Anyone who ever attended one of the late Bill O’Brien’s training seminars likely heard him mention, “the wet paper bag of responsibility.” Bill liked to use that term to give a colorful description of the responsibility held by the DOM, or accountable manager, when it came to complying with all a

Orlando, FL - CAE announces that it has begun construction of a second training center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to provide additional training capacity for airline pilots and aviation maintenance technicians in Latin America.

Alexandria, VA - During the past 20 years on a worldwide basis, long-term helicopter accident rates remained unacceptably high and trends had not shown significant improvement.

Eden Prairie, MN - Elliott Aviation announces the promotion of Jeff Solberg to quality manager in the service department of Elliott Aviation’s Eden Prairie, MN facility. Solberg was previously a quality control inspector with Elliott Aviation.

Everett, WA - The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the FastFin tail rotor enhancement and stability system for installation and flight on Bell 212 helicopters.

Hawkesbury, ON - DART Helicopter Services announces the addition of the Eurocopter AS355N/NP models to DART Aerospace Ltd.’s (DAS) Transport Canada STC for the rear locker extender.

Savannah, GA - Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., in conjunction with Women in Corporate Aviation, will award two $5,000 scholarships for professional development or career advancement in the field of maintenance aviation technology.

LaGuardia Airport, NY - FlightSafety announces that Terry Hibler, director of airline marketing, has been elected to the Regional Airline Association Associate Member Council (RAAAMC) in the area of flight training.

On April 25, Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) Senior Vice President Gary Fortner, vice president of Quality Control & Engineering at Fortner Engineering in Glendale, CA, testified before the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s Aviation Subcommittee about the ex

Teledyne Microelectronic Technologies, a business unit of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announces it has expanded the Parts Manufacturing Approval (PM