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The NTSB has cast broad blame for the Aug.

Republic Airways plans to continue operating three Bombardier Q400 turboprops from Denver this winter, reversing earlier plans to dismantle the fleet com

Novato, Calif.-based Willis Lease Finance, a leading lessor of commercial jet engines, last month signaled its intention to enter the regional jet leasin

The world helicopter fleet will grow from 24,625 last year to 36,946 by 2015, according to a new study by Frost & Sullivan.

Egyptian executive charter company Smart Aviation placed a firm order for a pair of Bombardier Q400 turboprops in late August in preparation for its expa

Eurocopter and Thales have agreed to install a full-flight simulator for the Dauphin AS365 N3 at Eurocopter’s Singapore facilities by mid-2012.

Spectrum Aeromed announced that it is part of a team developing an aeromedical interior for the latest iteration of the AW109 light twin.

Eurocopter and aviation beacon specialist Kannad are introducing a “new-generation” emergency locator transmitter (ELT) that features antenna redundancy.

Bristow Group extended an existing North Sea contract with the Integrated Aviation Consortium for six Sikorsky S-92s and inked a new deal covering four m

Germany’s Ruag Aviation received EASA certification for the Do-228NG on August 18, two-and-a-half years after the company launched the program to bring the

Eurocopter late in August signed an agreement with China’s Tongji University in Shanghai to integrate it into the helicopter manufacturer’s “family of pa

The Kestrel single-engine turboprop, whose developers had been seeking funding, has found new life under the leadership of Alan Klapmeier, cofounder and

The resurrected Twin Otter Series 400 received Transport Canada certification in late July after three years of work by Viking Air.

The U.S.

The third Sukhoi Superjet 100 landed in Italy for the first time on August 25 at Turin’s Caselle Airport, where it continued its flight-test campaign in pr

Eurocopter is proposing CO2 and noise ratings to make the environmental performance of its helicopters–and those of its competitors–visible at a glance.

The NTSB has clarified its runway incursion reporting rule when it comes to helicopters.

Sikorsky will start certification testing on the S-434 light turbine single in January, thus postponing the target certification date to December next year

Last year AgustaWestland (AW) acquired a majority interest in Polish airframer PZL-Swidnik.

Phoenix Heliparts said it will appeal the FAA’s emergency r

On the eve of a Canadian Government report on the fatal March 2009 crash off Newfoundland that killed 17 of 18 aboard a Sikorsky S-92A, operator Cougar Hel

Starting next month, Canada’s government will take delivery of six interim CH-148 Cyclone multi-mission, ship-based helicopters ahead of 2012 deliveries of

    Bell Helicopter announced last month that its new 429 light twin has been approved for precise wide area augmentation system (Waas) glid

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is said to be close to responding to an FAA request that it withdraw a June notice that seeks to impose a total

Honeywell has unveiled JetMap III, the latest upgrade of its cabin moving map featuring worldwide 3-D perspective views of terrain, ocean topography, enhan

Friedrichshafen International Airport, in far southern Germany near the Austrian and Swiss borders, is the site of the newest Twin Commander factory-auth

Students enrolled in the airframe and powerplant mechanic program at Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangely, Colo., are getting a first-class

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services installed a Lufthansa Technik Niceview moving map on a Learjet 60XR.

When it comes to part and component exchanges, the most dreaded word is billback.

The useful life of a given helicopter’s components can vary significantly depending upon its mission, making predictive maintenance challenging, but that