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Air Methods Pilots and Employees OK Union

A marginally sufficient 55 percent of the 540-strong force of eligible employees at aeromed operator Air Methods recently voted to approve representation b
Accidents

Bell Helicopter Goes To Court over Crash Deaths of Paramedics

Bell Helicopter must face trial over the deaths of three paramedics killed in a 1998 helicopter crash in Los Angeles, after the California Supreme Court de
Rotorcraft

Chinese To Build EC 120

According to a high-ranking official with the Hafei Aviation Industry Co., of Harbin, China, that nation expects to manufacture Eurocopter EC 120 helicopte
Rotorcraft

NYPD Buys Bell…Again

Displaying the sort of brand loyalty most manufacturers only wish for, the New York City Police Department aviation unit has taken delivery of yet another

AFA Wins Lawsuit over United Scope Violation

After 10 years of litigation, a federal arbitrator awarded United Airlines flight attendants $8.89 million in connection with a claim by the Association of

Ex-Fairchild Employees Resume Chapter 7 Petition

The lawyer representing former Fairchild Dornier employees issued a statement on May 14 that reasserts a court petition to force the company’s U.S.

11th-hour Pilot Deal Saves CCAir

Given one last chance to agree to pay cuts or risk the death of their airline, the pilots of CCAir finally blinked on April 29, when 72 percent of the Char

Express Airlines I Now Pinnacle

Memphis-based Northwest Airlines subsidiary Express Airlines I on May 8 officially changed its name to Pinnacle Airlines ahead of an initial public offerin

ASA Breaks Sales Ice with CRJ Deal

Bombardier landed the first regional jet sale to a U.S.
Aircraft

In the Works: Safire S-26

A scale model of the six-seat Safire S-26 ultralight twinjet is undergoing wind-tunnel testing with the goal of verifying the aerodynamic design before pre
Aircraft

In the Works: Raytheon Hawker Horizon and 450

As Raytheon Aircraft works to pull itself out of its financial hole, development of the Hawker Horizon continues with “absolutely no showstoppers,” accordi
Aircraft

In the Works: Mooney Aerospace Group Jetcruzer 500

On April 29 Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures Inc.
Aircraft

In the Works: Fairchild Dornier Envoy 3 and 7

The severe financial problems at Fairchild Dornier have left the Envoy 3 and 7 programs in doubt.
Aircraft

In the Works: Aviation Technology Group Javelin

Attempting to jump on the homeland-defense bandwagon, Aviation Technology Group at Denver Centennial Airport proposed earlier this year that its twin-engin

Mercury Aviation Responds to Terrorist Attacks

Mercury Air Group CEO Joe Czyzyk has directed the company’s Mercury Air Centers to provide free use of their facilities nationwide for any private or milit

NATA Establishes Bizav Security Task Force

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced two days after the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon the format

NATA fields a veteran team to level members’ playing field

Alan DarrowVice presidentAlan Darrow is  the vice president,  CFO and secretary of NATA.
Aircraft

In the Works: American Utilicraft FF-1080-200

As anticipated in April, American Utilicraft of Lawrenceville, Ga., did indeed last month announce “a new aggressive strategy for deployment of the company

NATA’s Coyne marks 10 years as voice of the association

With the shakeup in leadership at NBAA, what are your thoughts on the role of NATA in the immediate future?There has been a vacuum in l
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Maintenance and Modifications

Midcoast technicians give new life to wrecked Falcon

It was early evening on March 17, 2000, when N814M, a Falcon 900B owned by BP Amoco, overran the runway while landing at Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hy

New Regional Airplanes 2004

As the air transport industry slowly recovers from a sagging global economy and persistent geopolitical unrest, regional airlines have recast themselves
FBOs

Australian finance house buys Atlantic Aviation

At the end of last month, Macquarie Bank of Sydney, Australia, entered into an agreement to purchase Executive Air Support, the Dallas-based group whose so
Training and Workforce

A Pilot’s Life

One of Aer Arann’s busiest areas must be its personnel department: “We have experienced huge growth in the past two years, particularly in flight crew and

Rockwell Collins to work on NetJets

NetJets Services has chosen Rockwell Collins to provide avionics maintenance repair and technical support on its fleets of Gulfstream G200s and Raytheon Ha
Maintenance and Modifications

Minding the Fleet

Aer Arann performs its own line maintenance, with base checks contracted to TAT at Dinard in northern France, said COO Peter McKenna.

Gulfstream chooses FSI for technician training

Gulfstream Aerospace has awarded FlightSafety International a five-year contract to perform maintenance technician training at its Savannah, Ga.

Irish regional’s approach to flying is all business

In an industry where airlines have all too often been run by aviators instead of businessmen, Aer Arann chief executive Padraig O’Ceidigh (pronounced ‘O’Ka
FBOs

GSE manufacturers see slow, steady pickup in demand

After more than two years of declines, uncertainty and just plain hanging on, ground support equipment manufacturers are finally seeing their industry gain

FAA STCs Elliott's flat-panel Citation upgrade

Elliott Aviation has received FAA STCs for installing Universal flat-panel integrated displays (FPIDs), Universal TAWS and Collins AHRS in Citation 550/560