Content Archive: October 2020

Rotorcraft

Leonardo Affirms Support for Convicted CEO

Leonardo said it would stand behind CEO Alessandro Profumo while he appeals fraud conviction.
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Safety

FSF Establishes UAS Advisory Committee

Flight Safety Foundation has launched the autonomous and remotely piloted aviation systems advisory committee to address the safety of these operations.
Avionics

Garmin Training Goes Online through June 2021

To eliminate coronavirus concerns, Garmin is delivering all pilot training in a virtual format through June 2021.
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Safety

Sumwalt Stresses Fitness for Duty at NBAA Safety Week

NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt highlighted the need of fitnesses of duty both in the air and on the ground during NBAA's Virtual Safety week.
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Avionics

Max-Viz EVS STC'd for Airbus AS350 Helicopters

Astronics’s Max-Viz 1200 and 1400 enhanced vision systems have received FAA and Transport Canada approval for installation in the Airbus AS350.
Regulations and Government

New Runway Surface Assessment Format Delayed

ICAO has delayed the applicability date of a new global reporting format for assessing runway conditions and runway condition reports to pilots.
Rotorcraft

AW139 Enlisted To Support Giant Red Sea Project

The Helicopter Company will provide a Leonardo AW139 helicopter and crew to support construction of the Kingdom's massive Red Sea project.
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Airports

District Court Dismisses NBAA Case To Preserve SMO

The U.S. District Court dismissed a case by NBAA and airport advocates to preserve Santa Monica Municipal Airport on procedural and jurisdictional grounds.
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Argus: U.S. Bizav Flying Continues Incremental Recovery

Business aircraft flying in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean last month ticked up 1.2 percent from August, but is down 16.6 percent year-over-year.
Aircraft

LAX Sightings Are Likely Not Real Jetpacks

Airline pilots claim to have spotted pilots flying in "jetpacks" at thousands of feet near LAX, but could that be possible?