The FAA has granted an STC to Ikhana Aircraft Services (Ikhana)
for their RWMI DHC-6 Re-Life Fuselage program. The DHC process
re-manufactures the DHC-6 fuselage, extending it with an
additional 66,000 hours/132,000 cycles of fatigue life. It is
applicable to DHC-6-100/-200/-300 Series Twin Otter airplanes.
Transport Canada has certified Eurocopter's latest Ecureuil
helo, the AS350 B3e. The aircraft, which was introduced at
Heli-Expo 2011, is designed to carry out demanding missions
in the most extreme weather and geographical conditions.
New York Company To Offer Flights To Golf, Disney, Other
Tourist Destinations
Florida, particularly south Florida, has often been compared to
a southern suburb or New York City. And maybe it's a sign of the
improving economy, or just that companies see a niche that needs to
be filled and move to fill it, but a New York helicopter charter
operation has set up shop in West Palm Beach to provide high-end
helicopter shuttle services to popular tourist and other
destinations in the Sunshine State.
So... What's The Next Major Glass Panel Offering??? SmartDeck Could
Be It
We're big fans of innovation... especially when that innovation
means that one's flying could potentially become easier, safer and
more methodical than ever before. A number of companies are on the
right track in their pursuit of building the next generation of
glass panels... but few of those programs impressed us as much as
the SmartDeck program now under the direction and development of
CMC Esterline.
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