Aero-News learned Monday the Department of Homeland Security has
ordered five more EC120s from American Eurocopter, increasing to 15
the total number of these single-engine helicopters being acquired
for front-line operations by the US Customs and Border Protection
agency.
Does Tighter Airline Security Mean New Opportunities For
Charter Ops?
ANN Daily Touch N Go: 08.15.06 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 08.15.06
(ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- NATA's Jim Coyne:
08.15.06 (ANN Special Feature, with NATA's Jim Coyne on New
Opportunities For Charter and Air Taxi Operators.)
AD NUMBER: 2006-02-08R1
MANUFACTURER: Turbomeca
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-02-08R1
SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness
directive (AD) for certain Turbomeca Arriel 1B, 1D, 1D1, and 1S1
turboshaft engines.
Aero-News has learned Rockwell Collins has earned a new
Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for installation of its Pro
Line 21 Integrated Display System on King Air 200 and King Air 300
aircraft.