Content Archive: April 2016

People In Aviation: April 2016

Industry announcements and appointments
Airports

Brussels Airport Reopens for Limited Service

Airport authorities, police reach agreement on increased security measures
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Egypt’s Petroleum Air Services Looks To Expand into Regional Role

Wins Bell certification as North Africa customer service center
FBOs

ExecuJet Expands into Mexico

The facility at Monterrey’s Del Norte International Airport is the company's first in Mexico.
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Safety

FAA: Voluntary Safety Measures 'Making Difference'

FAA deputy administrator Mike Whitaker met with general aviation organizations to review collaborative efforts to curb fatal accident rate.
Safety

NTSB Highlights Fly-In Safety in New Alert

The safety alert, one of a series aimed at improving the general aviation accident rate, comes in advance of this year's Sun 'n Fun.
Rotorcraft

Philippines Navy Places Order for AgustaWestland AW159s

With the order, the Philippines becomes the third customer for the improved Lynx helicopter, joining the UK and Korea.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Airbus To Suffer Disruption in UK Export Credit

Reports application inaccuracies to authorities
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Leading Drone Maker DJI Takes Aim at Competitor Over Patents

The dominant provider of small multi-rotor drones alleges patent infringement by Hong Kong-based Yuneec International, an upstart competitor.
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