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March 07, 2011

ANN Special Feature: Type Ratings for Composite GA Planes? - 03.07.11

CFI Bob Miller of Over The Airwaves tells ANN's Paul Plack why he wants the FAA to require a type rating to fly advanced, composite general aviation airplanes.

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Professional Aviation Associates Enters the Rotorcraft Business

Company Best Known As A King Air Parts Supplier Now Serving Helicopter Platforms

Professional Aviation Associates, a Greenwich AeroGroup company announced today it has formed a Global Helicopter Support Parts Group and is now serving rotorcraft operators.

Announces Boeing Performance Excellence Award

Phoenix Heliparts will be introducing a couple of new faces (for the company, anyway) at Heli-Expo in Orlando. The company says it is continuing its successful expansion by appointing Conrad Moreno as quality assurance manager, and Marcus Landry as manager of business development.

Low-Time D Model Sprouts E Model Nose, Digital Avionics

A 1981 MD500D model has been customized with an 'E' nose, air conditioning and a complete Aerodynamix NVG package following a full restoration by Phoenix Heliparts of Phoenix, AZ. The company says this 30-year-old aircraft is now truly state of the art.

Features Include Voice Recognition, 3D Sound, Advanced Auto Squelch

Garmin has rolled out its new GMA 350 and GMA 350H audio panels. Designed for fixed wing and rotorcraft, respectively, the GMA 350 and 350H have industry-first features like voice recognition, 3D spatial audio processing, advanced auto squelch, and ambient noise based volume adjustment.

New Businesses Is Part 145 Repair Station

The rotorcraft-focused private equity investor, Hawke Capital Partners, announced Sunday that it reached agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of NorthEast Aviation Technologies, Inc.

Europe's New Satellite Navigation System Guides First Approach

Dassault Falcon 900LX First To Fly Approaches Using EGNOS

The first approaches using Europe's new EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) satellite navigation system were flown recently by a Dassault Falcon 900LX.