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Rotorcraft

Bell/Agusta Delivers AB139

Bell/Agusta has delivered a second AB139 to the government of Namibia.
Rotorcraft

Flight Tracking for MedStar

Washington MedStar is to equip its fleet of EC 135s and a BK 117 with the Sky Connect Tracker system, which will allow its operations center to monitor the
Rotorcraft

US101 Takes to the Skies

The maiden flight of the US101 took place at Westland’s plant at Yeovil, England, last month.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Wins U.S. Customs Deal

The Department of Homeland Security has awarded American Eurocopter a contract to supply no fewer than 56 EC 120s to the U.S.
Rotorcraft

Helitech’05 Bookings Up

With more exhibitor space reserved at this stage than ever before, the 11th biennial Helitech, due to take place at England’s historic Imperial War Museum

New Helipad for London’s East End

London’s docklands area, located east of the capital, has a new helipad– just 15 minutes from the Excel exhibition center and London City Airport (which ba
Rotorcraft

First S-92 Touches Down

After several last-minute delays, Sikorsky delivered the first production S-92 to Petroleum Helicopters, which will use it for offshore service over the Gu
Rotorcraft

Flying Milestone for DRF

After 30 years of operation, German Air Rescue DRF (Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht) has logged its 300,000th air rescue mission.A BK 117 stationed
ATC

GE Spills Beans on Unidentified Embraer Customer

Engine maker General Electric may have inadvertently exposed the identity of the Embraer 190 program’s second customer when it told an audience gathered at
Aircraft

Antonov rolls out An-148

Antonov plans to fly the first An-148 regional jet this month, marking the culmination of three years of preparation and the dawn of a new era in Ukrainian
Aircraft

ATR Considering Heavier Models

Franco-Italian aircraft maker ATR and engine supplier Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) have begun studies on higher-weight applications of the 48-seat

Traffic gains scant comfort for Euro assembly delegates

A steady rise in traffic and load factors might seem like good news for the airline delegates gathered at the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) ge

Air Canada sales boost backlogs, but few spirits

At face value, the big orders from Air Canada in late September for Bombardier and Embraer jets augur well for the Western hemisphere’s last two regional j
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive Expanding Turbine Maintenance Network

BBA Aviation-owned engine repair and overhaul company Dallas Airmotive plans to open a regional turbine center next month at the Washington County Airport
Maintenance and Modifications

BLR King Air Winglets Flying Off the Shelf

Everett, Wash.-based BLR Aerospace late last week received two record-breaking sales for its King Air winglet systems from Elliott Aviation and Cutter Avia

ATG’s Javelin Program Running Out of Cash

Aviation Technology Group (ATG) of Englewood, Colo., laid off 40 of its 50 employees yesterday while it struggles to stay aloft to continue development of

Decision ‘Soon’ on Piper Aircraft Relocation

After the PiperJet was announced at NBAA 2006, Piper was besieged with unsolicited offers by officials from more than 60 cities to move production of the s
Charter & Fractional

Pogo Jet Reveals Deployment Details

In a December 13 amendment to Pogo Jet’s S-1 registration statement for its initial public stock offering, the company provided more information about its
Aircraft

XJet, Embraer Form Parts Partnership

ExpressJet became the first airline to join the new Embraer Collective Inventory Planning (ECIP) program, in an effort to better manage its spare parts inv
Aircraft

Mesa Answers US Air Distress Calls

Mesa Air Group has cut salaries among its senior management by 23 percent; the company will credit the proceeds to US Airways in support of the major airli
Aircraft

728 Creditors Weigh Liquidation

Creditors expect to start reviewing a status report due on November 2 from a court-appointed insolvency administrator for Fairchild Dornier’s 728 program d
Aircraft

More Cuts for Bombardier, Embraer

Both Bombardier and Embraer announced cuts in regional jet production that will see next year’s CRJ200 output fall by 25 percent and total Embraer RJ deliv
Avionics

Satcom maker unveils 4-channel Swift64 unit

At the NBAA Convention last month, EMS Technologies announced that it will begin delivering its new four-channel HSD-400 satcom data terminal early next ye
ATC

Agreement on Galileo seen as enhancing GPS

It took several years for the U.S.
Avionics

Chelton Satcom signs deals with Embraer and Gulfstream

Chelton Satcom last month announced the signing of supplier contracts to provide high-speed-data equipment as customer options for the Embraer Legacy and G
Cabin Interior and Electronics

LHT’s Airtrack map program offers pax a pilot’s-eye view

Lufthansa Technik has completed the first installation of an unconventional moving-map system on an Air Berlin Boeing 737 and expects to carry out the firs
Avionics

Gulfstream offers airborne Web access

Gulfstream announced that it has received an STC for the installation of its Broad Band Multi-Link (BBML) high-speed Internet connection, giving buyers ano
Maintenance and Modifications

3M Aerospace Introduces Wire Tester

At NBAA’04 last month 3M Aerospace introduced the 900AST (advance  systems tester), a handheld unit used for checking for faults in avionics wiring.
Avionics

Boeing Makes Airline EFB Available to BBJ Operators

An integrated class-3 electronic flight bag developed by Boeing for airliners will now be offered for retrofit in the Boeing Business Jet and BBJ2.
Avionics

IS&S Introduces Non-group RVSM Packages

Innovative Solutions & Support has introduced a new RVSM product package that will support one-off certifications for aircraft operators that must purs