That’s what Bell Helicopter Engineering said during high altitude flight testing in their Model 206L3, “You may go supersonic going through 29,000′ … as least the tail rotor, that is”. Strange phenomena always seem to pop-up in the aviation business. This author will be looking at some of these areas over the next few weeks: from winning […]
NBAA Welcomes Government Report Highlighting Value of Business Aviation Washington, DC, March 30, 2012 – National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen today welcomed a new report, issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), confirming the critical importance of business aircraft manufacture to America’s industrial base, and the value of business aviation in […]
São José dos Campos, May 29, 2012 – José Antonio Filippo was named Chief Financial Officer of Embraer, today, effective June 4, 2012. An engineer by training, with extensive knowledge and experience in the various disciplines of financial management in large companies, Filippo worked for important Brazilian and multinational groups, with acknowledged success. “Filippo is […]
Sikorsky S-76D Program Update by Paul Pitts | The JetAv Blog. Three S-76D™ helicopter prototypes are in flight test at Sikorsky Aircraft’s Development Flight Center as the aircraft continues to mature in flight test and post excellent performance results. Commercial Programs Director Dan Hunter said the S-76D prototypes have logged more than 850 flight hours […]
Helicopter Operations To Return to Downtown Chicago by Paul Pitts | The JetAv Blog. Aviation Facilities Company, Inc. (AFCO) has announced that AFCO Nighthawk Vertiport LLC, a joint venture between AFCO and Nighthawk Services LLC, has been selected by the Illinois Medical District Commission (IMD) to develop a vertiport/heliport, on a 10-acre site in the […]
Bell Moves to “Game Change” With Its New Super-Medium 525 Relentless by Paul Pitts | The JetAv Blog. At Dallas Heli-Expo 2012, Bell Helicopter announced the new Bell 525 Relentless “super medium” helicopter. This helicopter is Bell’s entry into the large helicopter market as the oil and gas customers require lift capabilities to go farther […]
Helicopter OEMs Modernize Maintenance by Paul Pitts | The JetAv Blog. In any helicopter operation, aircraft availability is so important that it is imperative that operators are able to maintain their aircraft in a safe and efficient manner. Helicopter maintenance is expensive, so the ability to develop an inspection schedule that will substantially reduce direct […]
Bell Helicopter’s 429 Gains Global Traction by Paul Pitts | The JetAv Blog. Bell Helicopter announced today continued progress towards achieving worldwide approval of increasing the MTOW of the 429 to 7500 pounds. Ecuador’s Director General of Civil Aviation and the Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia have approved the increased maximum gross weight for the […]
AgustaWestland AW609 Tiltrotor Program Update by Paul Pitts | The JetAv Blog. AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is moving forward with the development of the AW609 tiltrotor programme following the completion of its acquisition in November 2011. The company will continue the certification process with the Federal Aviation Administration targeting AW609 certification in the first half of […]