Sean Broderick

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Aircraft

TrueNoord Set To Grow Following BlackRock Investment

Capital market funds bolster lessor's acquisition, financing strategies.
Regulations and Government

FAA Flight Standards Revamp Takes Effect in August

The new organization groups operators under a single executive by function, rather than by region.
Regulations and Government

HAI Sees Local Drone Regulations as Major Threat

HAI chief is nervous that localities imposing UAV restrictions will see a regulatory parallel between UAVs and helicopters.
Aircraft

Residual Values To Drop for Non-ADS-B-equipped Aircraft

Owners of business aircraft that are not ADS-B-compliant or in the queue to have equipment installed risk seeing already depressed residual values fall.
ATC

NATA Members Hit Capitol Hill To Oppose ATC Reform

This week’s visits “could be the last general aviation group to speak with” lawmakers before they see a draft of a new FAA bill.
Avionics

Collins Chief: No Evident Change in Bizav Market Demand

Company president and CEO Kelly Ortberg remains hopeful that business aviation will bottom out sometime next year.
Safety

Pirep Process Has Room For Improvement, NTSB Study Finds

Both controllers and pilots could do more to ensure that operators have the most relevant, up-to-date information.
Regulations and Government

Local Political Interference Increasing, NBAA's Brown Says

WBAA's 11th annual standdown drew about 100 attendees and 10 exhibitors to NTSB's Ashburn, Virginia, training center
Airports

Most U.S. Genav Airports Leave Grant Money on Table

Nearly 3,000 non-primary airports in the U.S. used only a quarter of the $442 million in Non-Primary Entitlement (NPE) grant funds available to them.
Charter & Fractional

ACSF Symposium Emphasizes Safety Program Execution

Safety systems must be more than button-pushing exercises if they are to work as intended.
FBOs

FBOs Lag In Safety-program Push

FBOs might not feel external pressure to boost safety efforts, but the good news is some are doing so anyway.
Regulations and Government

FAA Working on More Flexible ASAP Guidance

The agency is creating a third draft of Advisory Circular (AC) 120-66C, which guides Aviation Safety Action Programs.
Safety

FAA Concerned about Runway Status Light Confusion

RWSLs are meant to be a last line of surface-movement defense.