Saab Sensis Corporation, a subsidiary of defense and security company Saab, is participating in the NextGen Institute’s Trajectory Based Operations (TBO) Technical Interchange as the air traffic control Decision Support Tool (DST) developer subject matter expert (SME). Saab Sensis will be reviewing existing research on TBO procedures and technologies and providing recommendations from the DST […]
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Last Flying B-29 Grounded, Faces Costly Repair
During the last airshow flight of the season, the world’s only flying B-29 Superfortress, FIFI, experienced an engine problem. The crew returned the airplane safely to the ground, but it was soon determined that FIFI’s number two engine would need major repairs. In response, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) launched a major fund raising campaign […]
Progressive Aerodyne Passes FAA LSA Prototype Audit, Obtains Airworthiness Cert
Progressive Aerodyne, Inc., (PA) the manufacturer of SeaRey, Light Sport Amphibian Airplane, successfully passed an FAA Light Sport Aircraft Prototype Audit by the audit team from FAA AIR-200 in Washington D.C. and obtained an airworthiness certification from the FAA Orlando MIDO (Manufacturing Inspection District Offices) office on November 8, 2012. (Photo – Certification Team) PA […]
GippsAERO forms global support network
GippsAERO, the Australian manufacturing arm of Mahindra Aerospace and manufacturer of the GA8 Airvan utility aircraft, today announced the formation of its global spare parts and technical support network, and the appointment of three new spare parts and technical support distributors to join recently appointed Soloy Aviation Solutions for the USA market. These new partnerships […]
GippsAERO names European Aircraft Sales as authorised dealer
GippsAERO, the aircraft manufacturing arm of Mahindra Aerospace, has signed an agreement today appointing European Aircraft Sales as a GippsAERO authorised dealer for Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. “European Aircraft Sales is a welcome addition to our global dealer network having more than 40 years of shared aviation experience. Their sales team […]
PASSUR Aerospace Selected To Provide International Collaborative Traffic Management Platform
PASSUR® Aerospace, Inc. (OTC: PSSR), a business intelligence software and solutions company, announced last week that it has been selected by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as its partner to build the association’s web platform for collaborative, tactical air traffic management, supporting the IATA Liaison Desk at the FAA Command Center. The new platform […]
U.S. Aviation Industry, FAA Share Safety Information with NTSB To Help Prevent Accidents
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airlines and aviation labor unions today announced a partnership with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to share summarized safety information that could help prevent accidents. The information, shared through an initiative called the Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) Executive Board, will help the […]
GippsAERO names JB Investments as Authorized Airvan Dealer
GippsAERO, the aircraft manufacturing arm of Mahindra Aerospace, has signed an agreement today appointing JB Investments, as the authorized GippsAERO dealer for Poland, Slovenia, Czech, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Ukraine and Bosnia. (Photo – from Left: Jan Borowski, CEO, JB Investments, Wojciech Jeziorski, Sales Manager, JB Investments and Dr Terry Miles, CEO, GippsAERO). […]
FAA Upgrades Israel’s Aviation Safety Rating to Category 1
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Israel complies with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), based on the results of an October FAA review of Israel’s civil aviation authority. Israel is now upgraded to Category 1 from the Category 2 safety rating the country received […]
13th Annual Conklin & de Decker Aircraft Acquisition Seminar is CAM Approved
Conklin & de Decker will host their 13th Annual Aircraft Acquisition and Planning Seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona on December 5-6, 2012 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort. This seminar was recently certified by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) to be a Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) accepted program allowing attendees to receive CAM credit for participating […]
