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1 - Cardiologist Helps Pilots, Crew Manage Cardio Risk Factors at NBAA
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - The aviation industry assesses pilots using stringent physical considerations before being given clearance to fly. This translates to heart health being a topic of vital consequence and one that MedAire Vice President of Aviation and Maritime Health...
2 - Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Organization Selects Dyadem for Safety Risk Management Tracking System
TORONTO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Dyadem, the leader in Operational and Quality Risk Management, today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide an enterprise-wide software solution to aid in Safety Risk Management activities...
3 - Alenia Delivers the First Modernized G.222 Aircraft to the US Air Force for Afghan National Army Air Corps
CAPODICHINO (NAPLES), Italy-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Alenia North America, a subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica and part of the Finmeccanica Group, delivered the first modernized and refurbished G.222/C-27 aircraft to the United States Air Force this week. The delivery ceremony took...
4 - IDGA Recognizes New Defense Paradigm: Aviation Maintenance and Lifecycle Practices
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Due to the current push for government funds to go toward aircraft sustainment, IDGA will be running Aviation Lifecycle Management on October 19-21, 2009 at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner in Vienna, VA. In an effort to allocate money...
5 - Native Air Opens New Air Medical Services Base in Parker, Arizona
PARKER, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Native Air, a division of one of the nation’s leading air medical services provider, Omniflight Helicopters, Inc., announced today that it has opened a new air medical services base in Parker, Ariz., introducing its transport capabilities to the...
6 - Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings CFO to Speak at Maxim Group Growth Conference
PURCHASE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (AAWW) (Nasdaq: AAWW), a leading provider of global air cargo assets and services, said today that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jason Grant will speak on behalf of AAWW at the Maxim Group...
7 - AVIC Aircraft and Nexcelle Announce Plans for a Nacelle Joint Venture in China
BEIJING-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - A MOU signed today by AVIC Aircraft Corporation and Aircelle/MRAS/Nexcelle creates the framework for a new joint venture that will design and manufacture engine nacelle and components for a full range of aircraft applications. This MOU, which was signed...
8 - Rolls-Royce Awarded $7 Million U.S. Air Force Contract for Engine Management Services
INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a $7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide comprehensive aircraft engine management services at seven military bases in the U.S. The five-year agreement is...
9 - Nexcelle is the Identity for New Engine Nacelle Joint Venture of GE’s Middle River Aircraft Systems and Safran’s Aircelle
EVENDALE, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Nexcelle has been chosen as the name for the innovative joint venture company created by GE’s Middle River Aircraft Systems (MRAS) and the Safran group’s Aircelle company to develop engine nacelles for next-generation integrated propulsion...
10 - CPI Aero Announces $1.8 Million Production Program Order from Major Aerospace Prime Contractor
EDGEWOOD, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (“CPI Aero®”) (NYSE Amex: CVU) announced today that it has received a purchase order from a leading global aerospace and defense company to produce aircraft structural assemblies, valued at $1.8 million. Work on this...
11 - Solairus Aviation Continues Growth Nationwide
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Solairus Aviation (www.solairusaviation.com) has announced that it is solidifying its national presence with the establishment of an east coast office and the hiring of industry veteran Gil Wolin to manage the aviation firm’s business...
12 - GE Powers the Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy in World Aviation Records
DOVER AFB, Del.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - A joint U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) flight crew flying a C-5M Super Galaxy strategic transport claimed 41 world aeronautical records in one flight on September 13. The flight from Dover AFB broke eight existing world marks and...
13 - Midwest Airlines Announces Launch of Nonstop Milwaukee-St. Louis Service
MILWAUKEE-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Midwest Airlines today announced it will launch nonstop service between Milwaukee and St. Louis beginning March 1, 2010. The service, which will include three daily roundtrip flights, will also offer convenient connections to and from cities on...
14 - Aero Club of Southern California Recognizes Legendary Pilot
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Robert A. “Bob” Hoover, World War II fighter hero, postwar U. S. Air Force and civilian test pilot, and for many years a popular air show star, has been chosen by the Aero Club of Southern California to be the 31st recipient of its Howard Hughes...
15 - GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team Submits Fixed Price Contract Approach
EVENDALE, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - In response to cost overruns and schedule delays in major weapon programs, The Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 was signed into law to mandate competition through the entire life of major defense programs – including funding...
16 - Atlas Air Selected to Train Air Force One (VC-25) and E4-B Flight Crews at Its State-of-the-Art Training Facilities
PURCHASE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (AAWW) (Nasdaq: AAWW), a leading provider of global air cargo assets and services, today announced that the U.S. Air Force will be extending its contract with Atlas Air, Inc. for the flight training of Air Force...
17 - Orbit International Receives $525,000 Award for Upgrade of P-3C Orion Aircraft
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Orbit International Corp. (NASDAQ:ORBT), a defense electronics manufacturer, systems integrator and software solution provider, today announced that its Electronics Group had received a contract of approximately $525,000 from a global defense...
18 - AeroMexico Media Statement: AeroMexico Emergency Procedures, Response of Crew & Authorities Ensure Safety of Passengers and Crew Members
MEXICO CITY-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - AeroMexico reported today that AM flight #576 that originated in Cancun and was bound for Mexico City received a bomb threat while in flight, and the crew followed airline procedures and activated an emergency plan that was coordinated with federal...
19 - William A. Schoneberger, Aviation Executive, Author and Historian, Dies in California at 83
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Author, historian and former aerospace executive William A. (Bill) Schoneberger has died at his home in Santa Barbara following a lengthy illness. He was 83. A native of Cincinnati, he spent more than a half century participating in and chronicling the...
20 - OSyS Selected by Second Customer to Deploy Full-Fleet Electronic Tech Log
RESTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Optimized Systems and Solutions Inc. (OSyS) has been selected by BA CityFlyer to deploy electronic technical log (ETL) capability on the carrier’s recently-purchased fleet of 11 regional jets. BA CityFlyer, a subsidiary of British Airways and a new...
