Content Archive: December 2007

Revamped Singapore show bows next month

The relaunched Singapore Airshow will stage its first event at a brand-new venue from February 19 to 24.
Regulations and Government

Air-Tour operators oppose more stringent rules

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) recently hosted a series of meetings in Las Vegas aimed at deflecting recent NTSB criticism of the industry
Rotorcraft

European operators praise NVGs

Since EASA certified the first night-vision image system on a civil helicopter (see AIN, September 2007), several European operat
Avionics

Jury awards IS&S $6M in Kollsman suit

A jury has ruled in favor of Innovative Solutions & Support in a lawsuit against Kollsman and other parties stemming from allegations of stolen air-data co
Avionics

Capital Aviation Brings Vision 1 to GIII

Capital Aviation in Bethany, Okla., has completed installation of Universal Avionics’ EFI-890 EFIS, including elements of the Vision 1 synthetic-vision sys
Rotorcraft

Small design changes focus of seminar

Rotorcraft design has reached a plateau and advancements are taking place in incremental steps rather than as major breakthroughs.

U.S. aerospace industry rides record sales wave

With total sales expected to hit nearly $200 billion by the end of last year and a backlog of $360 billion, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) sees
Avionics

Onboard BlackBerry Demand Soars

Honeywell last month said it has installed on the company’s Gulfstream G550 a Wi-Fi com gateway that will allow passengers to use Blackberrys to send and r
Rotorcraft

Civilian operators clamor for night-vision goggles

The civil night-vision goggle market is booming for emergency medical service (EMS) and law enforcement applications, but significant regulatory barriers c
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland Wraps Blade Testing

AgustaWestland announced it has successfully completed flight testing of the new-generation BERP IV main rotor blades on the AW-101 (née EH-101).