Civilian aviation news

Civilian aviation news February 24, 2010

Dassault's Falcon 7X Receives Type Certification by Chinese Authorities

On February 2, Dassault Falcon recently received Type Certification for the 5,950 nm Falcon 7X from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The Falcon…

Civilian aviation news February 23, 2010

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Sees Strong Sales in 2010

HOUSTON, Texas – Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., is seeing a resurgence of interest in its S-300CTMÂ and S-300CBiTMÂ helicopters, with sales…

Civilian aviation news February 23, 2010

Air Methods Expands Fleet with Twelve Helicopters from American Eurocopter Orders eight EC130s and four AS350 B3s

Houston, American Eurocopter announced that Air Methods Corporation, the worldâ€™s largest air medical transportation provider, has ordered eight EC130 and four AS350 B3 helicopters. The…

Civilian aviation news February 23, 2010

Rolls-Royce and Aeropower sign M250 Totalcare agreement

Houston, Texas — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and Aeropower today signed a seven-year TotalCareÂ® long-term service agreement covering the service and support of…

Civilian aviation news February 23, 2010

Dubai airport traffic jumps 17 pct in January

DUBAI – Dubai International Airport saw passenger traffic surge 17 percent in January, the eighth consecutive month of double-digit growth and its busiest month on…

Civilian aviation news February 23, 2010

Suffolk County Police Department Orders another AS350 B2 Becomes an all-Eurocopter fleet

Houston, American Eurocopter announced today that the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) has ordered another AS350 B2 helicopter that will join the departmentâ€™s existing fleet…

Civilian aviation news February 23, 2010

TEMSCO Helicopters begins fleet upgrade program with the purchase of an AS350 B3 at Heli-Expo

Houston, From the Eurocopter booth at Heli-Expo, American Eurocopter announced that TEMSCO Helicopters has signed for an AS350 B3 helicopter as it begins a fleet…

Civilian aviation news February 23, 2010

Papillon Helicopters Adds Another EC130 to Its â€œFlightseeingâ€ Fleet

Houston, American Eurocopter announced today that Papillon Helicopters, Inc. has ordered another EC130 B4 to its aerial tour operations in the Grand Canyon and the…

Civilian aviation news February 23, 2010

Premium AEROTEC in Augsburg receives autoclave for fuselage structure of new Airbus A350 XWB

Premium AEROTEC is gearing up for series production of the new A350 XWB long-haul aircraft. The autoclave (pressurised oven), 25 metres long and eight metres…

Civilian aviation news February 23, 2010

787 Testplane makes unplanned landing

CHICAGO (AP) — Boeing Co. says one of its new 787s made an unplanned landing because an engine lost thrust unexpectedly. Pilots landed at the…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 22, 2010

Lufthansa strike ends

The Lufthansa strike has ended after a compromise between the pilots and the airline. Negotiations will carry on until at least March 8Th about salaries….

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 22, 2010

Eurocopter offers new Inlet Barrier Filter for EC135 to Raise Engine Lifetime and reduce Maintenance Costs

Eurocopter displays an EC135 P2i with a newly developed inlet barrier filter (IBF) at Heli-Expo. During the show, the aircraft was handed over to ADAC…

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