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Max-Viz EVS STC'd for Airbus AS350 Helicopters

Astronics’s Max-Viz 1200 and 1400 enhanced vision systems have received FAA and Transport Canada approval for installation in the Airbus AS350.

October 19, 2020

New British Airways Boss Pleads for Pre-departure Covid Tests

The UK government is considering introducing a test days after arriving in the country with a shorter self-isolation period of seven days.

October 19, 2020

New Runway Surface Assessment Format Delayed

ICAO has delayed the applicability date of a new global reporting format for assessing runway conditions and runway condition reports to pilots.

Regulations and Government

October 19, 2020

UK CAA Prosecutes Pilot for Alleged Illegal Charter Flight

The UK CAA is pressing criminal charges against David Henderson over his role in an alleged illegal charter flight that killed soccer player Emiliano Sala.

Charter & Fractional

October 16, 2020

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Bizav Community Digs Deep in Covid Humanitarian Response

Despite facing an existential threat from Covid, the business aviation community has been ready to provide practical help to those in greater need.

October 15, 2020

GE Partners With Uber on eVTOL Flight Data Monitoring

GE Aviation will offer its eFOQA software to provide operators within the Uber Air rideshare service with a way to combine flight data for safety analysis.

October 15, 2020

NTSB Improves Public Access to Accident, Safety Data

The NTSB's new database, Case Analysis and Reporting Online (Carol), will provide public access to a range of information across all modes.

October 14, 2020

Keeping the Pilot in the Loop on Flight to Autonomy

Automation is increasingly a feature of modern aircraft, but what are manufacturers doing to help pilots understand how automation works?

October 13, 2020

Luxaviation Takes First Step to Single European AOC

Operators like Luxaviation anticipate significant savings from having all European operations under the new single EASA air-operating certificate (AOC).

Charter & Fractional

October 13, 2020

Cruz Steps Down at BA as Part of IAG Management Reboot

International Airlines Group's new chief executive Luis Gallego has replaced the BA chief executive after a turbulent process of downsizing at the airline.

October 12, 2020

More Insurance Pain Forecast for Rotor Industry

Helicopter insurance premiums are rising in a "hard market" that could last another two years.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 9, 2020

OEM Studies Show Low Risk of Covid Transmission in Airliners

Boeing, Airbus, and Embraer each have conducted studies that show Covid poses less of a risk in airliners than in other indoor settings.

October 8, 2020

NBAA Honors Successes of DEF Flameout Safe Landing

NBAA's virtual Safety Town Hall reviewed lessons learned in the safe landing of a Citation II that lost both engines and honored the pilots involved.

October 7, 2020

Fatal Bizav Accidents Plunge Nearly 70 Percent

The number of U.S.-registered business turbine airplanes involved in fatal accidents fell as a result of fewer flying hours this year due to Covid-19.

October 5, 2020

Flying in the Age of Covid-19

A revamped business aviation landscape will affect everyone from occasional charter users to multiple-aircraft owners.

October 1, 2020

Treating your ‘get-there-itis’

It’s one of business aviation’s most dangerous conditions, but there are ways to prevent it.

October 1, 2020

Relatives of Max Victims Pan FAA Head’s Test Flight as PR Stunt

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson’s test flight of the Boeing 737 Max 7 Wednesday met with derision from family members of those lost in crashes.

September 30, 2020

Embraer Gets Nod for Synthetic Vision Guidance System

Embraer has received a thumbs up from Brazil’s ANAC and the FAA for its synthetic vision guidance system on the Praetor 500 and 600.

September 28, 2020

NTSB Offers Course on Managing Accident Communications

The two-day virtual course is a condensed version of its traditional course to help prepare attendees on what to expect following an accident.

September 25, 2020

Evaluators Wrap Up Work as FAA Head Preps to Fly Max

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson plans to fly the 737 Max on September 30.

September 25, 2020

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