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Training and Workforce

A training ‘revolution’ is on sim maker’s mind

You might not be familiar with the name Mechtronix Systems, but representatives from the Montreal company nonetheless predict you may soon find yourself st
Safety

European shops prepare for human factors training rule

By September next year European aircraft maintenance providers will be obliged to have conducted approved human factors training for their staff.
Accidents

The Enduring Controversy of TWA Flight 800

It is hard to believe that despite the passage of more than nine years since that hot July night, the discussion continues about TWA Flight 800, which cras
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Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Arinc aircraft maintenance

Company boasts two part 145-authorized facilities When the name Arinc comes up in conversation most pilots think of an old, e
Maintenance and Modifications

Innotech Aviation Gets Macau Airworthiness Approval

Macau, a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China, has awarded Innotech Aviation MAR-145 maintenance organization status.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sierracom announces online maintenance tracking service

SierraCom, a division of Sierra Industries, will now provide online services for its maintenance tracking program.
Avionics

Averitt Aviation gets Honeywell Staar Award

Nashville-based Averitt Aviation has been awarded Honeywell’s service target authorization and approval rating (Staar).
Maintenance and Modifications

Capital Aviation gets repair station license

Capital Aviation on Wiley Post Municipal Airport in Oklahoma City has been awarded FAA Part 145 repair station status.
Maintenance and Modifications

OK3 Air named satellite service center for PC-12

Western Aircraft of Boise, Idaho, a Pilatus sales and service center since 1996, has appointed OK3 Air on Heber Valley Municipal Airport of Heber City, Uta
Maintenance and Modifications

EZ Maintenance offers improved tracking software

EZ Maintenance Version 2.08 is Link-It software’s latest maintenance control software for business and commercial maintenance requirements.
Maintenance and Modifications

Tech Engineering teams up with Lanmar Aviation in Groton

Tech Engineering, an AOG mobile repair service, has xpanded its capabilities to include a base operation center at the Lanmar Aviation facility on the Grot
Safety

More frequent CRJ 200 aileron checks recommended

On August 31 the NTSB officially recommended that the FAA require Bombardier to revise the maintenance procedures for the Canadair CRJ 200 so that the aile
Safety

EJM recognized for human factors training

Executive Jet Management (EJM), a provider of aircraft management and charter services, received special recognition from Grey Owl Aviation Consultants for
Safety

Timco mechanics sentenced for making false statements

August was a bad month for Triad International Maintenance (Timco) of Greensboro, N.C.
Maintenance and Modifications

GE Acquires Everest VIT

General Electric has acquired Everest VIT, a Welch Allyn subsidiary focused on remote visual inspection equipment for industrial applications.
Maintenance and Modifications

ABC Taxi Aéreo expands into jet maintenance

ABC Taxi Aéreo, the executive jet service controlled by Brazilian industrial conglomerate Algar, recently acquired Belo Horizonte-based jet maintenance com
Maintenance and Modifications

Streamlining the Technician Hiring Process

Kevin Dawson, director of human resources for Sabreliner-Midcoast in St.
Safety

Three ‘As’ of Hiring

Some employers look for experience when interviewing a candidate; all they care about is a proven track record.
Safety

The Maintenance Picture

“According to NTSB records, the number-one cause of accidents resulting from an aircraft mechanic making a mistake is failure to follow procedures,” noted
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Safety

Performance software is ready for new technology

The UK’s Maestro Aviation has started delivering its aircraft performance and operations procedures software to corporate flight departments, including tha
Safety

Flexjet crew aids in rescue of downed Bonanza in Baja

Thanks to the efforts of a Flexjet Learjet 31 crew, a former airline pilot and his three passengers were spared spending a cold February evening outdoors a
Safety

Gulf Operators Count the Cost

Inspectors waded through flooded refineries and helicopters passed over wounded drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico early last month, as oil companies stru
Rotorcraft

Fire Stallion project suffers setback

Heavy Lift Helicopters is close to finalizing the design of the tank system for its ex-U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Brazil's Helipark Will Provide Bell Maintenance

Brazilian executive aviation company TAM (Táxi Aéreo Marília) has selected Helipark as its authorized maintenance provider for Bells.
Rotorcraft

Airlift Takes First of Six Agustas

Airlift Northwest, based in Seattle, has taken delivery of two A109 Power EMS helicopters, with four Agusta Grands to follow. Airlift Northw
Rotorcraft

Spanish Operator Invests in Simulator

Helicopteros del Sureste (HSE) has ordered a cueSim Bell 412 flight training device (FTD).
Rotorcraft

Blind Landing in the Works

A new landing-aid sensor under development in Australia may enable helicopters to land in conditions that cannot currently be attempted. A c
Rotorcraft

Bell Picks Chelton

Bell Helicopter has selected Chelton Flight Systems to provide a synthetic-vision EFIS cockpit for the 407 program.
Safety

Corporates Take Care of Their Own

Although the desperate situation in New Orleans has garnered most of the media attention, Hurricane Katrina cut a swath of destruction far to the north of
Safety

HAI urges FAA to step up Gulf safety initiative

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) has appealed to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey to further collaborate with the industry to improve communic