Content Archive: October 2015

Aircraft

Pilot Report: Piper PA-46 M500

Upgrades put the focus on safety.
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Rotorcraft

Full Anti-icing Gear Coming Soon on AW189

Certification of the full icing protection system is anticipated by the middle of next year.
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Rotorcraft

Blade Is the New (Uber) Black

Blade's Bounce service operates short hops from NYC heliports to area airports.
Rotorcraft

Garrison Bowing Out of Bell Helicopter

Garrison led Bell through an overall rejuvenation of the helicopter manufacturer’s culture and a period of dynamic and dramatic transformation.
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Part 135 Operator Stages Heroic Hurricane Response

Feeling a need to support its area of operations, Florida-based Tropic Ocean Airways dedicated itself to the cause.
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Dayton is Ground Zero on The Aviation Trail

A visit to some of the sights on The Aviation Trail in Ohio highlighted many facets of early aviation history.
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Aircraft

Spirit Offers Cost-Saving C-130H Upgrade

MRO eyes unfulfilled U.S. requirement. Meanwhile, Israel’s own C-130H upgrade takes to the air
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ATC

Controllers Union Raises Alarm on ATC Staffing, Seeks Hearing

The number of certified professional controllers is at the lowest point in 27 years, warns the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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On Air Dining Opens Halal Kitchen at London Stansted

Company said the investment in the Halal kitchen is a response to an increase in requests from an expanding Middle Eastern customer base.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UK Conducts First Large Drone Flight in Unrestricted Airspace

The Thales Watchkeeper unmanned aircraft flew for three and a half hours over Wales, including for one hour within non-segregated airspace.
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