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CAE upgrades visuals on Royal Navy Lynx Mk8 full-mission simulator CAE upgrades visuals on Royal Navy Lynx Mk8 full-mission simulator

CAE 22 May, 13 CAE announced today at the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC), Europe's leading showcase for military simulation and training, that the Royal Navy's Lynx Mk8 full-mission simulator located at Royal Navy Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton is now in-service and ready-for-training following a major visual system upgrade. The visual system upgrade, which included the addition of the latest generation CAE Medallion(TM)-600 ...

Keystone Med-Flight Announces New VP of Operations Keystone Med-Flight Announces New VP of Operations

Keystone Med-Flight 22 May, 13 Keystone Med-Flight LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hawke Aerospace, has appointed Christopher Bassett as the company's new Vice President of Operations. Chris Bassett is a well-known and respected aviation professional with over 25 years of experience in rotorcraft flight operations management. Bassett was most recently the vice president of operations for Air Methods Corporation. At Air Methods, Bassett was resp ...

Fourth corporate AW139 sold into UK market Fourth corporate AW139 sold into UK market

AgustaWestland 22 May, 13 AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the sale of the fourth AW139 intermediate twin helicopter for corporate transport in the UK Ireland. This latest sale continues the success of the AW139 in the UK Ireland corporate helicopter market in the last two years. The helicopter will be delivered in 2014 to an undisclosed customer. Almost 40 AW139 helicopters have been sold across Europe for VIP, corp ...

Oman Air orders three more A330s

Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air has ordered another three Airbus A330-300s, which will take its overall A330 fleet to 10 aircraft. The airline ordered three A330-300s and two -200s in November 2007 as it transformed its operational strategy, re-establishing itself as a long-haul carrier. Oman Air also leased a pair of A330s to supplement its fleet, and selected Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines for the jets. Airbus has confirmed that the Muscat-based ...

REACH adds sixth EC135 REACH adds sixth EC135

REACH 22 May, 13 In an ongoing program to modernize and upgrade its fleet of emergency air medical helicopters, REACH Air Medical Services has taken delivery of a new Eurocopter EC135 helicopter. The aircraft will be based at REACH's Concord, CA base, known as REACH 3. The new aircraft will be the sixth EC135 for REACH, a 26-year-old emergency air medical services provider, bringing the fleet to twenty helicopters and eight fixed-wing aircraft an ...

Enstrom breaks ground on production plant expansion Enstrom breaks ground on production plant expansion

Enstrom 22 May, 13 Enstrom Helicopter Corporation held their groundbreaking ceremony Friday, May 10, 2013 for their new expansion.This expansion will nearly double the size of the current facility.Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan was in attendance at the event, as well as Michigan State Representative Ed McBroom, Michigan Economic Development Corporation Chief Operation Officer, Steve Hilfinger, Mayor Menominee, Jean Stegeman, representatives fro ...

EBACE: AgustaWestland pushes VIP-roled AW169 EBACE: AgustaWestland pushes VIP-roled AW169

AgustaWestland believes its light twin-engined AW169 can grab a sizeable share of the VIP and corporate transport market as the type advances towards planned certification in 2014. Four prototype aircraft are flying and the airframer recently moved one of its test fleet to its Arlington, Texas site to conduct hot and high trials. The manufacturer says the Pratt Whitney Canada PW210-powered type has already gained about 40 orders, with a number co ...

Rivalry develops in air ambulance service Rivalry develops in air ambulance service

Union-Tribune 22 May, 13 An air ambulance service that answers Oceanside emergency trauma calls out of Carlsbads McClellan-Palomar Airport is angling to raise its profile in the city after a rival company came up with a proposal to operate a similar service out of Oceansides Municipal Airport. ( See Full Story ) Related Posts

Castleberry Instruments & Avionics Relocates for Growth Castleberry Instruments & Avionics Relocates for Growth

Castleberry 22 May, 13 Castleberry Instruments Avionics is proud to announce the move to a new location. In order to accommodate future growth and expansion, Castleberry Instruments Avionics has moved to a newer and larger building in Pflugerville, TX. This move will allow the company to better serve its customers with improved turn times and added Inventory. Castleberry Instruments is a manufacturer of General Aviation Gyros and Instruments, and ...

Porter Airlines

I like the idea of Porter Airlines. This is an airline that actually operates using Bombardier Q400 aircraft from a small, inner city airport in Toronto and does so profitably. It uses the Bombardier Q400 in a manner Ive always suspected would earn great money for an airline. I like this airline because it represents a business model I have strongly advocated for flights of the type that Porter flies. It flies its aircraft on routes that fall rou ...