http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:24:09 EDT Marcus Bryson, CEO of GKN Aerospace, reports that the company’s sales are up 13 percent to just under £7 billion. GKN is a Tier 1 supplier to the aviation industry and operates through four divisions with facilities in 35 countries and an employee base of 50,000. Bryson said that GKN has turned... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/completions/Multi-Year-Contracts-Anchor-GKNs-Defense-Business-Despite-Turn-Toward-Civil_79131.html Fri, 3 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT American Eurocopter has hired Mike Spears to serve as senior director of the UH-72A Lakota Production and Retrofit facility in Columbus, Miss. He will take over from Fred Gerard, senior director of LUH... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/completions/Columbus-Lakota-Production-Line-Gets-New-Director_79125.html Thu, 2 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/completions/AgustaWestland-Philadelphia-Branches-Out-to-Produce-AW169_79117.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The third of eight Eurocopter EC135s has arrived at California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (Calstar) after receiving an air medical interior at Metro Aviation in Shreveport, La. Among the equipment in the helicopter, which features medical seating for three, is a... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/completions/EC135s-Join-Calstar-EagleMed-Fleets-After-Completions-at-Metro_79073.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Boise, Idaho-based night vision imaging system (NVIS) provider from Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) has completed a Eurocopter EC135 for Med-Trans Air Medical Services. The installation, which took place at Metro... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/completions/ASU-Adds-Night-Vision-to-EC135-BK117_79072.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Three years after entering FAA's voluntary Safety Management Systems (SMS) pilot project, Metro Aviation has entered Level III of the program.   SMS is recognized by the U.S. Joint Planning... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/completions/Metro-Achieves-Level-III-of-SMS-Project_79022.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Shreveport, La.-based Metro Aviation has started a completions project for Boston MedFlight’s new EC145, around the same time as securing an agreement to finish an EC155 for the University of Florida’s ShandsCair. Representatives of Boston MedFlight met with Metro officials during a visit to... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/completions/Boston-MedFlight-ShandsCair-Completions-in-Works-at-Metro-Aviation_78932.html Wed, 10 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Memorial MedFlight's new Eurocopter EC145 is undergoing final completion at Metro Aviation in Shreveport, La. The helicopter will join MedFlight’s critical care... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/completions/Metro-Aviation-Completes-Memorial-MedFlight-EC145_78827.html Mon, 1 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Army has awarded Boeing a $17.9-million contract to provide design and engineering... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/completions/Boeing-Obtains-U-S-Army-Contract-for-Advanced-CH-47-Blade-Support_78829.html Mon, 1 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Helicopter transportation services provider Metro Aviation announced a new partnership with Sao Paulo, Brazil-based Sierra Aeronautica, marking its entrance into the Brazilian helicopter completions market. The... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/completions/Metro-PAC-Enters-Brazilian-Completions-Market_78730.html Thu, 14 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT