MONTEPRANDONE, ITALY – S.E.I. (Servizi Elicotteristici Italiani) S.p.A., a Mecaer Aviation Group company, has received certification for its lightweight cabin noise and vibration reduction system called SILENS.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard rescued two Marine Corps pilots Wednesday at 6:15 p.m., approximately 35-miles off the coast of St. Helena Sound, S.C.

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MARIETTA, GA – Canada’s first CC-130J Hercules aircraft, tail number 130601, made its maiden flight on March 3, 2010.
The flight took place at the Lockheed Martin Corporation’s manufacturing facility in Marietta, Georgia.

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DALLAS, TX – Southwest Airlines Cargo was recognized as the top airline in the world in Air Cargo World’s annual Air Cargo Excellence (ACE) Survey released today.

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MONTEPRANDONE, ITALY – S.E.I. (Servizi Elicotteristici Italiani) S.p.A., a Mecaer Aviation Group company, has designed and developed its In-Flight Entertainment Enhanced Lounge (I-FEEL™) system that Is now available for installation on most medium and heavy helicopter models. It will be EASA-certificated within first quarter 2010 aboard an AgustaWestland AW139, with FAA certification to follow shortly […]

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OTTAWA – NAV CANADA air traffic management technology – currently in use in the United Kingdom and Denmark – is being adopted by an increasing number of air navigation service providers around the world.

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SEATTLE, WA – EGYPTAIR and leasing company GE Capital Aviation Services took delivery Monday of the first Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) commercial jetliner to join EGYPTAIR’s fleet. EGYPTAIR operates a fleet of five Boeing 777-200ERs, five 737-500s and 12 737-800s, with another eight 737-800s on order directly from Boeing.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – ASiQ limited announced today the release of the world’s first aircraft Bluetooth Access Point.
Ron Chapman ASiQ’s CEO stated “up until now passengers have only had very expensive options for in flight mobile phone communications

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OCEANSIDE, CA – DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their subsidiary partner Apical Industries Inc., has received Transport Canada approval of their Cylindrical Emergency Float Systems with & without Liferafts for the Eurocopter AS355E, F, F1, F2, N & NP models.

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SALT LAKE CITY – Coast Guard Mishap Analysis Board members began work in Layton Friday to determine the reason a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crashed Wednesday 50 miles east of Salt Lake City.

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