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Airlines

Indian Safety Regulators Respond to EASA, ICAO Scrutiny

Ready to present reports on safety status
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Seeks Standards for Beyond Line-of-Sight Drone Flights

The agency has asked standards organization ASTM to develop standards for beyond visual line-of-sight operations and flights over people.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Baker Aviation Named ALI LED Replacement Dealer

ALI's new LED lighting system replaces fluorescent lamps directly without requiring any new wiring or connectors.
Maintenance and Modifications

Continental Motors To Acquire Danbury Aerospace Assets

With the purchase, Continental will expand into the kit market, experimental market and certified aftermarket.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Issues SAIB for King Air Stabilizer Structures

The Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin affects the King Air F90, 200, B200, 300, B300 and Commuter 1900.
Maintenance and Modifications

Superior Aviation Group Adds Consulting Services

The new division provides assistance for international companies looking to do business in China.
Maintenance and Modifications

Russia OKs AvFab Jump Seat for King Air B300, 350

The kit is also approved in the U.S., Europe, Brazil, Mexico, Canada and Indonesia.
Safety

NTSB Urges ATC Changes To Avoid Wrong Airport Landings

NTSB cited numerous incidents in which aircraft have landed at the wrong airport, including the November 2013 Atlas Air landing in Wichita.
Maintenance and Modifications

Pilatus Names Oriens Aviation Authorized Center

The new company will be responsible for all future sales and maintenance of the PC-12 turboprop in the British Isles.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Router Expands Services in All Flight Phases

The CNX-250 enables connectivity in hangar as well as at 40,000 ft.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Adds New Component Repair Capabilities

Most of the repairs have been done in Cincinnati, but the company's Winnepeg facility is outfitted to perform more work.
Fuel

EASA Opens Rulemaking on Fuel Planning and Procedures

New rules would apply to multi-engine jet operations.
ATC

FAA Eyes FY17 for Future Flight Service Program Contract Award

Lockheed Martin’s contract for AFSS could run through 2019.
Aircraft

Angola To Receive Upgraded Sukhoi Combat Aircraft

Ex-Indian Su-30K jets given new lease on life by Belarus Aircraft Repair Plant.
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Maintenance and Modifications

NBAA Awards 44 Scholarships for Technical Training

Scholarship awards were announced at opening of the association's Maintenance Management Conference
FBOs

Derby, Boxing Match Fuel Atlantic's Best Day Ever

Between Las Vegas and Louisville FBOs, company handled more than 870 aircraft and pumped nearly a half-million gallons of fuel on Saturday, May 2, 2015.
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Avionics

Testing the Angle of Attack Indicator for Aspen Avionics’s Evolution Displays

Testing the Angle of Attack Indicator for Aspen Avionics’s Evolution Displays
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Rotorcraft

Helicopter Industry Ready for Takeoff at HeliExpo 2015

Helicopter Industry Ready for Takeoff at HeliExpo 2015
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Safety

Torqued: NASA Data Reveals Intimidation of Airline Mechanics

ASRS reports document airline mechanics' concerns about intimidation and threats from management.
ATC

D.C. Operators Face New Procedures with NextGen

New departure and arrival procedures, along with airspace changes, are designed to produce millions in savings.
Safety

GWBAA Standdown Highlights Collaboration, Data Sharing

NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart pushes "system think" approach that adopts lessons learned from Commercial Aviation Safety Team..
Charter & Fractional

1Q Revenues Down, Profits Up at NetJets

Decline in NetJets’ fuel surcharge income was substantially offset by lower fuel expense, resulting in a minimal impact on profits.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots Picket at Berkshire's Annual Meeting

As a result of prolonged negotiations, 98 percent of the pilots recently voted “no confidence” in NetJets CEO Jordan Hansell.
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FBOs

Boxing’s Richest Bout Draws Private Aircraft to Vegas

Blockbuster boxing match between Pacquiao and Mayweather proved a tremendous boon for business aviation service providers at Las Vegas McCarran Airport.
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Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: May 2015

Mandates taking effect in the next year and beyond.
Accidents

TSB Reports on Runway Incursion at Calgary

The taxiing Beech 1900 came within 500 feet of a Boeing 737 passing overhead.
Accidents

Communication, Fatigue Eyed in Alaskan Caravan Crash

Flight coordinators performed a risk assessment but did not discuss it, or the findings, with the pilot.
Safety

Bizjet Crew Survives Upset

The jet was flipped nearly upside down in the wake of a departing 747.
Training and Workforce

Emergency Egress Training Goes Online

Egress Training offers an online course in surviving an emergency water landing.
Rotorcraft

IHST Publishes Safety Tips for Helicopter Pilots

The list provides a review of what pilots already know: stay ahead of the aircraft.