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Victoria, BC Canada- Latitude Technologies, the premier global supplier of flight data monitoring, flight following, and satcom solutions has received EASA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) on Bombardier’s Dash-8 model aircraft for all Latitude SkyNode SATCOM models, including the latest Safety Services Voice TSO’d S200-012 ATS system. The STC also supports the installation of the IONode Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) system, which is capable of providing fully automated data gathering and distribution, real-time alerting for flight operations and maintenance quality assurance including fuel management programs. Latitude is excited to expand their system capabilities into the European community and its member states.
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ST. LOUIS (April 23, 2018) – Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI) today announced that the Civil Aviation Administration of China has validated the H125 (formerly AS350) Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) Supplemental Type Certificate, clearing the way for installation of IBFs on Airbus H125 helicopters in China.
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First Bell 505 to be operated in Mexico will be used to support tourism and executive transportation
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Safran Helicopter Engines has received EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) engine type certification for its Arriel 2H engine, installed in the Avicopter AC312E.
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Donauwörth, 24 April 2018 – Airbus Helicopters and Schiebel have tested Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) capabilities between an H145 platform and a CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS), thus becoming the first European helicopter manufacturers to demonstrate this technology with the highest level of interoperability (LOI°5).
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NASHVILLE, – Excitement is in the air at East/West Industries as the company celebrates its 50th anniversary and more during the 2018 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit, April 25-27 in Nashville. Attendees are invited to join East/West for a celebratory beer toast from 2:50 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, in booth 1050.
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West Chester, PA – Join the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC) on Thursday, May 17, from 5 until 7 p.m., for its first ever Community Networking Spectacular. The Happy Hour event in the museum’s gallery is free and open to the public.
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Last night, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) released his manager’s amendment for the House FAA reauthorization bill. The bill will be on the House floor this week for a vote.
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April 25, 2018: The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) proudly awarded new accreditation to one medical transport service and renewed reaccreditation for 14 additional services at the CAMTS April 2018 board meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
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Berlin, 25 April 2018 – Airbus Helicopters has secured an additional order of one H225 helicopter from the Japan Coast Guard (JCG), bringing JCG’s H225 fleet to ten units. JCG currently operates three AS332s and five H225s, both from the Super Puma family. With this new order, the customer’s Super Puma fleet will grow to 13 units by March 2021, becoming the largest Super Puma operator in Japan.
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BERLIN, April 25, 2018 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Rohde & Schwarz have reached an agreement to offer Rohde & Schwarz’s next-generation software-defined airborne radio (SDAR) into the flight systems of H-47 Chinook helicopters. The R&S SDAR will give operators of the Boeing-built Chinook significant communications capabilities.
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STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT - Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), announced today Canadian certification for the expanded gross weight capability option for new S-92® helicopters. The option increases the maximum take-off weight from 26,500 to 27,700 pounds, allowing operators to carry an additional 1,200 pounds of payload. This capability was first certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2015.
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On April 8, 2018, about 1711 eastern daylight time, an MD Helicopter 600N, N602BP, operated by High Line Helicopters, LLC, was destroyed when it collided with a wooden power line support structure and terrain in Smethport, Pennsylvania. The commercial pilot was seriously injured and two linemen were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the power line construction flight, which was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 133. The flight departed an unimproved landing zone adjacent to the accident site.
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Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited (“Waypoint”), the largest independent global helicopter leasing company, announced today that it recently completed a lease transaction for one H135 helicopter to ADAC Luftfahrt Technik GmbH (“ALT”) in Germany to be used for pilot training. The lease transaction marks Waypoint’s seventh H135 delivery, as well as its first transaction with ALT.
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West Chester, OH— DRT Power Systems, LLC (DRT) and ANWO Machine (ANWO) today announced the closing of the acquisition of specific assets and liabilities of ANWO Machine by DRT. This acquisition adds a ninth location to the DRT portfolio.
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Leonardo and the Australian Ministry of Defence have agreed to establish a helicopter transmission repair and overhaul facility in Melbourne capable of servicing MRH Taipan, foreign NH90 and certain civil helicopter main gear boxes. Planned to be set up into an existing facility of Leonardo and to commence operation in mid-2020, the centre will employ at least 12 technical staff for 30 years or more.
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April 27, 2018 San Diego, California – Sarina Houston of Pittsboro, North Carolina was awarded the 3rd Martha King Scholarship for Women Flight Instructors during the annual Women in Aviation International Conference. This scholarship consists of $5,000 toward flight training and free, lifetime access to all King Schools courses including FIRCs for life. The value is over $18,000.
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Midlands-Based ATO (Approved Training Organisation) Helicentre Aviation Academy has announced the launch of a brand new two-day EASA Helicopter Flight Instructor refresher seminar, the first of which is due to take place on 23rd and 24th May 2018.
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Hawkesbury, Ontario - Last February, DART Aerospace was proud to announce the delivery of the first unit of its H145(EC145) Quick Release, Heli-Utility-Basket™ to the lead AHI Customer, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). To best serve the end user, this project was completed with oversight from the FAA, with EASA validation expected shortly thereafter.
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DRF Luftrettung operates over 50 Airbus helicopters for emergency operations at 31 bases in Germany and Austria. Each year the crews take off to more than 38,000 emergency medical services like rapid air rescue and inter-hospital transport of intensive care patients. The prerequisite for this level of activity? Having a helicopter fleet at maximum readiness.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun expanding an automated system that will ultimately provide near real-time processing of airspace authorization requests for unmanned aircraft (UAS) operators nationwide.
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ABu Dhabi, UAE, APRIL 30, 2018 – Collaborations that focus on shared opportunity, growth and progress are critical for global security, said the Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin at the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi today.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (April 30, 2018) – Rockwell Collins recently participated in two weeks of critical testing for the NASA Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) program. As part of the test flights, Rockwell Collins served as the UAS Service Supplier (USS) for the safe management of a UAS flying beyond visual line of sight.
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TracPlus Global and OzRunways announced today an agreement to deliver global airborne messaging using OzRunways EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) and TracPlus’ portable RockAIR tracker. Under this agreement, OzRunways users will be able to send and receive text messages globally using the Iridium satellite network and cellular networks.
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Portsmouth, UK - H+S Aviation, a BBA Aviation Global Engine Services company, is now a member of the GE Aviation-approved MRO Network for T700 engines around the globe after a recent agreement between the independent engine services provider and the OEM.
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People look at “Complacency” as an active process. In other words, you are a bad person if you are complacent. It must be something that you are aiming to do - - to be complacent.
Instead of “complacency,” I think of it as becoming “de-sensitized.” And I can see this happening to me and to those around me.
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NEW YORK (May 1, 2018) –FlightSafety International announces that it has been named one of the best mid-size employers for 2018 by Forbes.
The Forbes list recognizes America’s best 500 large employers and 500 mid-size employers across 25 different industries.
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IRVING, TX – May 1, 2018 - CHC Helicopter today announced the official opening of early bird registration for its signature aviation safety event, the annual CHC Safety and Quality Summit.
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STRATFORD, Conn., May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), announced today the launch of the 9th Entrepreneurial Challenge.
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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s AirCare, a hospital-based air medical program, is the newest member of the Metro Aviation family, joining other North Carolina Metro Aviation programs Vidant EastCare and Mountain Area Medical Airlift (MAMA). In a matter of six months, Metro Aviation procured and refurbished three Airbus EC135P2+ helicopters for the AirCare program. Metro Aviation also hired and trained the pilots and mechanics to be provided, and completed comprehensive training for AirCare’s communication center personnel and medical crew. Metro Aviation begins providing aviation services for AirCare on Wednesday, May 2.
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