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now include Transmission Duplex Bearings, Pillow Block Bearings and Rotor Brake Discs. These new FAA certifi ed PMA parts are competitively priced, allowing operators to signifi cantly reduce their operating cost with components that are available on demand. Able has numerous other Bell parts in the fi nal stages of testing and certifi cation that will further increase its already robust product line for the Bell 206 and 407 platforms.
Vector Aerospace Receives AS9110B Certifi cation at its facility in Richmond, B.C.
Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services (“HS-NA”), a subsidiary of Vector Aerospace Corporation (www.
vectoraerospace.com), a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (“MRO”) services, announces that its MRO facility in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada has achieved AS9110B certifi cation. AS9110B is the standard that was developed by aerospace
professionals to meet the specifi c requirements of Aerospace Maintenance Organizations (“AMO”). AS9110B incorporates the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 and specifi es additional requirements for a quality management system for an AMO that performs MRO for aerospace related products. “We are pleased to announce the achievement of AS9110B
certifi cation for Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services – North America”, states Paul Cockell, president of HS-NA. “This certifi cation will increase our business effi ciencies while elevating our quality management system to the global standard adopted by the aerospace industry. AS9110B certifi cation demonstrates our commitment to deliver high quality products and services to our customers, and expands our current and prospective/future customer base while establishing a new competitive advantage in the market place.” Vector Aerospace holds approvals
from some of the world’s leading turbine engine, airframe and avionics OEMs. Engine products supported include a wide range of General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Rolls-Royce and Turbomeca. Vector Aerospace also provides support for a wide range of helicopter airframe platforms including from Airbus Helicopters, AgustaWestland, Boeing, and Sikorsky, including major inspections and dynamic component overhaul, and off ers full-service avionics capability, including complete aircraft re-wire plus glass cockpit engineering, development and integration.
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Achieves Successful First Flight
On November 10, Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced the successful fi rst fl ight of the Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xtm helicopter. The maiden fl ight took place at the company’s Mirabel, Québec manufacturing facility. “Bell Helicopter pioneered the short light single market, and
here we are nearly fi fty years later, changing the way the world fl ies once again,” says Matt Hasik, senior vice president of commercial programs at Bell Helicopter. “We have seen tremendous response from the market for the Bell 505, and today’s exciting fl ight marks another step toward delivering the high-performance, high-value aircraft our customers have been asking for.” The Bell 505 was designed based on extensive input
provided by a Customer Advisory Council (CAC). Bell Helicopter unveiled the Jet Ranger X at HELI-Expo 2014 in February and has already received more than 240 letters of intent for the new model. “The Bell 505 performed exactly as anticipated today,” says
Yann Lavalle, senior fl ight test pilot at Bell Helicopter. “I am excited to be a part of the history of the Jet Ranger legacy, an aircraft that defi ned the market nearly 50 years ago.” “We hovered in the Bell 505, performed a low-speed
controllability assessment and fl ew two laps in the local traffi c pattern. Our top speed today was 60 knots, and the entire fl ight lasted approximately 30 minutes,” added Eric Emblin, senior fl ight test pilot at Bell Helicopter.
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