Vector Aerospace to Celebrate Opening of Engine Service and Parts Distribution Centre in Western Canada

September 2, 2010 - Members of the media are invited to attend the Grand Opening of Vector Aerospace Corporation’s (Vector) newest engine service centre; Vector Aerospace Engine Services Atlantic-Calgary. This new addition to the Vector family offers a variety of specialized services for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A, JT15D and PW100 series engines; including parts distribution for the PT6A and JT15D engines....Read more...

Enstrom Helicopter Corp. Flies the First 480B Destined for the JGSDF Training Program

Menominee MI, August 24, 2010 – Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has completed the first day of flying for the first 480B helicopter destined for the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Pilot Training Program....Read more...

RAINIER HELI-INTERNATIONAL AND K-MAX® CARGO HELICOPTER TEAM FOR UNMATCHED FIRE-FIGHTING CAPABILITIES IN CALIFORNIA

KIRKLAND, Wash., August 23, 2010 – Rainier Heli-International, based in Kirkland, Wash., recently helped to contain a major wildfire in California’s Sequoia National Forest with a company-owned and operated Kaman K-MAX® cargo helicopter. The blaze, named the Bull Fire after it began on July 26, consumed nearly 16,500 acres of national forest lands by the Kern River northeast of Bakersfield. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention, known as CAL FIRE, assigned hundreds of ground-based fire fighters to the southern California area before the fire was contained in early August. .....Read more...

FAA Presents Wichita Area Technical College (WATC) with Air Agency Certificate

WICHITA, KS.- A certificate was re-issued to Wichita Area Technical College (WATC) on August 25, 2010. The certificate states that WATC complies in all respects with the requirements of the Federal Aviation Regulations relating to the establishment of an Air Agency, and is empowered to operate an approved Aviation Maintenance Technical School with the ratings for Airframe and Powerplant.............Read more...

FAA Celebrates Completion of San Francisco International Airport Recovery Act Projects $37M in Recovery Act funds are upgrading San Francisco Bay area airports and aviation facilities

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today marked the completion of $14.5 million in runway projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) that will ensure continued safety for flights at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). ......Read more...