Content Archive: January 2018

Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Offering TFS Paint Protection

West Star Aviation now offers Top Flight Supplies (TFS) titanium paint protection at its facilities in Grand Junction, Colorado, and East Alton, Illinois.

Gulfstream Has Full Schedule of Support Events in 2018

Schedule Includes weeklong Operators & Suppliers Conference, two customer advisory board meetings, two flight operations forums, and 11 operators forums.

Diamond's Maurer Retires

The management changes follow the acquisition of the a controlling stake of the Canadian operation by Wanfeng Aviation.

Living Legends Honors GE Aviation, ForeFlight Execs

GE Aviation CEO and president David Joyce was selected as the recipient of the Lifetime of Aviation Industry Award.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Deliveries Down; Rethinking X6

The X6 large-helicopter project might ultimately emerge as a significantly different, perhaps military-driven, product.
Security

TSA's Pekoske Stresses Need To Work with Industry

The agency's role is to establish the desired security outcome and then work with industry on how to achieve it, Pekoske said.
Rotorcraft

Milestone Places Eight AW139s with China's Kingwing

This is “the largest helicopter lease placement ever in China,” said Milestone Aviation CEO Daniel Rosenthal.
Airports

Maine Airport Now Using 100% Recycled Deicing Fluid

Portland International Jetport is the first in the nation to make the switch to the Type I fluid supplied by partner Inland Technologies.
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Aircraft

Used Business Aircraft Prices Fell Marketwide in 2017

Spread between asking, sale prices narrowed, however.
Aircraft

FAA Certifies Boeing 787-10 for Service

U.S. regulator awards amended type certificate to newest member of Dreamliner family
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