It’s time to let our voices be heard. We need to do our part to participate in the Federal Government’s rulemaking process. The FAA recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled Mechanic Certification: Inspection Rating and Recent Experience Requirements in the Federal Register. The proposed rule will affect FAA certified mechanics with Inspection Authorization.
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Mission Health’s Mountain Area Medical Airlift (MAMA) visits Metro Aviation to take delivery of its new Airbus EC145e, the lightweight twin-engine helicopter that has become increasingly sought after throughout the air-medical industry.
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces delivery of three Bell 407 GXis to the Polish National Police (PNP), a long-standing Bell customer for about 20 years. The milestone marks the fifth aircraft delivered to Poland this year and the first parapublic Bell 407 GXi to be received by the country.
Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) announces that Joe Estrera, PhD., will be the new president of ASU and Hannah Gordon will be promoted as the new chief operating officer upon the retirement of ASU president, Jim Winkle, at the end of the year. In partnership, Estrera will lead strategy and outward operations while Gordon will direct internal operations.
Distributor Savback Helicopters and helicopter manufacturer CURTI Industries extend their cooperation, making Savback Helicopters the sole exclusive distributor for the Zefhir helicopter in South East Asia. Savback has been the distributor of the Zefhir in Northern Europe and the CIS since the fall of 2019, and through this extension of the companies’ partnership, the distribution area now also includes Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, The Philippines, Myanmar, Laos, Brunei and Cambodia.
Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc. (ASU) announces that ASU president, Jim Winkel, will retire at the end of 2020. Winkel has served as the president of ASU since September of 2013, and his remarkable career in the night-vision industry has spanned nearly four decades.
TRAXXALL, a business-aviation maintenance management partner, announces it has been recognized by the Globe and Mail Report on Business, Canada’s authoritative source for breaking business news and in-depth analysis. TRAXXALL ranked 102nd out of 400 companies in the 2020 “Canada’s Top Growing Companies.”
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces a collaboration agreement with Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH (ESG) to install its Mission Management System in a Bell 429 as a law enforcement demonstrator. This new demonstrator will be used to showcase the aircraft’s capabilities to the police and military markets in Europe and across the globe.
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announces the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X program has accumulated more than 50,000 flight hours. More than 260 Bell 505s are operating a variety of missions across six continents and 55 countries.
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces its first ever authorized maintenance center (AMC) in Europe. The new AMC will provide maintenance for the Bell 505 and Bell 407 and is located near downtown Warsaw in Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland.
Due to popular demand, StandardAero announces a new series of webinars coming this fall. The three-part series is aimed at enhancing operators' and maintenance crews' aircraft engine knowledge and helping with common troubleshooting issues.