Global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider StandardAero recently completed its first U.S. registered Learjet 45 Honeywell Primus Elite installation at its facility in Augusta, Georgia, using JetCity’s FAA-approved Supplemental Type Certificate.
Acting FAA Administrator Daniel Elwell called the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) “the perfect marriage of innovation and passion, of old and new” during a “Meet the Administrator” forum at EAA AirVenture.
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that it has reached an agreement with employment services provider JSfirm as its newest job distribution partner.
Deliveries of the G600 will start in August, notes Cowen & Co. Analyst Cai von Rumohr in a report to investors. Gulfstream’s backlog includes about 1 1/2 years of sales, von Rumohr noted.
The engines will be used in Integrated Distributed Electric Propulsion systems being developed by Florida-based VerdeGo for vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft weighing up to 7,500 lb.
The agreement immediately provides Airports Authority of India surveillance coverage of regions in the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean, representing 6 million sq. km, Aireon said.
Bye Aerospace is targeting 2021 for FAR23 and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) CS23 certification of its all-electric, two-place eFlyer 2 [née Sun Flyer], company founder and CEO George Bye says.
Britain’s aerospace industry has cautiously welcomed the appointment of new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but worries remain about the threat of a no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31.
The U.S. Senate voted along party lines July 24 to confirm Steve Dickson as FAA administrator, providing the U.S. civil aviation regulatory agency with a permanent leader for the first time since January 2018.
The FAA will reduce aircraft separations in U.S. oceanic airspace by 2022 based on more frequent aircraft position reporting instead of “space-based” automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) signaling, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports.
Ingenious is the best way to describe Chip Erwin’s latest pioneering development in aviation: an electric-powered ultralight that can train pilots in flight while the instructor remains on the ground.
ATP Flight School has signed an agreement with Textron Aviation to expand its training fleet with orders and options for up to 100 Cessna 172 Skyhawk piston engine aircraft.
The Senate voted along party lines July 23 to end debate on the nomination of Steve Dickson to serve as FAA administrator, clearing the way for the former Delta Air Lines executive’s likely confirmation.
GE Aviation is entering aviation’s hybrid electric power market with the selection of its brand-new Catalyst turboprop by XTI Aircraft as the heart of the propulsion system for the XTI TriFan 600.
