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News Note: Sandel Avionics has added WSI’s InFlight weather service and TCAS I traffic display capability to its SN3500 electronic HSI

The optional interfaces let pilots overlay nav waypoint data with precipitation, lightning and traffic information.
Avionics

News Note: Arinc and its partner Aeronautical Radio of Thailand last month announced the launch of VHF datalink communications service at three major airports in Australia

The companies have deployed new VHF air-ground stations to cover the airspace at Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne airports.
Avionics

Airlines renew interest in VDL avionics

The number of aircraft flying in Europe with controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) equipment has about doubled in the past few months from 152 a
ATC

Controllers might need more training

While most speakers discussed current training issues and new learning concepts at the Air Traffic Control Association’s recent “ATC Training for the Futur
Avionics

From weather to terrain to tunes, Garmin’s GPSmap 396 does it all

It’s not a bad idea to keep a portable GPS receiver in the flight bag just in case, but now Garmin has come out with an aviation handheld that even seasone
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Avionics

IS&S betting on glass-cockpit technology

The pressure is on for Exton, Pa.-based Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S), but you would never know it from talking with company marketing executives.<
Avionics

Piper’s Meridian gets a makeover, Avidyne style

While buyers will undoubtedly welcome the switch in the Piper Meridian from previous Meggitt Magic avionics to the more capable Avidyne Entegra system, an
Accidents

ATR Crash Probe Homes In on Fuel

Italian authorities strongly suspect that fuel starvation or contamination caused the crash of a Tunisian ATR 72 off the northern coast of Sicily on August
Security

FA Cites 9/11 Hysteria in Lawsuit

Former Comair flight attendant (FA) Gilbert Knops has filed suit against the airline, claiming his ethnic appearance and anti-war sentiment bred suspicion
Aircraft

Mesa takes on Dornier 328s, seeks lessees

Mesa Air Group has taken responsibility for part of the lease payments on some 30 idle Fairchild Dornier 328Jets as a condition of its new code-share contr
Regulations and Government

Boston-Maine Airways under fire in DOT probe

The Department of Transportation’s Inspector General’s Office has launched an investigation into charges of fraudulent financial reporting by Boston-Maine
Aircraft

RRJ Passes Critical Design Reviews

The Sukhoi-led consortium building the Russian Regional Jet got some good news when the RRJ-95B/LR and RRJ-75B/LR passed their critical design reviews (CDR
Rotorcraft

LongRanger Still in Demand

Bell has delivered the first of a six-aircraft LongRanger order to Gulf of Mexico operator Rotorcraft Leasing Company (RLC).
The addition of the new
Rotorcraft

Chinese S-76 Fleet Grows

China Eastern General Aviation Corporation (EGAC) is to buy two Sikorsky S-76C+s to support oil support missions off northern China.
Training and Workforce

Florida School Expands

Helicopter Adventures has opened a new flight-training facility.
Safety

FAA Publishes EMSRisk-assessment Program

The FAA has conducted a review of accidents involving commercial emergency medical services (EMS) helicopters between January 1998 and December last year.
Rotorcraft

Roy Resavage to leave HAI’s top position

Helicopter Association International (HAI) president Roy Resavage is calling it a day, after seven-and-a-half years at the helm of the helicopter industry’
Rotorcraft

New majority owner revives MD Helicopters

After months of uncertainty, MD Helicopters (MDHI) has a new owner.
Rotorcraft

BA609 makes first flight in airplane configuration

The first Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor made full conversion to airplane mode near Fort Worth, Texas, in late July.
Maintenance and Modifications

Russia Approves Bombradier Berlin Service Center

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) has received approval from the Federal Civil Aviation Authority of Russia (FCAAR) to perform line and base ma
Maintenance and Modifications

Whelen Marketing LED Anti-collision lights STC

Whelen Engineering has received STC approval for its Model 70900 Series LED anti-collision beacon, the first of its kind to be approved for general aviatio
Maintenance and Modifications

Conklin & De Decker Releases MxManager 7.5

Conklin & de Decker has released the latest version of its maintenance management software, MxManager Version 7.5.

The company has upgraded
Aircraft

Bombardier Fault Isolation Tool Available For Learjet 60

Learjet 60 operators are the latest to benefit from the Learjet Electronic Technician (e-Tech) troubleshooting tool.
Maintenance and Modifications

Arinc Scottsdale Facility Gets Repair Station Certification

The FAA has recently awarded a repair station certificate to Arinc Direct’s Scottsdale Airport facility in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: DAS Wilmington

“Lindbergh flew off our ramp right out front,” John Rahilly, vice president of sales and marketing for Dassault Aircraft Services (DAS) Wilmington, Del., t
Airports

Torqued: Fallout from the TEB Challenger overrun crash

Last month we reported that, in the fallout from the February 2 Challenger overrun at Teterboro (TEB), the FAA levied a fine of almost $2 million against P
FBOs

Ross Aviation Closes On Scottsdale Aircenter

Ross Aviation and Centre Partners finalized their acquisition of Scottsdale AirCenter last month.
FBOs

Association Health Plan Bull Could Benefit FBOs

NATA has expressed its pleasure that the House passed H.R.
FBOs

Surveilance System Chosen For Long Beach Airport

BroadWare Technologies has been selected to implement a wireless video surveillance platform at Long Beach (Calif.) Airport.
FBOs

Rialto Airport Lost In The D.C. Shuffle

The so-called “stealth” amendment passed Congress last month, granting the City of Rialto, Calif., special dispensation to sell its municipally owned airpo