Content Archive: March 2019

Training and Workforce

BBD Completes Sale of Bizjet Training Business to CAE

The deal adds 12 full=flight simulators and provides an expanded pool of training specialists.

NBAA's Bolen Asks Industry To Be Bizav Ambassadors

Ed Bolen's message came at the opening session today at the NBAA Regional Forum in Houston.
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Safety

FAA Moving To Make ASAP More Flexible

FAA will no longer take administrative actions for reports accepted into the ACSF ASAP program and will sign partnership agreements rather than MoUs.
Accidents

France’s BEA To Analyze Recorders from Ill-fated 737 Max

Authorities transported the Ethiopian Airlines recorders from Addis Ababa to Paris for investigation on the request of the Ethiopian CAA.
Aircraft

Ghostrider Arrives To Replace Spooky

AFSOC has taken delivery of its first Block 30 AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, which will replace the last of the first-generation Hercules gunships .
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AINsight: Drowning in Drones?

Business and general aviation practitioners are uniquely positioned to seize the future of urban mobility.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero UK Center Gets EASA, Honeywell OKs

The Fleetlands facility is now approved to provide support for TFE731-2/-3/-4/-5/-20/-40/-60 engine series models.
Accidents

Canada Bans Boeing 737 Max, U.S. Remains Last Holdout

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration still sees “no basis” for grounding the 737 Max.
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Accidents

U.S. Grounds Remaining Boeing Max 8s and 9s

The FAA stood as the last authority in the world to allow the model’s operation into and over its territory.
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Rotorcraft

Helicopters Lift Leonardo's Annual Results

Aided by the success of its helicopter division, Leonardo posts strong 2018 financial results.