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February 10, 2009

Some GOOD News: HAI Says Heli-Expo 'Shaping Up Nicely'

Numbers Are Close To Last Year's Record-Breaking Totals

Helicopter Association International tells ANN preparations for Heli-Expo 2009 in Anaheim, CA are well underway, and the show is shaping up nicely... with some encouraging signs that seem to hover in the face of the current economic gloom.

ANN Special Feature: Doug Stewart, SAFE - 02.10.09

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Doug Stewart, who is now the spokesman for the Interim Working Group at the newly-forming Society of Aviation and Flight Educators.

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Aero-TV: Engineering Innovation -- The Cirrus Known Icing Protection System (Part 1)

The "Cool" Details Behind GA's Latest FIKI Program

As previously detailed, ANN had exclusive and unprecedented access to the Cirrus Aircraft team that created GA's latest FIKI certified airframe. It was a fascinating process... to look into and through ALL aspects of the design, manufacture, testing and certification of the 'Known Ice" version of the SR-22. We learned a lot and came away impressed, educated, and enthused by the prospects of these capabilities for all such airframes that make the grade of earning FIKI certification... a process that the FAA does not undertake lightly.

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Sikorsky Flies Upgraded S-76D Helicopter

Prototype Completes 30 Minute First Flight

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation announced Monday it recently completed the first flight of its S-76D helicopter, the latest version of the S-76 line. Company test pilots maneuvered the prototype aircraft through taxi, hover, hover turns, and forward flight to 40 knots in a test flight that lasted approximately 30 minutes.

Raymond Goyco To Manage Day-To-Day Operations

International aviation parts distributor Ship it AOG announced Monday the promotion of Raymond Goyco to the position of chief operating officer (COO).