AINonline RYANAIR TO SLASH SERVICE AMID COVID LOCKDOWNS Europe's largest low-cost airline expects traffic to fall to 500,000 in February....[More at: AINonline] 01/07/2021
Vertical Mag FIVE-BLADED AIRBUS H145 RECEIVES TCCA TYPE CERTIFICATION Airbus's new five-bladed H145 helicopter has received its certification from Transport Canada Civil Aviation, following both European (EASA) and American (FAA) certification in 2020....[More at: Vertical Mag] 01/07/2021
AINonline EASA MERGES GENERAL AVIATION AND VTOL CERTIFICATION The European aviation safety agency has reorganized its certification directorate, combining general aviation fixed wing aircraft with VTOL designs....[More at: AINonline] 01/04/2021
AINonline EBAA SEES CLEAR SECOND DIVE IN BIZAV OPS IN NOVEMBER Business aviation operations began falling in late third quarter but dropped notably to 26 percent in Europe, according to EBAAs November Traffic Tracker....[More at: AINonline] 12/21/2020
AINonline EMBRAER MARKS FIRST PRAETOR 500 CONVERSION IN EUROPE Embraers conversion of a Legacy 450 to a Praetor 500 was completed at the Brazilian airframers service center at Le Bourget in Paris....[More at: AINonline] 12/18/2020
Vertical Mag AW139 OFFSHORE FLEET IN NORTHERN EUROPE GROWS WITH NEW DELIVERY TO WIKING HELIKOPTER SERVICE GMBH WIKING Helikopter Service GmbH has taken delivery of a new AW139 7-tonne intermediate twin engine helicopter from Leonardo's Vergiate facility....[More at: Vertical Mag] 12/16/2020
AINonline ATR HANDS OVER FIRST NEW-BUILT ATR 72-600F TO FEDEX U.S. express transportation company FedEx will take delivery of 30 ATR 72-600Fs over the next five years and deploy them in Europe and the Americas....[More at: AINonline] 12/15/2020
AINonline AVIATION GROUPS APPLAUD EASA/ECDC QUARANTINE REBUKE New recommendations from European aviation and health authorities against quarantine requirements also cited the ineffectiveness of systematic testing....[More at: AINonline] 12/02/2020
Vertical Mag EASA CERTIFIES HTCS UPGRADED BELL 204/205/ UH1 METAL MAIN ROTOR BLADES Helicopter Technology Company has announced the approval of supplemental type certificate 10073531 by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency....[More at: Vertical Mag] 11/24/2020
Vertical Mag RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS DELIVERS FIRST ANSAT TO A CLIENT IN EUROPE Russian Helicopters has delivered the first of three Ansat helicopters to the Ministry of Interior of Bosnia and Herzegovina....[More at: Vertical Mag] 11/23/2020
Vertical Mag HILLSBORO AERO ACADEMY AND ROTORSKY LAUNCH FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND FAA/EASA JOINT TRAINING FOR HELICOPTER PILOTS U.S.-based Hillsboro has received approval to conduct professional helicopter pilot training in accordance with European Union Aviation Safety Agency regulations....[More at: Vertical Mag] 11/17/2020
AINonline LONDON BIGGIN HILL AIRPORT OPENS COVID TESTING CENTER London Biggin Hill Airport is now the first GA gateway in Europe to offer an onsite Covid testing center....[More at: AINonline] 11/17/2020
AINonline U.S., EUROPEAN SCHOOLS TO OFFER JOINT HELO TRAINING Rotorcraft students complete FAA and EASA training on parallel tracks under the program offered by Hillsboro Aero Academy in partnership with RotorSky....[More at: AINonline] 11/17/2020
Vertical Mag BELL TO ATTEND NATO DAYS 2020 Bell will have two aircraft on static display for the public to experience; aBell 429operated by Slovak air rescue company, Air-Transport Europe, and a privately ownedBell 505 Jet Ranger X....[More at: Vertical Mag] 09/21/2020
Vertical Mag BELL ADDS ITS FIRST EUROPEAN AUTHORIZED MAINTENANCE CENTER TO ITS SUPPORT NETWORK The new AMC will provide maintenance for the Bell 505 and Bell 407 and is located near downtown Warsaw in Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland....[More at: Vertical Mag] 09/14/2020