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Rotorcraft

San Diego Buys a Bell Too

After a competitive tender, San Diego County has approved a sheriff’s department request to buy a new Bell 407.
Rotorcraft

Chicago PD To Get New Bell

Hillsboro Aviation has won a contract from the Chicago Police Department to complete a new Bell 206B-3 JetRanger.
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland Makes Mark in Asia

As part of a modernization program for its helicopter fleet, AgustaWestland will supply four A109 Powers to Japan’s National Police Agency.
Rotorcraft

Venezuela Goes Russian

Venezuela’s National Institute of Civil Aviation has taken delivery of three Russian Mil Mi-172s to improve national search-and-rescue capabilities.
Rotorcraft

LUH Contract Brings Jobs to Miss.

The award of the U.S.

Raytheon settles with SEC

Raytheon Company will pay a $12 million fine to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle an investigation into its financial disclosures and
Aircraft

In The Works: Diamond D-Jet

Following initial flight-testing in late April, the Diamond D-Jet single-engine very light jet resumed flight testing after installation of its data acquis
Aircraft

JSSI to provide Tip-to-Tail coverage for Avantair

Avantair has chosen JSSI’s Tip-to-Tail airframe maintenance cost-guarantee program to cover its fleet of Piaggio Avantis.
Aircraft

Raisbeck engineering OKs new authorized King Air dealers

Four new installation centers have been authorized as Raisbeck King Air dealers.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Long Beach passes 20-year milestone

This year Gulfstream Aerospace is recognizing the 20th anniversary of its Long Beach, Calif.
Aircraft

Yingling completes first RVSM installation on Conquest II

Yingling Aviation, located on Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, has completed its first RVSM-compliant modification of a Cessna turboprop on a 1979 Conques
Maintenance and Modifications

Pentastar's avionics department honored

The FAA has awarded members of the avionics team at Pentastar Aviation its Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Award.
Maintenance and Modifications

Banyan Air Service celebrates AMT Day with award ceremony

Banyan Air Service at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport hosted a celebration lunch for its avionics and maintenance technicians on May 24 in honor of Aviat
Maintenance and Modifications

Raytheon receives AMT awards

For the third consecutive year, Raytheon Aircraft’s repair station trained 100 percent of its participants.
Aircraft

Three Maintenance techs make good in Springfield

It’s an axiom of the industry that “to make a small fortune in aviation, start with a big fortune.” So far that has not been the case for the owners of Spr
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Safety

Torqued: The end of the good old days

Everywhere we look in aviation today we can see long overdue signs of an economic recovery and return to the good old days.
Security

Aviation Pass system tracks unauthorized aircraft use

ADT has developed and is testing a private aircraft security system known as Aviation Pass.
Charter & Fractional

FlightWorks opens facility at Manassas

At busy Manassas Regional Airport near Washington, D.C., FlightWorks has opened its third hangar/office facility for charter and aircraft management custom
Airports

Swiss airport offers fly-in banking

The small airport of St.
Aircraft

Crossroads opt for Green FBO

Crossroads Aviation planned to break ground last month on an energy-saving multimillion-dollar “green” FBO building at Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minne
FBOs

KCAC expands to St. Louis

This month Kansas City Aviation Center will open its second FBO and maintenance facility in a new building that it purchased at Spirit of St Louis Airport

FBO Profile: Premier Jet

The recently completed Premier Jet FBO at McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, Calif., isn’t just an FBO; it’s a new kind of facility that Premier backer
Rotorcraft

FAA seeks to prevent air tour authority swaps

The FAA has proposed an opinion that would prevent air tour operators from transferring national park air tour interim operating authority (IOA), effective
Avionics

Garmin reveals first retrofit packages for popular G1000

Garmin in late July announced plans for a retrofit version of the G1000 avionics system in the Beech King Air C90 through an STC program with Executive Bee
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Aircraft

In The Works: ATG Javelin

Aviation Technology Group in late June announced several design changes to its two-place Javelin twinjet.
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Aircraft

In The Works: Spectrum 33

Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.-based Spectrum Aerospace said flight testing of its Spectrum 33 very light twinjet is progressing on schedule.
Regulations and Government

London government looks at helicopter noise

A committee within the London Assembly is investigating the issue of helicopter noise in Britain’s capital.
Avionics

Bombardier Keeping a Watchful Eye on Connexion

Bombardier officials last month conceded they are somewhat concerned about the recent news from Boeing that it might pull the plug on the satellite-based C
Rotorcraft

Two European companies team on convertiplane study

By some accounts, riding as a passenger in the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey military tiltrotor is memorable not for its comfort level but because of the aircraf
Avionics

CMC’s PilotView Approved in Gulfstreams, Falcons and Globals

Pentastar Aviation in Waterford, Mich., has gained STC approval for dual installations of CMC Electronics’ PilotView electronic flight bag (EFB) portable c