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Maintenance and Modifications

CRS Jet spares launches new pricing option for customers

CRS Jet Spares has announced a new pricing option for exchange transactions to reduce the stress level of operators concerned about the extra charges
Maintenance and Modifications

GA Telesis announces domestic and international growth

GA Telesis (GAT) has acquired AM Trading and AM Repair of Tucson, Ariz.
Maintenance and Modifications

AAR landing gear services selects MX software

AAR Landing Gear Services, a Malaysia-based joint venture between Illinois-based AAR and Airod of Malaysia, has selected Component Control’s Quantum Contro
Maintenance and Modifications

AMT Society to hold first industry show

Dallas will be the site of the first AMT Society Aircraft Maintenance Show, scheduled to run from March 18 to 20.
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell completes 1,900th TFE731 engine mod

A Falcon 50 received Honeywell’s 1,900th TFE731 engine upgrade.
Aircraft

ARJ21 Makes Public Debut

Chinese aerospace conglomerate AVIC I unveiled the ARJ21-700 regional jet during a December 21 rollout ceremony in Shanghai for a select group of official
Aircraft

Sukhoi aims to fly SSJ by month’s end

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company has found completion of the first Superjet 100 a major challenge, after missing a year-end target for first flight that now a

Deal for eight ATR 72s heralds a lift for Africa

London-based investment conglomerate Lonrho unveiled plans last month to develop what it calls the first true pan-African airline with a new fleet of eight

Comair cutbacks head Delta plan to cut domestic capacity 5 percent

Comair last month said it would ground 14 of its 50-seat Bombardier CRJs by the end of the year in step with a plan by parent company Delta Air Lines to cu

Big Sky closure forces EAS shuffle

The fabric of the air transport security blanket known as the Essential Air Service (EAS) program has frayed once again with the January 7 contraction of B

Mesa To Close Air Midwest

Mesa Air Group plans to shed its Air Midwest subsidiary by the end of this year’s third quarter, company CEO Jonathan Ornstein said last month during the c

Pinnacle Sues ALPA over ‘Bad Faith’

The relationship between Pinnacle Airlines and its pilot group turned from frosty to malevolent last month as the Memphis-based regional filed a lawsuit in

Skyway To Shut Down

Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines announced last month that it will transfer all the routes now flown by its Skyway Airlines regional subsidiary to independ
Rotorcraft

Dancopter thrives in North Sea

Having apparently found a sweet spot in serving the offshore oil market, Denmark-based Dancopter has grown fast since it started operating helicopters in 2
Aircraft

Program under review, LM halts Marine One development

Pentagon sources confirmed to AIN that Lockheed Martin has been ordered to stop work on the development of a second block of AW-101-varian
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter EC 145 Joins Mayo Fleet

Mayo Medical Transport took delivery of a new Eurocopter EC 145 in December.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Delivers First Two Chinese EC 225s

Eurocopter delivered the first two EC 225 medium twins in China to the Ministry of Communications in Zhuhai late last year.
Rotorcraft

French EMS Pilots Go on Strike Again

The SNPL, the French chapter of the ALPA pilot union, has called for a new strike among EMS helicopter pilots, claiming it is not satisfied with either the
Rotorcraft

Russian Military Disrupts Offshore Helo Ops in Norway

Helicopter traffic around the Statfjord and Gullfaks offshore oil fields in Norway was disrupted on December 11 by the incursion of the Russian carrier/cru
Rotorcraft

French R22 Competitor Gets EASA Nod

French-based Hélicoptères Guimbal received EASA certification for its Cabri G2 light piston single.
Rotorcraft

Heli-Expo Preview

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) celebrates its 60th anniversary this year with what appears likely to go down as one of the biggest Heli-Exp
Rotorcraft

A military niche secure, Mil targets bizav market

Having found some success with military orders for the Mi-28N and Mi-8/17, Moscow-based Mil is seeking to expand its offerings and attract some interest fr
Rotorcraft

New Rotorcraft

North American and European OEMs are proceeding with the development of new models for the booming civil helicopter market across a broad product spectrum,
Avionics

Air France starts six-month cellphone trial with OnAir

Air France has started a six-month trial aboard an Airbus A318 with communications provider OnAir to provide cellphone services to passengers flying in Eur
Avionics

ICAO panel approves Iridium safety services

Iridium took a big step toward its goal of providing en route aeronautical safety services to airliners operating on transoceanic and polar routes after an
Avionics

Sandel Adds LED to SN3500

Sandel last month said it has started shipping an upgraded version of its SN3500 EHSI (electronic horizontal situation indicator) that features LED (light-
Avionics

FAA Grants Alliant STC for Conquest

Avidyne and S-Tec announced the receipt of an STC to retrofit Cessna Conquest II twin-engine turboprops with the Alliant flat-panel cockpit.
Avionics

Garmin Discontinues GNS 480

Garmin last month notified distributors that it has decided to discontinue production of the GNS 480 GPS/navcom receiver after a significant decline in sal
Avionics

Honeywell Named RNP Consultant

The FAA has granted Honeywell approval to act as a consultant to business jet operators seeking approvals for required navigation performance special aircr

Air New Zealand Link Hijacking Thwarted

A Jetstream 32 operated as Air New Zealand Link by Auckland-based Air National made an emergency landing today after a female passenger attacked the pilots