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September 10, 2013

Aero-TV: $1.6 Billion… and Counting - AEA's 2Q/13 Avionics Market Report

Avionics Industry Appears On Pace To Outperform 2012

During our wall-to-wall coverage of AEA2013, the annual Aircraft Electronics Association Convention and Trade Show, we were pleased to help introduce a massive new initiative on the part of this uncommonly progressive (and aggressive) industry organization. The AEA first introduced its Avionics Market Report March 26, 2013, during the 56th annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas, NV. During the event's Opening Ceremonies, the association reported the total year-end international avionics sales for 2012 amounted to $6,279,317,197.54, or nearly $6.3 billion.

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China's Ministry Of Transport Grows SAR Fleet

Contracts Signed With Sikorsky For Eight S-76D Helicopters

China's Ministry of Transport's (MOT) Rescue and Salvage Bureau recently signed contracts for a total of eight Sikorsky S-76D search and rescue (SAR) helicopters to further enhance the MOT's maritime SAR capabilities. In July 2013, the MOT contracted for four additional S-76D SAR helicopters, following the purchase of four of the same aircraft model in December 2012.

Order For 20 Helicopters Included In The Package

AgustaWestland has appointed Sino-US of China as an official non-exclusive distributor for AgustaWestland civil helicopters in China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau. The relevant distributorship agreement was signed during an official ceremony held at China Helicopter International Exhibition in Tianjin Thursday and includes orders for twenty helicopters.

New Aircraft Will Join A GrandNew Helo Already In Service

AgustaWestland and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace are pleased to announce that Japan's leading newspaper ‘The Asahi Shimbun' has placed an order for one AW169 helicopter. This aircraft, which will join a GrandNew light twin helicopter already in service with the same customer, will be used to perform Press and Electronic News Gathering (ENG) missions in Japan.

'Unproductive' Hens Airlifted To New Homes By Air Partner Freight Charter

Air Partner, which is the only aviation charter service to hold a Royal Warrant by Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen, on Wednesday delivered a very different type of passenger. The company's Freight Division teamed up with Animal Place, a farm animal rescue organization, to freight 1,150 hens from northern California to sanctuaries on the US East Coast.

Beechcraft Taps Marshall Aviation Services For The Business

Beechcraft Corporation has appointed Marshall Aviation Services, part of Marshall Aerospace and Defense Group (Marshall ADG), as an exclusive sales distributor for its range of commercial and special mission King Air turboprops and piston-engine aircraft in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Scandinavia.

FAA Cuts Red Tape To Let UAS Work Yosemite Wildfire

Agency Quickly Approved A Special Request For Use Of An MQ-1 UAS For Spotting Purposes

The California Air National Guard and the FAA joined forced last month to assist firefighters battling the Yosemite Rim fire in California, which had spread to cover more than 134,000 acres in less than two weeks. They needed a bird’s eye view of what was happening – in a hurry.