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Maintenance and Modifications
Aircraft cleaning service moves into Colorado
Immaculate Flight, a nationwide aircraft detailing company, has announced it is expanding its aircraft cleaning and detailing services into the Colorado Sp
Training and Workforce
New Training Center Getting More Simulators
CAE is relocating its Sikorsky S-76 and Gulfstream IV simulators from its SimuFlite facility in Dallas, to its new business aviation training center near M
Avionics
Without NASA, SATS needs more industry involvement
The Small Airplane Transportation System (SATS) demonstration came to what most consider a successful conclusion last summer with demonstration flights and
Safety
New safety initiative takes first steps
At a briefing at February’s Heli-Expo in Dallas, members of the industry’s newly formed International Helicopter Safety Team briefed delegates on their str
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky, union workers ready for a lengthy strike
Late last month Sikorsky said it remained “open for business” as a strike by production workers entered its second month.
Rotorcraft
Bell MAPL Rotor Flies
Bell’s new high-performance main rotor system flew for the first time at Mirabel, Canada, at the end of February.
ATC
Collision Avoidance for the Little Guy
Avidyne has launched a range of active surveillance traffic systems for helicopters, with prices beginning at $9,900–less than half the cost of competing s
Rotorcraft
New Sikorsky Design Center
Sikorsky is to open a third engineering design center to support its aftermarket, commercial and U.S.
Rotorcraft
Honeywell Builds Engine for Bell 210
Honeywell has announced plans to build an FAA-certified, 1,800-shp version of its military T53 turbo-shaft engine to fit the recently certified Bell 210.
Charter & Fractional
HeliExpo06: EXPO News at a glance
New Engine for AStars
Canada’s Heli-Lynx helicopter services delivered two AS 350BA AStars powered by the Hone
Rotorcraft
Landing on Mt. Everest
Eurocopter test pilot Didier Delsalle (center) and president and CEO Fabrice Brégier (right) accepted the world record verification from Fédération Aéronau
Accidents
Hendrick King Air crew lost situational awareness
A Beech King Air 200 carrying members of the Hendrick Motorsports Nascar race team crashed near Martinsville, Va., on Oct.
Rotorcraft
The market for used helos
As demand for new helicopters surpasses the manufacturers’ ability to deliver, marketing consultant HeliValue$ said that prices are increasing dramatically
Rotorcraft
Heli Expo 06: Sales records tumbles in Dallas
If deals closed are the standard by which a trade show’s success is measured, Heli-Expo 2006 was an unqualified triumph.
Aircraft
AIN Special Report: VLJs fly in the face of critics
The dawn of the very light jet (VLJ) is nearly upon us, with the first, the Eclipse 500, set to receive FAA certification in June.
Aircraft
In solo global odyssey, Fossett's 26,389 miles is longest nonstop flight
Steve Fossett saddled up the single-Williams-turbofan Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer once more and, after takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center’s 15,000-foot
Aircraft
Ukraine, Russia aim to build 24 An-148s by 2008
Ukraine’s Aviant and Russia’s Voronezh Aircraft JSC (VASO) plan to assemble 24 Antonov An-148 regional jets over the next two-and-a-half years, Aviant dire
Charter & Fractional
NetJets hires more pilots in Europe
NetJets Europe will hire more than 100 pilots this year–the largest intake of aircrew since the fractional ownership program started in 1996.
Aircraft
Asian regional jet market remains on slow simmer
Slower-than-anticipated growth of regional air transport markets in Asia has apparently reached the consciousness of market prognosticators at Embraer, who
Safety
NTSB wants less trust in thrust reversers
The use of thrust reversers to shorten landing distance is a great benefit to aviation.
ATRs set to ply Siberian skies this month
After several delays, Siberian regional airline UTAir finally expects to begin flying passengers aboard a pair of Avions de Transport Regional ATR 42-300s
Northwest sets new deadline for Pinnacle
Northwest Airlines has extended the deadline for regional partner Pinnacle Airlines to pay another $21.7 million in aircraft sublease security deposits to
Northwest TA sets stage for Airlink overhaul
A tentative labor accord reached last month between Northwest Airlines and the Air Line Pilots Association includes scope-clause language that would allow
Accidents
Luton Challenger overrun under investigation
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has launched a formal investigation into the factors leading to the February 5 overrun of a German-registered Cha
FAs Go to Bat against Comair
Members of the executive board of the local Teamsters chapter representing Comair’s 818 flight attendants unanimously passed a resolution to authorize a st
Republic To Resettle Pittsburgh
In a move advertised as another triumph for Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell’s economic stimulus plan, Republic Airlines has agreed to establish a new over
Regulations and Government
Independent flight crews draw more IRS scrutiny
Some flight departments employ independent contractors as a way to keep their costs in check.
JFK Expansion a Boon for Mesa
Delta Air Lines’ planned expansion at New York JFK Airport this summer will include a new three-year code-share deal with Mesa Air Group to fly twelve 37-s
Colombian Airline Orders E-190s
Colombian domestic airline AeroRepublica has placed a firm order for five 108-seat Embraer 190s and options on another 20 of the latest member of Embraer’s
