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www.AviationPros.com 49 INDUSTRY NEWS AMT IA REFRESHER TRAINING COURSE NOW AVAILABLE AMT Magazine announces the availability of a new Inspection Authorization (IA) refresh- er training course. The course is similar to previous years and is presented in a similar speaker and slide presentation format. The cost for this course is $54. This online course contains nine individ- ual sessions for a total of eight hours of FAA accepted training toward IA renewal. The sessions in this course are: • SMS and Human Factors • TKS Ice Protection System Maintenance • Safety, Operations and Maintenance on Lithium-ion Batteries • Composite Repair on Cirrus Aircraft • Piston Engine Flight Management • Piston Engine Compression Testing • GE CF34 Turbine Engine Maintenance Update (30-minute session) • Turbo-Charger V-Band Coupling Concern (30-minute session) • Tips for The Conscientious Follow this link to access the course: http:// amtrenewal.litmos.com/online-courses . AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DISPLAYS SOLID COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE IN 2017 Airbus Helicopters delivered 409 rotorcraft and logged gross orders for 350 helicopters (net: 335) in 2017, with a strong commer- cial performance on the heav y and super- medium segments. The company booked 54 orders for helicopters of the Super Puma family and 19 orders for the super-medium H175. Bookings also included 168 orders for light-single engine helicopters and 105 orders for the H135/H145 light-twins. At the end of 2017, the overall backlog stood at 692 helicopters. In 2017, the company broke ground on its first helicopter final assembly line in China, with initial deliveries expected in 2019. HAI HIRES NEW DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP Helicopter Association International (HAI) has hired Anuja Miner as director of mem- bership. Miner is responsible for directing the membership recruitment and retention operations of the association, including the development of membership campaigns, member services, and affinity programs. She will also be involved in HAI's membership study this year that will focus on determining the issues that are critical to the industry. GLOBALPARTS.AERO EXPANDS FOCUS AS FIRST-TIME EXHIBITOR AT HELI-EXPO 2018 GlobalPar ts.aero will be exhibiting for the first time at the 2018 Heli-Expo in Las Vegas on Feb. 27-March 1. Malissa Nesmith, chief operating officer for GlobalPar ts.aero states, "We have been working for years with many of our partners that also ser ve the helicopter industr y and we continue to identif y oppor tunities to fur ther suppor t our mixed fleet customers. It is a natural progression for us to expand into rotor par ts and now we have key per- sonnel in place to help us do just that." 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