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Honeywell Aspire 200 Satcom STC Due for AS350

Honeywell is awaiting its next STC for the Aspire 200 as it works on medevac and police applications.
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Rotorcraft

Mecaer Names Gary Brown as Director of Maintenance

Brown has 20 years of experience in aviation, approximately 10 years working in Part 145 organizations and more than seven years supporting the AW139.
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Rotorcraft

Luma Adds LED Caution Panels for Bells

The panels provide an affordable path to NVIS upgrades.
Rotorcraft

Honeywell Lowers Rotorcraft Delivery Forecast

In its annual survey of rotorcraft operators, the company noted that new purchase-plan rates for the next five years were lowered globally.
Rotorcraft

Wysong Completes Two Bell 407GXs for PHI Air Medical

One of the newly modified aircraft will be on display at Heli-Expo.
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Rotorcraft

FlightSafety Adds New Helicopter Course Offerings

FlghtSafety is adding new NVG and operational control specialist courses.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Delivers Customized H145 to WeatherTech founder

The helicopter features the Airbus Helionix glass cockpit avionics system as well as a Fenestron enclosed tail rotor and Safran Arriel 2E engines.
Rotorcraft

Heliatica Debuts Two Camera Systems at Heli-Expo 2017

Heliatica unveiled a universal geodetic photomapping and monitoring payload and a blind-zone video system.
Rotorcraft

P&WC's Tech Focus Targets Engine Reliability, Lower Costs

Pratt & Whitney Canada is introducing a range of predictive and prognostic technology to make its helicopter engines more cost effective to operate.
Rotorcraft

EASA Okays Robinson R66 Turbine Marine

Tests were conducted in Spain last July at a facility capability of simulating the certification requirements.
Maintenance and Modifications

The ‘Other’ Air Asia Seeks More Third Party MRO Business

The long-established Taiwanese company has new leadership that is pitching for international contracts.
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Aircraft

Second Global 7000 Prototype Joins Flight-test Program

Bombardier's Global 7000 is set to enter service in the second half of 2018.
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Rotorcraft

Robinson Rolls Out Its 12,000th Helicopter

The company reached the milestone delivered its first helicopter, the R22, in 1979.
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Rotorcraft

Lord's New Bearings Stretch Service Life

Lord is adding a number of new repair offerings and launching an MRO mobile services app.
Rotorcraft

Thales Develops Small Autopilot for Helicopters

The autopilot can fit on all aircraft, including the lightest platforms.
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Rotorcraft

Shadin Secures STC for Fuel Flow System on R66

RemoteFlo provides pilots with real-time fuel-flow information on their GPS or flight management system.
FBOs

Atlantic Completes Major Oregon FBO Upgrade

The new facility at Portland International Airport was constructed as a partnership between the service provider and the airport.
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Rotorcraft

Indian Capital Delhi Gets New Heliport

Pawan Hans Helicopters is operating a new heliport in the northwest of the Indian capital Delhi.
Charter & Fractional

PlaneSense Adds Cuba, Bermuda to Service Area

PlaneSense has been authorized to fly into seven Cuban airports, including those in the country’s two largest cities—Santiago and Havana.
Aircraft

Third PC-24 Prototype Makes First Flight

"Series conforming" twinjet joins flight test program, with certification expected in Q4 2017
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Rotorcraft

Asian Rotorcraft Fleet Grows But at Slower Pace

In its 4th annual Asian civil helicopter report, Asian Sky Group saw a 4 percent increase in turbine-powered rotorcraft in 2016.
Regulations and Government

N.Y. Senator Calls for Probe into 'Small Plane' Accidents

Charles Schumer (D-NY) has asked the NTSB for a "top-to-bottom" review of increased danger from light aircraft
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Rotorcraft

Quality Aviation Instruments Rebrands as QAI Aerospace

Now QAI Aerospace, the company’s new name reflects its various worldwide services.
Aircraft

Embraer Capitalizing on Healthy Financing Market

Places six EETCs over past three years
Rotorcraft

Helicopter Industry Hopes To Get A Boost From 2017 Heli-Expo Show

Helicopter Industry Hopes To Get A Boost From 2017 Heli-Expo Show
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

AIN Blog: Mark Another Milestone For Mainstreaming Drones

The winning raffle envelope at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit this year was delivered by a quadcopter.
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Charter & Fractional

European VLJ Pioneer Globe Air Preps To Refresh Fleet

Austria-based Globe Air is trying to decide between stick with Cessna's smallest Citations for its light jet fleet, or switching to Embraer's Phenom 100.
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Rotorcraft

Safran Moving Ahead with Larger Engine Program

Safran's engines powered helicopters for five first flights last year, although deliveries were flat and support revenues dropped.
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Rotorcraft

HeliTrak's R22 Collective Pull Down Ready to Ship

The collective pull down system lowers the collective automatically in a low rotor rpm situation.
Rotorcraft

Avinco Reports a Good Results in Difficult Market

A large repossession contract and a raft of transactions helped Monaco-based Avinco to have a decent 2016 despite general economic malaise.