SkyWard and Robotic Skies announce a partnership that teams the aviation expertise of each company to provide safety, compliance, and maintenance solutions to the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) community. Through SkyWard’s digital system of record and Robotic Skies’ global maintenance network UAS operators can easily track and manage their fleet, whether in the air or on the ground for routine inspections and repair.
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On February 25, The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) called into question new moves to diminish access to Santa Monica Airport (SMO), and pledged to continue fighting such efforts.
The Association’s latest statements about preserving SMO access follow a Feb. 23 vote by the Santa Monica Airport Commission, recommending that the city council move ahead with proposals to implement costly new leases for tenants, close a portion of the airport’s runway and enact a new emissions ordinance at SMO.
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Breeze Eastern Corporation announces plans to partner with Priority 1 Air Rescue for customer training. Under the terms of the 36-month service agreement, Breeze-Eastern’s commercial and military customers have the option to choose Priority 1 for operational hoist and winch training. Breeze-Eastern will continue to offer its own maintenance training, and Priority 1 will still provide customized and comprehensive training programs for all helicopter platforms and any hoist or winch system.
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The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) announces that Worldwide Jet Charter, Inc., headquartered in Phoenix, AZ has been added to the ACSF Industry Audit Standard (IAS) Registry.
“By successfully completing the IAS, Worldwide Jet Charter has demonstrated their commitment to high standards,” says ACSF president Bryan Burns. “We congratulate them on this achievement.”
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Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services has joined Greenwich AeroGroup’s LiveAero Broadband SATCOM systems dealer network.
Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services – North America, based in British Columbia, Canada is an industry-leading provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for helicopter operators around the globe. The dealership agreement enables Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services in British Columbia to offer certification and installation services for the LiveAero system.
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Phoenix Heliparts (PHP) is tannounces its partnership with True Blue Power®, a division of Mid-Continent Instrument Co. Inc., to pursue a series of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 27 Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the installation of the True Blue Power TB17 Advanced Lithium-ion Battery into many of the airframes PHP supports. Initial STC certification plans for the TB17 include the MD Series helicopters, with anticipated completion in early 2016.
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Spirit Aeronautics announces that Merritt “Keith” Thogmartin has joined its Quality Control team.
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Gary Kelley will be presented with the 2015 Aircraft Electronics Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the AEA’s board of directors, during the opening session of the 58th annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show on Wednesday, April 8, at Marriott’s Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.
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Breeze-Eastern Corporation, the aerospace industry’s only dedicated hoist and winch specialist, announces it has reduced commercial spare parts delivery times from 90 days to less than 30, and the most commonly ordered spares are now reaching customers in just 14 days. Commercial overhaul and repair turn times have also steadily declined and have been cut in half over the last two years.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) needs to reform its regulatory and certification processes, including allowing more pilots to fly without obtaining a third-class medical and making it easier to bring safety technology into the cockpit, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) told a U.S. House of Representatives Aviation Subcommittee roundtable on Feb. 25.
“The general aviation community needs a regulatory and certification environment that can keep pace with rapidly changing technology,” says Jim Coon, AOPA senior vice president of government affairs.
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This month we will tackle the words we use when we communicate in both written and spoken form.
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Proper collaboration between regulators and industry ensures effective regulation. Meeting this standard, of course, requires experience, knowledge and a good plan. Directors of maintenance have enough to handle every day: business realities, customer needs and safety requirements.
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This two-part article series has explored and compared how key innovations in the aerospace/aviation industries compare to the automotive market (part one) and the electronics/software industries (part two). Note that we consider communications as part of this electronics industry, since telecom and networking are wholly dependent upon semiconductor and electronics to drive data, and software to control it. We will also refer to these set of industries as the technology industry below.
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In past articles, I have discussed FAA legal enforcement actions in which the FAA has suspended or revoked a mechanic’s certificate or the certificate of an air carrier or repair station, or has assessed a civil penalty against a certificate holder. In those situations, the FAA believed the regulatory violations committed by the certificate holders justified legal enforcement action to suspend or revoke the offending party’s certificate(s) or to assess a civil penalty, rather than simply resolving the violation through an administrative action.
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February is Black History Month, during which Americans working aviation-related jobs are reminded of the contributions of aircraft mechanics and teachers like Cornelius Coffey and Willa Brown and pilots Besse Coleman and WWII’s Tuskegee Airmen. March is the month to honor women in history. It has been adopted in our industry as Women in Aviation History month.
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We deal with many acronyms in our industry. An A&P might install an STC on a customer’s SR22 at an MRO. We regularly deal with the FAA, NTSB, TSA, OSHA and other federal agencies.
Then there are the industry groups and associations — EAA, AOPA, AEA, ARSA and NBAA to name a few.
It’s like an alphabet soup! If you are having some alphabet soup, there are some letters you should consider including: AMC and NBAA MMC.
AMC
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Mobile, AL — Continental Motors Group, an AVIC International Corporation company, announces that the IO-360-AF (Alternative Fuel) engine model received type certification from the FAA in January 2015. The 6-cylinder IO360-AF is certified for standard 100LL as well as unleaded 91UL avgas and is now available in several countries. Flight Design GmbH is expected to take delivery of the first certified engine in Quarter 2, 2015.