Content Archive: September 2016

Rotorcraft

Lord Corporation Provides New Anti-Vibration System for CH-47s

The improved systems offers significant weight saving as well as a smoother ride
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Charter & Fractional

Avinode: Hours Matter When Quoting Air Charter Trips

Avinode found that 19 percent of the trips are booked the day of travel, while 20 percent are scheduled just one day in advance.
Safety

FAA Updates and Redesignates MU-2B Training Rules

As a result, the agency said operators, training providers and safety officials will have more timely access to standardized, accurate training material.

Russian Bizav Group Announces Traffic Data

Numbers are down across the board, as RUBAA delivers its statistics for the past three years.
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UBS: Available Pre-owned Gulfstream G650 Inventory Dips

The decline comes as pre-owned inventories across the business jet fleet appear to stabilize, UBS reports.
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Airbus Promotes ACJ319 and ACJ350WB At Moscow's JetExpo

Airbus Corporate Jets executive discusses advantages of the newest VIP airliners
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Engines

Safran Delivers First U.S.-built Arrius 2R to Bell

The 2R was certified in December 2015 and is slated to power the Bell 505 JetRanger X light single.

GAMA Promotes Bowles, Sambiase; Adds To Brussels Office

Bowles served as industry co-chair of Part 23 rewrite committee.
Engines

Additive Manufacturing To Eliminate 845 Parts on GE's ATP Turboprop

Using additive “represents an elimination of thousands of machining features and inspections, and hundreds of quality plants and procure contracts."

WingX: Russia, Turkey Drag Down European Bizav Flying

Overall, there were 74,689 business aviation departures in Europe last month, with the UK and France being the “main growth impetus."