VIH Aerospace (VIHA), a leading provider of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, announces the delivery of an upgraded Airbus AS350 to Helimax Aviation Limited on June 3, 2015.
“The upgrade to Helimax Aviation’s AS350 was comprised two elements. The first was the installation of a wire strike kit; which is a routine installation for the VIH Aerospace team,” explains Arne Arneson, general manager of VIH Aerospace.
D.O.M. News
07/01/2015 - 12:00
Lufthansa Technik AG becomes technical service partner for the aircraft fleet of TUI Airlines. TUI Airlines and Lufthansa Technik have negotiated and signed an appropriate Letter of Intent (LOI). The holiday airlines of the worldwide largest travel company, TUI operates a fleet of about 140 medium- and long-range aircraft, mainly Boeing 737,757, 767 and 787.
07/01/2015 - 12:00
Airinmar, a leading provider of innovative aviation repair management solutions, has signed a three-year agreement with CHC Helicopters to manage component repairs for its fleet of over 200 helicopters.
Airinmar has supported airlines, MROs, OEMs and military operations for over 25 years through integration of its proprietary systems, engineering expertise and supply management solutions. By signing this agreement, Airinmar will expand its service offerings to include the rotorcraft market.
07/01/2015 - 12:00
Aircelle (Safran’s highly innovative method to display logos, advertising or other messaging with thin electro-luminescent markings on airliners and business jets) has been unveiled during its first flight aboard an Airbus A380.
07/01/2015 - 12:00
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) announces that L.J. Aviation, Latrobe, PA, has renewed its status on the ACSF Industry Audit Standard (IAS) Registry.
“We congratulate L.J. Aviation on renewing their status on the IAS Registry,” says ACSF president Bryan Burns. “They have once again demonstrated their commitment to continuous improvement.”
07/01/2015 - 12:00
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is closely evaluating an announcement, unveiled on June 10 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that the agency intends to consider new regulations for carbon emissions from aircraft, based on an a view by agency officials that such emissions may pose a human-health concern because they contribute to global warming.
07/01/2015 - 12:00
With all the huffing and puffing that takes place on Capitol Hill, it is often difficult to decipher which way the wind is blowing. Constant vigilance and engagement in the nation’s capital is critical to maintaining an accurate weathervane.
07/01/2015 - 12:00
How much communication is too much? When is communication wrong? I never gave this any thought and just relied on my own sense of what is appropriate, but what I find appropriate might not be what you find appropriate. we seek to find the one right way. we strive for perfect communication. If it were perfect, there would be no problems. If it were perfect, we wouldn’t need instructions to show us the right way. If only …
07/01/2015 - 12:00
“Brad was totally overreacting. He heard only one part of my explanation — the part where I said I didn’t tell anyone. he interrupted me before I could finish. he heard me say “no” and didn’t listen to anything after that. He was rambling and I knew he was upset. At every breath he took, I told him to calm down!It didn’t do any good. in fact, it made him angrier.”
07/01/2015 - 12:00
If you are looking for a new job or career in 2015, and it has been a while since your last job search, you might be in for some surprises. Not only have the ways of searching for jobs changed, so has the process.
It will take you longer to find a new job now as compared to 10 years ago. Some of this change is simply due to the economy. It’s also due to companies’ and recruiters’ dependence upon online job listings.
07/01/2015 - 12:00
On April 6, 1924, the Douglas World Cruisers (DWC) Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and New Orleanstook off from Sand Point, Seattle, westbound to their first rendezvous stop at Prince Rupert Sound. The 650-mile flight ended badly for the Seattlewhich stalled on landing at the Sound, crunching its pontoons and damaging wires and struts.
07/01/2015 - 12:00
In several of my recent articles, I’ve discussed the requirements for documenting inspections that approved an aircraft for return to service. However, those articles didn’t discuss what happens when the inspection is completed without approving the aircraft for return to service. The latter situation raises questions I would like to discuss with respect to how and where maintenance entries must be made following an annual inspection with resulting discrepancies that are not corrected.
07/01/2015 - 12:00
While Norms is No. 12 on the Dirty Dozen list, that is not necessarily its order of importance.
07/01/2015 - 12:00
Steve Myers is the president of Oshkosh, WI-based Myers Aviation. Myers and his team of mechanics perform maintenance and inspections on a variety of general aviation aircraft. The company specializes in working with insurance companies to recover, evaluate and repair damaged aircraft. This is Steve Myers’ story.
07/01/2015 - 12:00
We are living in the age of social media. As of the first quarter of this year, Facebook had 1.44 billion monthly active users (those who have logged in to Facebook in the last 30 days).
Out of those 1.44 billion users, it’s safe to guess that large portions of them aren’t doing anything constructive — they are just making a lot of noise. You probably have Facebook “friends” like that. They can’t stop posting! “Just got out of bed. Need my cup of coffee!” “Going to the gym.” “On the way to work.”
Jet Aviation St. Louis Receives Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) to Produce and Sell Aviation Parts
06/25/2015 - 11:31
Jet Aviation St. Louis is now authorized to manufacture and sell individual parts to customers and suppliers under the Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The PMA approval means Jet Aviation St. Louis can manufacture and stock parts that are needed frequently and can sell them to customers who can install the parts themselves.
06/25/2015 - 11:22
Vector Aerospace Corporation (www.vectoraerospace.com) annouces that it is investing in the addition of a new engine test cell at its Summerside facility in Prince Edward Island, Canada through a financing partnership with provincial and federal governments.
06/18/2015 - 09:31
West Star Aviation announces it is operating a satellite facility at Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) in Chicago, IL. A Class 4 Repair Station, CRS PAZD068H, West Star will provide maintenance and avionics troubleshooting and repairs, minor inspections, customer assistance, as well as support the AOG and mobile repair activity in the area.
06/17/2015 - 16:23
Klassic Tool Crib is the distributor in Canada and the U.S. for Eckold AG of Switzerland. Klassic Tool Crib offers Eckold's line of sheet metal fabrication equipment. The company stocks Eckold Shrinkers, Eckold Stretchers, Eckold Kraftformers and Eckold Planishing Hammers. It also carries a full range of Eckold accessories and spare parts.
06/17/2015 - 09:34
Users of Hawkeye® V2 Video Borescopes now have the ability to add notations to the still images, and video footage, they capture. Using the V2’s new Annotation Feature, inspection images can now document not only the date of an inspection, but the inspector’s notes as well.