Content Archive: June 2023

Engines

Safran Aims To Double Helicopter Engine Production

Safran Helicopter Engines' new CEO says the company will double annual production to 1,000 units in 2024.
Safran plans to double its engine manufacturing output in 2024.
Training and Workforce

NGPA Holding Key Annual Convention This Week in Florida

Other annual NGPA events take place on the U.S.'s east and west coasts.
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Rotorcraft

First Production Grey Wolf in Final Assembly

Final assembly of the first production USAF Boeing-Leonardo MH-139A helicopter has begun.
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Safety

IBAC Rolls Out Online IS-BAO Course

IBAC has teamed up with Aviation Safety Solutions to develop an online course providing an overview of the requisite protocols for IS-BAO.
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Aircraft

GE Aerospace’s Roadmap for the Future of Flight

GE Aerospace is developing technologies to reduce CO2 emissions for a more sustainable future of flight
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Turtles Fly Too Seeks Ride for Tally the Turtle

An endangered Kemp's ridley turtle needs to be flown to Texas from Wales, where it was rescued after being cold-shocked.
Talley the Kemp's Ridley sea turtle rescued in Wales

Why Continuous Training of Employees Stays a Key Factor of Success - AMAC Aerospace

Why Continuous Training of Employees Stays a Key Factor of Success - AMAC Aerospace
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Maintenance and Modifications

AINsight: Solving the Mx Tech Shortage without More Techs

Too much aircraft maintenance is done just for the sake of it, not because it is truly necessary, and this ties up valuable mechanic time.
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Rotorcraft

Passenger Nearly Crashes Helitour Flight

A viral video shows a passenger reaching for the rotor brake.
A viral video shows a passenger reaching for a rotor brake during helitour flight
Avionics

Father of EGPWS Don Bateman Passes Away at 91

Don Bateman, who held multiple patents for flight safety-related products and retired from Honeywell in 2016, died on May 21.
Don Bateman