successor

John Di Bert becomes the third UTC executive to take a senior position at Bombardier this year.
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Aims Higher with ‘Red Label’

Fractional company adds luxury service.
Rotorcraft

U.S. Coast Guard Officer To Lead HAI Ops Efforts

Christopher Martino joins HAI following a 30-year career with the U.S. Coast Guard, where he led Aviation Forces.
Accidents

NTSB: Marginal VFR at Time of Turbine Otter Fatal Crash

Airplane hit a near-vertical rock face in a nose-high, wings-level attitude at an elevation of 1,600 feet msl and came to rest upright on steep terrain.