The nation’s leading medical flight charity Miracle Flights today reported a total of 685 free flights provided last month to critically ill children and adults in need of medical care far from home. This marks a significant increase over the November 2016 total of 478 flights and sets a new record as the highest November […]
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Mahindra Selects Hartzell Prop for Airvan 10
Mahindra Aerospace has chosen Hartzell Propeller’s three-blade 84-inch diameter aluminum propeller for its Airvan 10 single engine turbine-powered 10-seat utility aircraft, certified earlier this year. Hartzell’s lightweight hub turbine propeller is constant speed, feathering, reversing and optimized for an improved climb rate. “Mahindra’s selection of a Hartzell prop for its flagship airplane is the most […]
Daher congratulates two Polish TBM 930 owners for their round-the-world trip
Daher acknowledged the achievement of two Polish TBM 930 owners who circled the globe in their very fast turboprop aircraft during a four-week trip. Tomek Dudziak and Arjan Bakker flew most of their around-the-world expedition on flight segments south of the Equator, and many of their 26 stopovers in 25 countries were at UNESCO World […]
Daher TBM 910 Owner Presented with Unique Birthday Gift
Dr. John C. Taylor, OBE, owner of a Daher TBM 910 very fast turboprop aircraft, received a special present for his birthday last month: a formation flight with one of World War II’s most renowned fighter aircraft: the Spitfire Mark 1a. This unique photo shoot was arranged by David Fabry, the Chief Executive Officer of […]
Two-thirds of airlines to enter new era of connected onboard services by 2020
More than 90% of airlines are set to ramp up investment in advancing wireless services for cabin crew and pilots over the three years to 2020 – an 18% increase since SITA’s 2016 Airline IT Trends survey. This is according to award-winning connected aircraft services expert SITAONAIR, as it presents SITA’s 2017 Air Transport IT […]
ADB SAFEGATE Supports A-CDM at Hamburg Airport
ADB SAFEGATE has successfully delivered four Safedock T1 Advanced Visual Docking Guidance Systems (A-VDGS) and a SafeControl Apron Management (SAM) System to Hamburg Airport, Germany’s oldest and the fifth busiest airport. Originally built in 1911, the airport handled 16,223,968 passengers and 160,904 flights in 2016. Previously, Hamburg Airport has worked with ADB SAFEGATE to install […]
AirMap Partners with Airways New Zealand to Trial the Country’s First Drone Traffic Management System
AirMap has joined forces with Airways New Zealand to deploy an unmanned traffic management system that enables safe and compliant drone flights for a three-month trial in the Canterbury and Queenstown regions of New Zealand. Drone flights in New Zealand are growing exponentially. Over the past three years, weekly recorded drone flights in the country’s […]
U.S. and European Union Agree to Expand Cooperation in Areas of Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management Modernization
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta, Ambassador Kaja Tael, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the European Union, and European Commission Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) Director General Henrik Hololei signed Amendments to two US-EU agreements that will expand areas for joint efforts on aviation safety and air traffic management harmonization. […]
SITAONAIR and DECEA working together to extend ATS datalink services in Brazil
Further enhancing aviation safety and efficiency in Brazil’s airspace, air navigation service provider, the Department of Airspace Control (DECEA), is working with SITAONAIR to expand ATS datalink services for main airports in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Following previous successful datalink installations, DECEA is expanding ATS datalink services for departure clearance (DCL) and digital […]
Textron Aviation Unveils New Large-Utility Turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier
Textron Aviation Inc. announced its new twin-engine, high-wing, large-utility turboprop – the Cessna SkyCourier 408. FedEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company and longtime Textron Aviation customer, has signed on as the launch customer for up to 100 aircraft, with an initial fleet order of 50 cargo aircraft and options for 50 more. Entry […]
