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FBOs

FalconTrust plans new hangars

FalconTrust Air at Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport in Miami, is preparing to build a 34,320-sq-ft storage hangar next to its FBO.
FBOs

Encore adds two FBOs

The budding Encore FBO chain added two FBOs, with the May acquisition of Sun Western Flyers at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City, Ne
FBOs

Execujet sold to Dermot Desmond

Irish entrepreneur Dermot Desmond has acquired a majority shareholding in the entities that compose ExecuJet Aviation Group, which provides charter/managem
FBOs

Afton FBO supports Airpark

An alternative airport is now available for those flying near Jackson Hole, Wyo.
FBOs

Santa Monica neighbors want shorter runway

According to NBAA, during the last week of April, the Santa Monica, Calif., airport commission voted to adopt a proposal to create runway safety areas usin
FBOs

Macquarie's expensive expansion

The most recent Securities and Exchange Commission quarterly 10-Q report filed by publicly traded Macquarie Group revealed that the company is paying $85 m
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier moves to support team concept

Recognizing the complexity customers face when they have to work with multiple people during maintenance, Bombardier has created customer support teams tha
Maintenance and Modifications

CD Aviation services positions rep in Europe

Neosho, Mo.-based CD Aviation Services (CDAS) has opened an office in Sweden.
Maintenance and Modifications

Coca-Cola orders blended winglets for Hawker fleet

Coca-Cola Enterprises’ Atlanta-based corporate flight department ordered four blended winglet shipsets from Aviation Partners to equip its Raytheon Hawker
Maintenance and Modifications

Lansing community college adds corridor course

“Among today’s aviation service providers, software is playing an ever-increasing role in day-to-day operations, so it is becoming more critical for A&
Maintenance and Modifications

Avmats enters Beechjet maintenance market

Avmats, located in Chesterfield, Mo., on Spirit of St.
Maintenance and Modifications

GAMA and ICASF establish scholarship

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the International Council of Air Shows Foundation (ICASF) have established the ICAS Foundation GA
Maintenance and Modifications

PAG expands with purchase of Pegasus Aircraft

Atlanta-based Precision Aviation Group (PAG) has agreed in principal to acquire Pegasus Aircraft Components of Richmond, British Columbia.
Maintenance and Modifications

Singapore technologies to offer maintenance

Singapore Technologies Aerospace Engineering has opened a $10 million, single-bay facility on Singapore Seletar Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream makes wiring manuals user-friendly

Gulfstream Aerospace has developed software enhancement called “Circuit Flash” for electronic manuals that makes it easier for aircraft technicians to inte
Maintenance and Modifications

Michelin offers rebate

Authorized service centers for Michelin Aircraft Tire are running an incentive program called “Upgrade to Michelin,” which offers an instant 20-percent reb
Maintenance and Modifications

Sabreliner receives FAA gold certificate of excellence

The FAA has awarded Sabreliner’s Perryville operation its Gold Certificate
of Excellence.
Maintenance and Modifications

Atlantic Aero adds Raisbeck dealership, gets P&WC IBR Ok

Raisbeck Engineering has entered an agreement with Atlantic Aero authorizing the Greensboro, N.C.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA and PAMA honor EJM maintenance team

The FAA has awarded Executive Jet Management (EJM) its Diamond Award for excellence in maintenance, safety and human factors training for the 13th straight
Maintenance and Modifications

Flight options chooses FAA ASAP program

The more than 400 maintenance professionals working for Flight Options will be covered by the FAA’s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), according to a r

Bizav makes a big splash at Sun 'n' Fun

The annual Sun ’n’ Fun event in Lakeland, Fla., is similar to the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture Oshkosh, with its emphasis on sport aviati
Rotorcraft

Bell 429 flight tests gather momentum

Bell is planning to add the second 429 prototype to its flight-test effort next month.
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Safety

FAA Issues Emergency AD on MD 369 Series

An accident caused by the loss of a tail-rotor blade prompted the FAA to issue an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) for the MD 369 series.
Regulations and Government

FAA To Align OEI Rules with EASA

The FAA is proposing to amend one engine inoperative (OEI) rating definitions.
Rotorcraft

…As Workers Suspend Strike

Workers at the IAR Ghimbav helicopter manufacturing plant in Brasov, Romania, have suspended their strike after three days.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter in Talks for Romanian Company…

Eurocopter is still talking to the Romanian privatization agency, AVAS, about taking over 65 percent of helicopter and light aircraft manufacturer IAR Ghim
Rotorcraft

Turbomeca To Settle in Monroe, N.C.

French-based engine maker Turbomeca has chosen Monroe, N.C.
Rotorcraft

Turbomeca to address customer support woes

Turbomeca is endeavoring to improve product support after customers voiced dissatisfaction, notably about parts availability.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter to solve EC 145’s tail-rotor control issue

Eurocopter is to issue a Service Bulletin that should solve a fleet-wide problem with the EC 145’s tail-rotor controls.
Rotorcraft

MD Helicopters ‘not for sale’

MD Helicopters (MDH) last month dismissed as ill-founded “rumors” circulating that the company is for sale.

In a statement, chairman and CEO Lyn