RUAG Aviation in Munich has completed a customer interior refurbishment of a new Bombardier Global 5000 registered in India to an unnamed customer. The client chose Bombardier’s Authorized Service Center to install a custom configuration and RUAG to add upgrades to its inflight entertainment system and restyle additional interior elements, RUAG said. The refurbishment was completed on schedule, it said.
HealthSouth Aviation has joined the Air Charter Safety Foundation, one of 147 companies to join. It will participate in the foundation’s aviation safety action program.
Clay Lacy Aviation in Los Angeles said it has added ADS-B Out to its FANS 1/A+ supplemental type certification for Gulfstream GIV, GIV-SP and GV business jets to comply with the Jan. 1, 2020 mandate. The equipment costs less than $250,000 and requires two weeks of service time.
Piper Aircraft’s M600 is making its European debut April 5-8 at Aero Friedrichshafen 2017 in Germany. It is the first time the M600 has been on display at an event outside of North America. After the trade show, the M600 will embark on a three-month demo tour of six countries. Piper will then launch demo tours of Africa and Asia, the company said. The tour is a collaboration of Piper Aircraft and its German dealer, Piper Deutschland.
Remos, based in Pasewalk, Germany, has delivered its first production line GXiS ultralight aircraft that conforms to German ultralight standards. The aircraft will join the fleet of UTC, a flight school based in Schoenberg, Bavaria. The aircraft is equipped with a fuel-injected Rotax 912 iS Sport engine, advanced avionics suite and the Smartstart system, which makes the aircraft possible to start by pushing a button on the panel. Basic training at the school is being done with a carbureted version, it said.
The Unmanned Safety Institute has launched a career and technical education workforce development initiative with high schools and colleges in the U.S., the company said. The program provides teacher credentialing and course materials. Students successfully completing the program are eligible to take an exam leading to Small UAS Safety Certification, which demonstrates expertise as a professional remote pilot, making them qualified for careers in the industry, it said.
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION HELICOPTERS [Docket No. FAA-2016-9291; Directorate Identifier 2016-SW-004-AD; Amendment 39-18840; AD 2017-07-02] The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model 269D and Model 269D Configuration A helicopters. This AD requires reducing the life limit of and inspecting certain drive shafts. This AD is prompted by four incidents involving failure of a drive shaft. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent the unsafe condition on these products.
TEXTRON AVIATION INC. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft Company) Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2016-3705; Directorate Identifier 2015-NM-168-AD; Amendment 39-18837; AD 2017-06-13] The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Textron Aviation Inc. (Textron) Model 680 airplanes, or Citation Sovereign. This AD was prompted by Textron’s report of a manufacturing defect that affects the durability of the aft canted bulkhead metallic structure.
BOMBARDIER INC. AIRPLANES [Docket No. FAA-2016-9054; Directorate Identifier 2016-NM-081-AD; Amendment 39-18834; AD 2017-06-10] The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC-8-400 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of interior emergency lights remaining “ON” following routine operational checks of the emergency light system. This AD requires changing the wiring gauge for the affected emergency lights power supplies wiring to prevent overheating in the wires.
Marty Rogers has been named director of the Alliance for Safety System of UAS through Research Excellence (Assure), the FAA’s Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems at Mississippi State University. Rogers most recently was Assure’s interim director and was the business director for the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration and the Pacific UAS Test Range Complex, part of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Dave Stewart has been appointed vice president and general manager of Flying Colours Corp.’s USA facility in St. Louis, where he is working to grow the site and adding engineers, production and maintenance employees. Stewart most recently served as director of operations for Flying Colours.
Kimberly Becker, has joined the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority as president and CEO. She will begin her position May 1, succeeding Thella Bowens, who is retiring on March 31. Angela Shafer-Payne, vice president of operations, will serve as interim president and CEO.
Bombardier Aerospace is committed to Learjet production, despite the decision to cut output this year, Bombardier Business Aircraft President David Coleal said.
Continental Motors Group plans to build a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and corporate office in Mobile, Alabama, dedicated to advanced engine and parts manufacturing, the company said.
Electrification of aircraft engines is only a decade or two away, so thrust providers must be working now to stay relevant by then, General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt says.
Yannick Assouad, CEO of aerostructure and wiring supplier Latecoere since November, has endorsed the Transformation 2020 restructuring plan of her predecessor.
Business and general aviation operators using Toronto Pearson International Airport will need to work around new restrictions published in a directive issued by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority on March 7.
A year after U.S. airlines received authorization to operate in Cuba, they are cutting back on flights to the country, even as private aviation operators anticipate steady growth.
