Content Archive: December 2011

Safety

Randy Babbitt Quits FAA After Weekend DWI Arrest

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has resigned from the FAA in the wake of his arrest Saturday night on a charge of driving while intoxicated (DWI).
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Embraer Opens Global Customer Center in Florida

Embraer Executive Jets opened its Global Customer Center at the Melbourne (Fla.) International Airport yesterday
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Avionics

Satcom 1 Simplifies Telecom Billing

Danish satellite communication service specialist Satcom 1 has launched Flight Billing to simplify and expedite billing for onboard satcom usage.
Avionics

Gulfstream Selects GE’s Health-management Solution

GE Aviation has been awarded two contracts from Gulfstream Aerospace to provide integrated vehicle health management (IVHM) technology for the Gulfstream G
Avionics

FreeFlight ADS-B Receiver Gets FAA TSO

The FAA has issued TSO authorization for FreeFlight’s Rangr FDL-978TX ADS-B universal access transmitter,
Avionics

Garmin Halts 500W/530W Production

Garmin stopped manufacture of the GNS 530W and GPS 500W navigators on November 30,
ATC

California Legislators Continue Campaign Against Helo Noise

U.S. Reps. Brad Sherman, Howard Berman and Adam Schiff are accelerating their efforts to secure passage
Rotorcraft

French Firm Makes Electric Helo Flight

Solution F, a company based near Aix-en-Provence, France, claims to have made the first flight of a manned
Rotorcraft

Lawsuit Filed in Helicopter EMS Midair

The families of the flight instructor and student pilot who were killed when their Cessna was overtaken and struck by a
Training and Workforce

Technician Training Starts in China

The Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC) has begun ab initio helicopter technician training.