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July 25, 2019
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MRO Directory

Metro Aviation agreement for five Kopter SH09s

Metro Aviation and Kopter sign a Memorandum of Agreement outlining Metro Aviation’s intent to purchase and take delivery of five SH09 helicopters.


TSB releases annual report

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada tables its 2018/19 Annual Report, which highlights a downward trend in Canadian-registered-aircraft accidents.


Robinson opens repair and overhaul facility in Torrance

Robinson Helicopter expands its Repair Station in Torrance, California, by opening a standalone 37,000-square-foot facility dedicated to repairs and overhauls.
 
 
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Featured News 
 
Leonardo

Leonardo TH-119 receives IFR certification

Leonardo receives IFR supplemental type certification, allowing pilots to operate the aircraft safely in low visibility and challenging weather conditions, from the Federal Aviation Administration, for its TH-119 helicopter. The TH-119 is a key competitor in Canada’s Future Aircrew Training investment plan. » Read more...
 
CityAirbus

Thermal engines versus electric motors

Looking at the opportunities and challenges of electric propulsion relative to traditional, fossil fuel-powered thermal propulsion. How emerging technologies are influencing the next generation of air vehicles like CityAirbus – a key electrification program pushing toward Aviation’s Third Revolution. » Read more...
 
 
NEWS 
 

DART opens Amsterdam R&O facility

DART Aerospace is expanding its EMEA operations with the opening of an Amsterdam repair-and-overhaul facility, which is now fully functional. » Read more...

First Airbus ACH160 order in Southeast Asia

Airbus Helicopters secures an ACH160 order from an undisclosed new customer in the Philippines, launching this new model in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region. » Read more...

Boeing takes 737 MAX charge, Q2 revenue down 35 per cent

Boeing reports second quarter results with a US$5.6 billion charge from the 737 MAX grounding, dropping revenues and deliveries relative to last year’s quarter. » Read more...

Construction begins on REM station at YUL

ADM Aéroports de Montréal begins construction on the REM rail station at Trudeau International, which is part of a massive $2.5 billion YUL investment program. » Read more...
 
Aviation This Week 
 
Aviation This Week

First Air and Canadian North merge

In this episode of Aviation This Week: First Air and Canadian North complete merger with a set of restrictions from Transport Canada, which notes the importance of a sustainable airline for the region. Then One More Orbit breaks the earth circumnavigation record by crossing both poles in less than two days; and WINGS receives Hope Air’s 2019 Outstanding Philanthropist Award. » See More
 
Events 
 

COPA Eastern Canada Convention and Fly In

August 22-24, 2019
Location: Cornwall, ON
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Careers in Aviation Expo, Toronto

September 21, 2019
Location: WestJet, Mississauga, ON
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24th Annual HAC Convention & Helicopter Safety Forum

November 14-16, 2019
Location: Location: Vancouver, BC
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85th annual ATAC Conference and Tradeshow

November 18-20, 2019
Location: Montreal, QC
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