As support for the Pilots Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2) continues to grow, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) has taken to the Senate floor to explain key provisions of the measure. As of Sept. 25, 67 senators and 140 members of the House from both parties had signed on to cosponsor PBR2. Since July, when the […]
Innovation and Opportunities Abound for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Tremendous opportunities exist for innovation and research with unmanned aircraft systems and the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s Lone Star UAS Center (LSUASC) of Excellence and Innovation is ready to help businesses develop those. In a public meeting held Friday, on the A&M-CC campus, LSUASC officials and representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration gave an update […]
Cathey Elected Chairman of NASAO
Members of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) voted to elect Gary Cathey, Chief of the Division of Aeronautics, California Department of Transportation, as Chairman of the Board of Directors for 2016. Cathey has been a member of NASAO since January 2009 and previously served as NASAO’s vice chairman, treasurer and secretary of […]
Mississippi State hosts UAS alliance, FAA
The Mississippi State-led Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) and the Federal Aviation Administration met Tuesday [Sept. 15] for a press conference and public meeting, and officials are excited about the future of unmanned aerial systems. (Photo at right: FAA Southern Region Administrator Dennis Roberts was at Mississippi State Tuesday [Sept. […]
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Cirrus Aircraft Introduces Cirrus Perspective Touch™ by Garmin® for Vision SF50®
Cirrus Aircraft has introduced a new era of avionics designed specifically for the new Vision SF50 Personal Jet: Cirrus Perspective Touch by Garmin. Created in collaboration with Garmin International Inc., this revolutionary new touchscreen-based flight deck sets the new standard in performance, personalization, safety and ease of use for operators. Cirrus Perspective Touch incorporates the […]
Elbit Systems orders Airbus Helicopters H125 and H145 for Israel Police
Airbus Helicopters Inc. announced that Elbit Systems, Ltd. has ordered six new helicopters that will be placed into service with the Israel Police. The order is for four Airbus Helicopters H125 AStars and two H145s to support Elbit’s contract to supply helicopters for the Israel Police. The new aircraft will replace Israel Police’s aging fleet […]
Maximilian Seis Wins 6th FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix
After a week of very exciting competition, French pilot Maximilian Seis, 22, was crowned Champion of the 6th FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Championship yesterday in Varese, Italy. Christophe Ruch, also from France, finished with the silver medal and Sebastian Kawa from Poland with the bronze. http://www.sgp.aero/ The weather during the competition was good and […]
Duncan Aviation Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of its Avionics Satellite Network
This year, family owned Duncan Aviation is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its satellite shop network. Roughly a year before the first shop opened in 1985, then Duncan Aviation President J. Robert Duncan conceived of a series of agreements between Duncan Aviation’s skilled avionics technicians and well-respected maintenance shops at busy airports around the country. […]
Metro Aviation places order for six EC145e light twins
Metro Aviation of Shreveport, La. has contracted to purchase six EC145e twin-engine helicopters from Airbus Helicopters Inc. Metro is the first North American customer for this new lighter weight and lower cost version of the highly successful Airbus Helicopters EC145. Airbus Helicopters Inc. and Metro have launched an extensive North America demonstration tour to show […]
Albany International Completes Runway Rehabilitation
The recently completed Runway 01-19 project at Albany International Airport involved a very tight milling and paving schedule, and was done completely at night. Money talks, and the airport made sure that their runway rehabilitation would be completed on time by instituting a $5,000 liquidated damages clause for every 15 minutes of delay in re-opening […]
