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December 20, 2013

Textron Buys Beech... $1.4 Billion Christmas Purchase

Beech Remains An American Company... Sigh Of Relief Heard All The Way From Kansas

Well... its official -- a number of media reports have confirmed that Scott Donnelly and Textron have pulled the trigger and bought Beechcraft, less than a year after the GA and BizAv planemaker emerged from bankruptcy with the intention to retool itself as a piston and turbine manufacturer -- and get out of the jet business. Wichita seems to be breathing easier, amid concerns that other suitors, mostly Embraer or Mahindra (or worse, an unnamed Chinese player), might have wound up with the company and created even more uncertainty for the local employment scene than there had been already.

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Aerial Firefighters Battle Late-Season Blaze In California

Fifteen Homes Already Destroyed By The Unusually Late Fire

Aerial firefighters have quickly deployed helicopters to California's scenic Big Sur coastline to contain a stubborn wildfire burning since Sunday, December 15 in the nearby Los Padres National Forest. The Pfeiffer Fire, which has destroyed over 550 acres and 15 homes, is happening during what is normally the close of the California fire season.

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Brazil Resumes EC225 Operations

Marks The Return To Service Of All Super Puma Operators Worldwide

With the resumption of EC225 commercial flights by BHS Helicopter, OMNI and Aeróleo Taxi Aéreo in Brazil, all operators using this Eurocopter helicopter around the globe have now reinstated service. The EC225 oil and gas fleet’s return-to-service began in July 2013 in Angola, and now has been completed with all three Brazilian operators back in crew change operations for Petrobras.

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Minor In Unmanned Aerial Systems Now Offered In Greenville, SC

Program Announced At UAS Event Held At Greenville Downtown Airport

An event held last Saturday at Greenville Downtown Airport in South Carolina focused on civilian uses of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) included the announcement of new degree programs offered in the field. At the event, video was shown and examples were given of the many civilian ways UAS can be used. They have been very helpful in emergency responses to disasters, rescue missions, firefighting, police work and public safety.

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Angel MedFlight Upgrades Its Citation X For Global Medical Transportation

Patients Fly Higher, Faster And Safer In This 'Intensive Care Unit In The Sky'

Angel MedFlight says the newest addition to its fleet of jets – the Cessna Citation X – is flying worldwide for the transportation of patients. The company says the Citation X’s increased range and speed allows air ambulance medical transportation worldwide to destinations such as Hawaii, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, helping patients around the world receive the care they need at the hospital or medical facility of their choice.

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Solid Concepts’ 3D Printing Enhances Scale 737 UAV

Scale Model Of The Airliner Serves As Testing Platform For New Technologies

Georgia based company Area-I turned to Solid Concept’s manufacturing solutions for their 737 scale model unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) PTERA. PTERA’s purpose is to provide a low-cost testing platform for new control and monitoring technologies.

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Signature Flight Support Newark Inaugurates Private Aviation Terminal

New Facility Opened At Newark Liberty International Airport

Signature Flight Support Corporation, a BBA Aviation company, recently hosted a grand opening and inauguration ceremony to celebrate the completion of its newly constructed private aviation terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) which opened for business on November 15, 2013.

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NCAR Convenes Second Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) Weather Summit

First Summit In 2006 Led To Development Of HEMS Weather Tool

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in conjunction with the National EMS Pilots Association (NEMSPA), the FAA, the National Weather Service (NWS), and the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST), held the second HEMS Weather Summit on Wednesday.

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