Pratt & Whitney yesterday purchased the assets of Gas Turbine Efficiency, which provided the technology for P&Wπs EcoPower engine wash service. P&W has licensed the exclusive rights to the EcoPower technology since EcoPower launched the wash service in 2004. The EcoPower technology is patented and can help lower fuel burn by up to 1.2 percent, according to P&W, ≥eliminating three pounds of carbon dioxide emissions for every pound of fuel saved, while also decreasing engine gas temperature, thus increasing the amount of time an engine can stay on wing.≤ Andrew Tanner, vice president of product line management for P&W, said, ≥As an original equipment manufacturer, we are committed to helping our customers reduce operating costs and provide quantifiable environmental benefits. The acquisition of Gas Turbine Efficiencyπs aviation business supports this goal as we continue to offer the EcoPower engine wash service to customers around the world at competitive prices.≤

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Using its organization designation authorization, Duncan Aviation completed new supplemental type certificates for installation of Aircell cabin telecommunication routers in the Hawker 800XP, 850XP, 900XP and the Falcon 2000 and 2000EX EASy. The router is used to deliver Wi-Fi access in the cabin for passengers using Aircellπs Gogo Biz in-flight Internet service. Duncan also developed an STC for installation of Waas LPV in a Falcon 900B, the first-ever STC for that system in a 900B, according to the company.

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Orlando-based StarPortUSA has delivered a Citation III with a new Universal Avionics UNS-1Lw Waas FMS and also a Hawker 800XP with Honeywellπs Runway Awareness & Advisory System (Raas). The UNS-1Lw installation took 350 man-hours and three weeks and involved integrating the FMS with the existing avionics, flight director and autopilot. The Hawker 800XP Raas installation required the addition of a Honeywell EGPWS. The Hawker 800XP job took 450 man-hours.

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Gulfstream Aerospace added Jorge Perez as a field service representative (FSR) for customers based in central and north Florida. Perez is based in Orlando and had been a contract FSR for Gulfstream supporting customers in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Azerbaijan and government-operated Gulfstreams in Hawaii and Washington, D.C. Perez, a former U.S. Army helicopter crew chief, is an A&P mechanic and holds an associateπs degree in professional aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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Ground support equipment manufacturer and distributor Aero Specialties has purchased JetGo International of Australia. JetGo manufactures diesel-electric hybrid ground power units (GPUs), and Aero Specialties was JetGoπs exclusive distributor. The 28 VDC JetGo GPUs are more fuel efficient and quieter than other GPUs, according to Aero Specialties. Both the JetGo 550 and 28eco GPUs can be used to provide 24-volt power for maintenance activities without the need to run the engine.

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M601 line maintenance training courses will be held March 7-8 and Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at GEπs Customer Technical Education Center in Cincinnati. The courses include classroom and hands-on training on the GE M601 engine, with training on inspections, engine maintenance practices and general troubleshooting. The M601 series, with more than 1,600 engines in service, has accumulated north of 17 million flight hours. The engine features an internal fuel slinger that eliminates the need for fuel nozzle maintenance, and there is no requirement for hot-section inspections.