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February 24, 2010

ANN Special Feature: Part II: SMS in Flight Training - 02.24.10

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Steve Lasday, chairman of the Flight Training Safety Committee of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators about the role of SMS in general aviation training.

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Cessna Completes Full Acquisition of CitationAir

Wholly Owned Subsidiary Will Maintain Separate Operations

Cessna announced Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of CitationAir, a business aviation company originally called CitationShares. The original company was started in 2000 as a joint venture between Cessna and TAG Aviation Holding SA with each holding a 50-percent share.

Optimistic About The Future At Heli-Exop 2010

AgustaWestland CEO Giuseppe Orsi spoke to reporters at the 2010 Heli-Expo earlier this week, offering an optimistic view of the industry, and the company's future.

Helos To Be Sent To Australia For Offshore Oil And Gas Transportation

The VIH Aviation Group of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada says it will purchase two new Eurocopter EC225 long-range heavy helicopters. The new twin-turbine helicopters will support its expansions plans in the Australian offshore oil and gas sector and be flown by HNZ Cougar Helicopters Pty. Ltd.

Agreement Increases Availability Of OEM-Quality Parts For T53 Engines

M International has joined Honeywell's worldwide network of authorized distributors for the T53 engine, Honeywell announced Sunday at Heli-Expo 2010.

SAR Automatic Flight Control, ADS-B Among The Improvements

Sikorsky announced a new series of upgrades for the S-92 helicopter at Heli-Expo in Houston Monday.

Bell Helicopter Provides Support For New CAE Training Centers In Mexico, India

Will Utilize Bell 412 Level D Full-Flight Sims

CAE announced at the Helicopter Association International (HAI) Heli-Expo conference this week that Bell Helicopter is providing aircraft systems and performance data and technical support for the Bell 412 training programs which CAE will begin offering this summer in Mexico and Bangalore, India.

Nalls Summarizes the Civilian Harrier’s First Year on the Air Show Circuit

Art Nalls’ made history when in the 2009 air show season, he premiered the first civilian “Harrier” show on the circuit. Aero-TV caught up with Nalls at the 2009 ICAS Convention. In addition to successfully completing the six show benchmark, Nalls’ announced several other accomplishments; beyond completing the designated air show schedule, another pilot received qualification for the civilian Harrier.

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AgustaWestland Unveils The 'Grand New'

EASA Certification Achieved, FAA Certification Pending

In what CEO Giuseppe Orsi said was the "only real news" at the 2010 Heli-Expo in Houston this week, AgustaWestland unveiled the Grand New, an upgraded model of the company's Grand helicopter.

Growing Interest In S-300 Series In Difficult Economic Times

Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., is seeing a resurgence of interest in its S-300C and S-300CBi helicopters, with sales activity for the beginning of 2010 showing a 50 percent increase over the same time period in 2009.

Five Companies Order 21 Aircraft In Houston

Nearly a half-dozen companies have signed orders to buy aircraft from American Eurocopter at the 2010 Heli-Expo in Houston.

Delivery For Final Assembly Of First Aircraft Expected In April

The second prototype aircraft in the S-76D helicopter program has entered the test flight program, with a third soon to follow, as the program that is producing the next generation model of the S-76 helicopter nears completion of its first fuselage for a production aircraft.