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April 13, 2012

Bel Air Takes Delivery Of Its 2nd AW139 Helicopter

Several More Of The Helicopters On Order For Offshore Missions

Bel Air of Denmark has taken delivery of its second AW139 medium twin helicopter from AgustaWestland. The 12-seat configured aircraft will perform offshore transport operations and joins the first helicopter, named “Spirit of Agusta”. A number of additional AW139s are expected to enter service with Bel Air in the future.

FAA Honors Company's Centennial, CO, Facility

The FAA has recognized Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)'s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Business Area with the FAA's "Aviation Maintenance Technician Employer Diamond Award of Excellence," the highest honor an aviation-related company can receive for its maintenance technician training programs.

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It was yet another busy week in the Aero-News biz. NTSB Chair Deborah A.P. Hersman held a news conference in Reno Tuesday to announce recommended changes in how air races are conducted in an effort to improve safety. We're still recovering from last week's AEA convention, which is maybe understandable after nearly 1,500 avionics manufacturers, dealers, installers and other general aviation professionals gathered for the convention in Washington, D.C. A rule published last month in the Federal Register means that pilots who have been provided with a Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate no longer have to carry that letter with them when they fly. As predicted

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Analyst: Worldwide UAV Market Will Total $89 Billion In 10 Years

Teal Group Releases 2012 UAV Market Profile And Forecast

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) continue as the most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry this decade, report Teal analysts in their latest integrated market analysis. Teal Group's 2012 market study estimates that UAV spending will almost double over the next decade from current worldwide UAV expenditures of $6.6 billion annually to $11.4 billion, totaling just over $89 billion in the next ten years.

Mitsubishi Proficiency Program Geared Towards MU-2 Pilots, Operators

National aviators are gathering in Orlando this weekend in the second of four cities that will host the 2012 every-other-year Pilot Review of Proficiency (PROP) program. This program is credited with being an aviation industry innovator resulting in a safer flying experience for owners and operators of the MU-2 turboprop.