Content Archive: December 2014
Safety
Proposed Rule for Third-class Medical Relief in Limbo
An FAA notice of proposed rulemaking may allow private pilots to fly without a medical certificate.
Regulations and Government
Asian Airlines Call for Sanity on Safety and Health Pandemics
Association of Asia Pacific Airlines addresses flight tracking, Ebola threat
Environment
Boeing Conducts World’s First Flight with ‘Green Diesel’
787 ecoDemonstrator flies with vegetable oil- and animal fat-based biofuel.
Aircraft
ICAO Recommends War Zone Database for Airlines
Task force to present plan at high-level safety conference in February
Aircraft
Poland Pushes Back Deadline For Helicopter Contest
Contract award for the medium multirole helicopter has been postponed to next year’s second quarter.
Maintenance and Modifications
AfBAA and JSSI To Promote Importance of Aircraft Mx
Joint program to promote best practices in business aviation
Maintenance and Modifications
Ameco Beijing Names Ni Jiliang as General Manager
Ni joined Ameco Beijing in 1988.
Maintenance and Modifications
BizJet International, Gulfstream Sign Supplier Accord
The three-year agreement will cover the Gulfstream II, GIII, GIV, G350 and G450.
Aircraft
Second Conforming Cirrus Jet Joins Flight-test Fleet
Dubbed C1, the jet will be used for an “array of certification efforts,” including flight into known icing testing.
