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Raytheon awarded $17M for MH-60R/S Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems

Source: US DoD, 17-Apr-14

Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is being awarded $17,707,050 for modification 0044-01 to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00164-12-G-JQ66) for 19 Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems for U.S. Navy MH-60R/S helicopters. The system is an airborne, electro-optic, forward-looking infra-red, turreted sensor package that provides long-range surveillance, high altitude target acquisition, tracking, range-finding, and laser designation, and for all tri-service [...]

ACE Signs 3-year LTA with AgustaWestland Philadelphia

Source: ACE, 17-Apr-14

ACE has signed a 3-year Long Term Agreement with AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation for the manufacture of AW139, AW119, and AW109 composite and metal bonded airframe components. ACE has been manufacturing components for AWPC for the past five years. This agreement covers 132 different part numbers. "We are looking forward to working with AWPC over the [...]

Pall Aerospace Introduces PUREservices MRO Program

Source: Pall Aerospace, 17-Apr-14

Pall Aerospace announces the introduction of its PUREservices Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) program for Aerospace customers. The PUREservices program combines the established MRO capabilities of Pall Aerospace and the technical expertise of Pall’s Scientific Laboratory Services (SLS) technical support group to address contamination and filtration challenges for aircraft operators worldwide. The PUREservices program was [...]

Basta Holdings moves into helicopter leasing

Source: Basta Holdings, 17-Apr-14

Basta Holdings Corp. BSTA 0.00% , an aviation and logistics management company, today announced that it has assumed management of revenue-generating contracts in the field of heavy helicopter long-term leasing as well as private business aviation operations. The Company now manages revenue-generating, long-term ACMI leases of heavy rotary wing aircraft commissioned by significant government, non-government organizations (NGO), UN [...]

Capital Air purchases Entrol B206 FNPT II simulator

Source: Entrol, 17-Apr-14

Capital Air has purchased an entrol H01 FNPT II simulator, which is based on the Bell 206. This simulator will be installed in South Africa and will be used for the CPL/ATPL , IR courses, Safety & Emergency procedures training , NVG training and Bell 206 Cockpit Familiarization training. Capital Air is one of the [...]

Bell Helicopter Training Academy Celebrates 130,000 Student Milestone

Source: Bell, 16-Apr-14

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc (NYSE: TXT) company, announced it has trained 130,000 students through its Bell Helicopter Training Academy (BTA). The milestone student, Mr. Fredrick “Chon” Taylor, who works for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is an experienced pilot with more than 3,500 hours in Bell helicopters. Like many of Bell Helicopter’s customers, [...]

Black Knight Transformer Successfully Completes First Flights

Source: Advanced Tactics, 16-Apr-14

Advanced Tactics Inc. announced that it has successfully completed the first flight test of the Black Knight Transformer, a modular and roadable vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Advanced Tactics is at the forefront of large scale multicopter design, production, and testing and the successful flights of the Black Knight Transformer open the door to a [...]

Sandel launches all-digital Attitude & Heading Reference System

Source: Sandel Avionics, 16-Apr-14

Sandel Avionics Inc, a manufacturer of leading retrofit avionics, has announced its first all-digital AHRS, the SG102/D, which is identical to the SG102 (MOD2) without the analog interfaces. The Sandel SG102/D is lighter in weight, and initializes in one minute which is 3X faster than the original SG102. It also comes with a selectable low- [...]

Frasca first to integrate Garmin's GTN 650 into Flight Simulators

Source: Frasca, 16-Apr-14

Frasca International, Inc. Urbana, IL has recently delivered flight training devices (FTDs) with Garmin GTN 650 avionics, making them the first simulator manufacturer to integrate these new avionics into FTDs. Garmin's GTN 650/750 series is the long-awaited replacement for the incredibly popular GNS 430/530 series. It features the latest WAAS GPS features, electronic charts, integrated [...]

Northwest MedStar takes to the air from Missoula base

Source: Northwest MedStar, 15-Apr-14

Northwest MedStar, the preferred provider of critical care transport for Providence St. Patrick Hospital and Community Medical Center, took to the Montana skies on Wednesday, April 2 at 0700 from its base at the Missoula International Airport. “Our community members and patients are receiving continuous critical care transport services from the local, experienced Missoula teams,” [...]