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June 09, 2015

Gulfstream To Expand Long Beach Site, Add Jobs

Additional Maintenance Hangar Expected To Create 50 Positions At California Site

Gulfstream Aerospace will expand its site at Long Beach Airport in California, creating at least 50 jobs in its Product Support organization.

Aircraft Was On The Ground At The Time Of The Accident

An Iowa aircraft mechanic was fatally injured Friday while performing maintenance work on the tail rotor of a Bell 47G-5 helicopter, according to a Black Hawk County (IA) Sheriff's office news release.

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The Benefits Of Electronic Ignition Technologies Are Significant... and Plentiful

Here’s a comment commonly heard from general aviation pilots and mechanics; “If cars,motorcycles, and snowmobiles can be produced with electronic ignition systems, why are our aircraft stuck with what looks like a 1937 Ford tractor magneto?” Some newer aircraft engines are being produced with electronic ignition systems but for most of us, we simply have to live in the past. Well, now things are changing.

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ATSB Calls On FAA, EASA To Act On Reducing Helicopter Fires

Recommends Adoption Of Safety Improvements For R44 Fuel Tanks

A fatal Robinson R44 helicopter accident has prompted the ATSB to recommend safety improvements to helicopter fuel tanks in the United States and Europe.