Textron Aviation is celebrating the first delivery of the Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 light jet, following the completion of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification. Elite Team Offices, headquartered in Clovis, California, recently took delivery of the first production Citation M2 Gen2. The milestone comes less than six months after Textron Aviation announced the latest […]
Aeromexico Receives Certification for Second CAE Boeing 737 MAX Full-Flight Simulator
CAE has announced that longtime customer Aeromexico has received Mexican Federal Civil Aviation Agency certification of its second CAE 7000XR Boeing 737 MAX full-flight simulator, as the airline prepares for growth. The CAE 7000XR Series sets a new standard in Level D full-flight simulators, the highest level of fidelity. It leverages the latest advancements in […]
Salina Airport Authority Encouraged by Air Service Update
Salina Regional Airport leaders and advisers are hard at work securing a future for scheduled air service in north-central Kansas. Aware of vital steps necessary in coming days and weeks, Salina Airport Authority board members gathered in a special meeting Thursday morning, mulling over relatively few options in the wake of actions last month that […]
Executive Compass Flight Institute Selects ALSIM AL250 Sim
ALSIM, the global flight simulator manufacturer headquartered in France, is strengthening its presence in Canada as Executive Compass Flight Institute, located in Pitt Meadows Airport, Canada, has recently bought an ALSIM AL250 simulator. The AL250 simulator addresses initial phase training needs (PPL, CPL, IR/ME) and is SEP/MEP re-configurable simulator certified as an EASA FNPT II. […]
GAMA Announces Staff Additions
Today, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced two additions to its staff: Joan Serra as Regulatory Affairs Manager – Europe, and Megan Brien as Manager of Meetings and Member Engagement. “We are proud to welcome both Joan and Megan to the GAMA team. They are both filling newly created positions to help us better […]
Steven Baldwin Associates Adds Rion Haley to Team
Steven Baldwin Associates (SBA) has announced the hiring of Associate Rion Haley. Ms. Haley is a seasoned content professional with more than 30 years of business experience researching, writing, and editing articles, presentations, and marketing collateral. At SBA, she is responsible for project related research, the development of content material for client deliverables and presentations. […]
FAA Updates Airport Design Guidance
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration updated its advisory circular on Airport Design that provides guidance to airport sponsors and airport consultants designing and developing airports around the country. “The advisory circular provides a critical roadmap for the aviation industry when planning, designing and developing the nation’s airports,” said FAA Associate Administrator of […]
Textron Begins Delivering Skyhawks to Growing Flight Training School at Kansas State
Textron Aviation is celebrating the delivery of five new Cessna Skyhawk piston aircraft to the Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus, expanding the school’s fleet and supporting the university’s growing enrollment in its pilot training programs. The Cessna Skyhawk is designed and manufactured by Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company. The […]
TWU Endorses Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act
The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) strongly endorsed new legislation to that establishes a new level of safety and security for aircraft maintenance. Led by Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Representative John Katko (R-NY), the bipartisan Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act (S. 3944, H.R. 7267) raises safety standards for U.S.-flagged aircraft […]
Lilium Begins Flight Testing at ATLAS Flight Test Center in Spain
Lilium N.V., developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, today announced that it has begun the next phase of flight testing in Spain with its 5th generation technology demonstrator, Phoenix 2. Over the coming months at the ATLAS Flight Test Center, Lilium plans to extend the flight envelope through full transition […]
