Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a division of United Technologies Corp., has received Transport Canada type certification for the PT6C-67E turboshaft engine that will power Eurocopter’s EC175 helicopter.

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

A rare Junkers JU 52 tri-motor will be a main attraction along the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 flight line as part of the airplane’s North American tour.

Constant Aviation, LLC, a maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility, has been appointed by Rolls-Royce as an AE 3007 Authorized Service Center. Constant Aviation is now able to offer Legacy 600/650 operators in-house engine maintenance, on-site parts and warranty claim processing.

Blue Sky Network, a global provider of satellite tracking and communication solutions for aviation, land, and marine, announces its partnership with S4A (Solutions For Aviation), a supplier of aviation equipment and services located in El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz), Spain.

Members of the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) recently elected representatives to its board of directors during a membership-wide vote.

On April 25, Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) senior vice president Gary Fortner, vice president of Quality Control at Fortner Engineering in Glendale, CA, testified at a House Aviation Subcommittee hearing about the excellent work repair stations across the country and around the w

All Metal MS announces that American Eurocopter has asked it to design custom maintenance stands for its manufacturing facility in Texas.

In aviation, project management skills and techniques are often not formally used in daily aircraft operations. However, large MROs, manufacturers and repair stations often have formal project managers.

As we all know, FAA personnel do not always interpret the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) consistently, or for that matter, correctly. Interpretations may vary between individual inspectors or between Flight Standards District Offices (FSDOs).