Timothy T. Archer, CEO of Blue Sky Innovations LLC, an international aviation consulting firm, announces that aerospace engineer Jimmy Tubbs has joined BSI as the team's chief technical officer.
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02/16/2016 - 15:46
02/16/2016 - 14:08
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announces that the association’s Business Aviation Management Committee (BAMC) has selected two individuals as recipients of 2016 Leadership Conference Scholarships.
02/16/2016 - 07:47
Boeing [NYSE:BA] announces that Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has signed agreements for several Boeing solutions to increase efficiency and streamline maintenance performance tasks across the airline’s global operations.
The tools from Boeing – Airplane Health Management, Maintenance Performance Toolbox and Loadable Software Airplane Part Services (LSAP Services) – will leverage real-time information to optimize SWISS airplane maintenance performance operations. SWISS will implement these Boeing fleet and maintenance tools with its new fleet of Boeing 777 airplanes.
02/16/2016 - 07:13
Elliott Aviation announces it has hired Brian Everson as Jet Service manager. Everson will oversee jet service employees at Elliott Aviation’s headquarters in Moline, IL. This includes employees in its Hawker, Citation, Beechjet, Phenom, Premier, and Challenger teams.
With over 32 years of aviation experience, Brian was most recently employed with Gulfstream Aerospace - Appleton as quality control analyst for eight years. The majority of his experience has been centered in the areas of corporate and turbine engine troubleshooting, maintenance and quality control.
02/16/2016 - 06:59
GKN Aerospace joins forces with Durham University to develop and implement an ultra-sensitive test method to accurately measure improvements in airframe drag performance. The test is being used to identify surface coatings that will reduce drag by 25% when compared to traditional aircraft surfaces - and when tested in typical aircraft cruise conditions.
02/12/2016 - 15:32
Following a House Committee’s Feb. 11 passage of controversial legislation for privatizing the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) president and CEO Ed Bolen says the association will remain undeterred in opposing the bill as it makes its way through the legislative process.
02/11/2016 - 19:10
West Star Aviation receives supplemental type certificate (STC) for the upgrade of the Honeywell CAS-81A/TPA-81A or the CAS-100A/TPA-100A with 7.0 software to the CAS-100B/TPA-100B with 7.1 software.
This approved model list (AML) STC is applicable to various Hawker, Citation, Challenger, Falcon, and Gulfstream aircraft models. TCAS II 7.1 software improvements include the level off and reversal logic functions. Europe mandated the new software requirements effective December 2015. There is no proposed FAA mandate for TCAS 7.1 at this time.
02/11/2016 - 18:59
Spectronics Corporation has its pulse on the latest and most advanced leak detection solutions in the aviation industry, and the Spectroline® MDE-2000NC Marksman™II ultrasonic diagnostic tool is one such notable achievement.
02/10/2016 - 16:08
After four years heading up several of KLM E&M's aircraft hangar maintenance divisions, Dennis Wetjens takes up his new position as managing director at EPCOR, the Air France Industries KLM E&M subsidiary specializing in the repair and maintenance of pneumatic systems and auxiliary power units (APUs). He takes over from Romain Helmer, now AFI KLM E&M VP Sales, Europe & Key Accounts.
02/10/2016 - 15:45
Baldwin Aviation, a global provider of customized safety management and operational efficiency systems for aviation, ground and airport operations, announces an alliance with one of the industry’s major aviation safety consultancies, Safety Operating Systems (SOS). The new collaborative program, BaldwinSOS™, provides clients of both firms with a suite of additional a la carte services that further enhances and supports safety.
02/09/2016 - 16:02
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issues a safety alert to U.S. and foreign commercial passenger and cargo airlines, urging them to conduct a safety risk assessment to manage the risks associated with transporting lithium batteries as cargo. The FAA also is issuing guidance to its own inspectors to help them determine whether the airlines have adequately assessed the risk of handling and carrying lithium batteries as cargo.
02/09/2016 - 15:51
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), announces the GTX 345 and GTX 335 all-in-one ADS-B transponders that include Extended Squitter (ES) ADS-B Out with options for built-in WAAS, as well as dual-link ADS-B In. The GTX 345/335 integrate on a wide variety of current and legacy Garmin displays, including select G1000® Integrated Flight Decks.
02/09/2016 - 14:59
ARGUS International, Inc. (ARGUS) announces that ONEflight International has earned the ARGUS Certified Charter Broker Rating.
“We are thrilled to welcome ONEflight International as our newest Certified Charter Broker,” says Joe Moeggenberg, president and CEO of ARGUS International, Inc. “ONEflight has demonstrated exceptional commitment to the charter operators and clientele they work with on a daily basis through their steadfast adherence to industry best practices, and we are proud to welcome them to the elite group of ARGUS Certified Charter Brokers.”
02/09/2016 - 14:49
StandardAero announces that Associated Air Center (AAC), its Transport Category VIP aircraft completions center in Dallas, TX, recently completed its 13th Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 12-year inspection for a U.S.-based customer.
02/09/2016 - 14:28
StandardAero’s Houston, TX, business aviation MRO facility completes its first Rockwell Collins TTR-4100 TCAS 7.1 supplemental type certificate (STC) for Falcon 50 series and Falcon 900 series aircraft.
02/09/2016 - 14:18
Emirates contracts Lufthansa Technik to overhaul the landing gear of its Boeing 777-200ER/300 classic fleet. The five-year agreement covers 13 shipsets. The formalisation of this contract reflects Emirates' long-standing relationship with Lufthansa Technik, which dates back to 2005. The work will be performed by Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear services UK (LTLGS), located in Hayes, London, in the United Kingdom.
02/08/2016 - 16:07
Robb Williams, executive director of the Aerospace Center for Excellence, announces that the third annual SUN 'n FUN Career Fair will take place in Lakeland, FL, during the fly-in on April 6 from 9 am-2 pm.
02/04/2016 - 12:26
Raisbeck Engineering announces the FAA certification of its 4-Blade Swept Propellers for the King Air 350 family.
02/04/2016 - 11:52
Continental Motors Group Ltd, an AVIC International Holding Corporation company, announces today that Robert Boggan has joined Continental Motors as vice president, Sales and Customer Service.
Boggan is responsible for sales and customer service for all divisions of Continental Motors Group, including Continental Motors, Inc. in Mobile, AL; Continental Motors Services in Mobile and Fairhope, AL; United Turbine in Miami, FL; Continental Motors, San Antonio in San Antonio, TX; Continental Motors Deutschland in St. Egidien, Germany; and Continental Motors Beijing, China.
02/04/2016 - 11:33
Rubin Siddique (45) is to be the new CEO of Lufthansa Technical Training GmbH (LTT). On April 1, he will take over the reins from Andreas Kaden (59), who is retiring after leading the company for four years. As Chief Commercial Officer, Rubin Siddique has been a member of the Executive Board of LTT since 2013.