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Enstrom Gets South Korea OK

Enstrom has received South Korean certification for its full product line and added the 480B to its Brazilian ticket. “We were successful in opening
Rotorcraft

Dhruv Grounded

India’s Dhruv fleet was grounded in December after Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) identified a fault in the tail rotor blades.
Maintenance and Modifications

Supplier Boosts MDHI Parts Inventory

Heli-Mart of Costa Mesa, Calif., has bought nine MD 520Ns and a 300C previously operated by the Phoenix Police Department.
Rotorcraft

Third Norsk S-92 Enters Service

Norsk Helikopter’s third Sikorsky S-92 entered revenue service last month.
Rotorcraft

S-76C++ Wins FAA Approval

Sikorsky has been awarded FAA certification for its S-76C++ variant.
Safety

Ditching Characteristics under Study

A UK CAA study says the risk of a helicopter capsizing during a controlled ditching is “considerably higher” than it should be.

Heli-Expo Preview: Industry rotors up for this year's convention in Dallas

As the helicopter industry once again prepares to hold its annual roundup in Dallas later this month, it is riding the crest of a wave that includes the hi
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Unable to find a liferaft, FLYi finally goes under

The experiment in discount-fare, 50-seat RJ flying known as Independence Air (formerly Atlantic Coast Airlines) ended once and for all when the company tra
Safety

Chalk’s crash scrutiny intensifies

Chalk’s Ocean Airways remained grounded at press time as maintenance crews peeled apart the wing skins and inspected the wing structures of its four remain

Era Aviation Files for Chapter 11

Anchorage, Alaska-based regional airline Era Aviation in late December filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after its main source of capital decided

NewCo Plan Draws Strike Threat

The pilots of Northwest Airlines have threatened to strike if management proceeds with plans to launch a new regional airline as proposed in a newsletter d

Western Australia GrantsRegional Airlines Monopoly Rights

The province of Western Australia has granted two airlines monopoly rights over air service to some 10 small communities surrounding Perth.
Accidents

Frontier Flying Service Hangar Burns

Investigators last month had yet to determine the cause of a December 26 fire that destroyed Frontier Flying Service’s hangar at Wiley Post-Will Rogers Mem

Paramount To Sign for More E-Jets

India’s Paramount Airways plans to sign a contract for eight Embraer 175s and seven Embraer 195s worth some $450 million.
Safety

Schiavo pits pilots against industry in RJ crash suit

Former DOT Inspector General Mary Schiavo’s latest crusade against the aerospace establishment has placed Bombardier, General Electric, Honeywell, Northwes
ATC

ExpressJet the latest regional squeezed by major partner

ExpressJet began shopping in earnest for a new mainline partner last month as Continental Airlines prepared to ask for bids from other regional airlines to
ATC

Europe and Russia build satnav networks

On December 28, the European Space Agency launched the first test satellite of its future Galileo navigation system.
ATC

Europe considers a new plan for ATM integration by 2020

Faced with the likelihood of the number of flights in Europe doubling to 17 million by 2020, the European Commission launched the ambitious Single European
Safety

News Note: Frisco, Texas-based Zaon Flight Systems has introduced the XRX, a portable aircraft collision-avoidance device that provides range, relative altitude and bearing of up to three surrounding aircraft

The unit, which plugs into an AC power receptacle, is about the size of an automotive radar detector and contains an integral antenna and small display.
ATC

FAA moves ahead on RNP and Rnav implementation

The FAA is making progress toward instituting a future Rnav and RNP (required navigation performance) environment across the National Airspace System (NAS)
Regulations and Government

Inmarsat To Manage Galileo Network

Inmarsat announced it has been selected to manage the company that will look after Galileo’s global network operations, including performance monitoring an
Avionics

Broadband for bizav inches closer after satellite launch

The successful launch of the second Inmarsat-4 communications satellite late last year brings the introduction of SwiftBroadband airborne high-speed-data c
Avionics

Revue Thommen enters business aviation market

Revue Thommen, the Swiss instrument maker, last month opened a U.S.
Avionics

Further Details Clarify Shadin AD

An airworthiness directive requiring replacement of Shadin ADC-2000 computers affects only aircraft owners with “Quick Start” models of the Chelton FlightL
Avionics

Buy an S-Tec Autopilot, Get a Free Meggitt EFIS

Autopilot maker S-Tec announced that it is now offering factory installations of its Magic 2100 digital autopilot and single-side EFIS in the King Air 90,
Avionics

Collins Expands IDS Offerings

Rockwell Collins last month said it has received an additional TSO for the Pro Line 21 Integrated Display System (IDS) that allows buyers to installthe ret
Avionics

Rockwell Collins Developing eFlight Information Management for NetJets

Rockwell Collins engineers are hard at work ona top-to-bottom overhaul of NetJets’ information management back office, an effort that Collins said will all
Charter & Fractional

Clear skies for Lufthansa Private Jet

With its Private Jet service, Lufthansa is Europe’s only airline to offer connection flights with business jets to and from its overseas links departing or

Gourmet Goes Frozen

Private Jet Gourmet in Miami has come up with a unique variation on traditional catering–an assortment of gourmet frozen entrees, side dishes and desserts,

Catering Report: Healthier fare and speciality foods are among the top trends for business aviation caterers

Edward Taylor, a 16th-century New England Puritan not given to excess, nevertheless saw fit to describe the spiritual in terms of the flesh when he wrote o