http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:50:33 EDT Mexico’s civil aviation authority, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC), has awarded a type certificate to Sikorsky’s S-76D helicopter. This follows the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s award for the model in October 2012. Sikorsky expects to make its first... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/certification/Mexico-Certifies-S-76D-Further-In-Country-S-76-Growth-Predicted_79234.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The North American arm of AgustaWestland uncovered plans Tuesday to produce the AW169 at its sprawling U.S. manufacturing complex at Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), becoming a second location to the OEM’s plant in Vergiate, Italy. (The company also lists its facility in Yeovil, UK as... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/certification/AgustaWestland-Philadelphia-Branches-Out-to-Produce-AW169_79117.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) covering installation of the Aspen Avionics Evolution H-series primary... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/certification/EASA-Approves-Aspen-Upgrades-to-Robinson-R44_79119.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Robinson Helicopters announced that the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee Aviation Register (IACAR) issued a type certificate for the R66 turbine on March 15, 2013, the culmination of a process that began in November 2010. The welcome news will now allow Robinson to export 22 R66 helicopters to Russia. A... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/certification/Russian-Aviation-Authority-Grants-Certification-to-Robinson-R66_79155.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Santa Rosa, Calif.-based air medical transport provider REACH Air Medical Services has obtained FAA approval to begin using its own GPS approaches and routes in Western Oregon.      REACH AgustaWestland AW109. Photo courtesy of REACH.   The authorization allows REACH to begin flying... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/certification/FAA-Approves-REACH-for-Air-Medical-GPS-Routes_79043.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Bell Helicopter has earned Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approval to increase the maximum gross weight of the 429 to 7,500 lbs. The 500-lb increase is based on Transport Canada’s certification of the weight boost tracing back to December 2011. Indonesia becomes the 17th... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/certification/Indonesia-Joins-Bell-429-Weight-Club-FAA-Re-Examines-Regs_78991.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Robinson Helicopters announced that the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee Aviation Register (IACAR) issued a type certificate for the R66 turbine on March 15, 2013, the culmination of a process that began in November 2010. The welcome news will now allow Robinson to export 22 R66 helicopters to Russia. A... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/certification/Russia-Certifies-Robinson-R66_78821.html Thu, 28 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT ENAC, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority, has issued Level D certification for Rotorsim's CAE 3000 Series AW139 full-flight simulator (FFS). Rotorsim, a joint venture between CAE and AgustaWestland, currently has the new AW139... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/certification/Rotorsim-AW139-FFS-Receives-Level-D-Approval_78788.html Mon, 25 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT FAA has approved Honeywell’s Zing health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) 1134 for supplemental type certificate (STC) installation on the AgustaWestland AW139. The Zing HUMS solution is a sensor-based monitoring system that continuously tracks... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/certification/FAA-Awards-Honeywell-STC-for-AW139-Zing_78748.html Mon, 18 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the Astronics Corp.’s Max-Viz-1500 enhanced vision system (EVS) for retrofit installations on Bell 206 and 407 helicopters. Astronics Executive Vice President Elliot... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/certification/Astronics-Gets-Chinese-Approval-for-Bell-EVS-Retrofit_78618.html Mon, 4 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EST