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March 16, 2007

Sikorsky Completes Acquisition Of PZL Mielec

Company Will Play Role In Development Of International Black Hawk

On Friday, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp completed its acquisition of aircraft maker PZL Mielec from the Polish government.

CMC Will Operate As Stand-Alone Operation

CMC Electronics Inc. told ANN this week aerospace contractor Esterline Corporation of Bellevue, WA has completed the acquisition of the Canadian avionics manufacturer.

ANN Special Feature: Jim Campbell, FAA Forecast Conference - 03.16.07

ANN's Jim Campbell finds few friends of general aviation at the 32nd annual FAA Forecast Conference.

FAA Bestows EACs To Raytheon UAVs

Certified Cobra Fleet Now Numbers Five

The Federal Aviation Administration awarded Experimental Airworthiness Certificates to three of Raytheon Company's Cobra Unmanned Aircraft Systems this week, bringing the certified Cobra fleet total to five.

AD NUMBER: 2007-06-07 MANUFACTURER: Raytheon SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-06-07 SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (RAC) Models 58 and G58 airplanes with optional propeller unfeathering accumulators installed.

AD NUMBER: 2007-06-10 MANUFACTURER: Rolls Royce SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-06-10 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls Royce plc (RR) RB211-524 series turbofan engines with certain part number (P/N) intermediate pressure compressor (IPC) stage 5 disks installed.

Physicians Join Air Ambulance Crew In England

Paramedics May No Longer Joke About Ground-Bound Docs

England's Sussex Air Ambulance is adding to its life-saving repertoire. The company has recruited three physicians to join the paramedic crews on the helicopters who fly to emergency medical scenes to render crucial early medical intervention to the critically ill or injured.