Content Archive: February 2015

Regulations and Government

USAF FY2016 Budget: U-2 Survives but A-10 Still Cut

Service chiefs protect F-35, KC-46 and LRS-B but say that sequestration would force further tough choices.
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Avionics

Honeywell Flight Testing Voice Control on the Flight Deck

Voice recognition will be a huge advancement in the cockpit because speech can eliminate many manual steps required to execute a command.
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Safety

Rockwell Collins, NOAA Expand Airborne Weather Observation Research

Research will now expand to include coverage over sparse areas of the U.S., allowing the NWS to get complete weather data for the entire country.
ATC

FAA Seeks Funding for Security Steps, Data Communications

The FAA's budget request of $15.8 billion contains $235 million to begin rolling out data communications between pilots and controllers.
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Aircraft

First Flight for Embraer KC-390 Airlifter

Flying qualities were as predicted during 1 hour 25 minute sortie.
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Aircraft

Nesterov To Sell, Service Pilatus PC-12s in Russia

Eugene Okladnikov, general director of Nesterov Aviation, said the Russian market holds “great opportunity” for the turboprop single.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Dallas Airmotive

The company sees a growing market for rotorcraft engines at work at customers' facilities.
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Charter & Fractional

Delta Private Jets Nearly Doubles Fleet, Reports Revenue Jump

DPJ's New Ownership Assist program brought in 12 aircraft since its launch last June.
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FBOs

Signature Flight Support Streamlines Loyalty Programs

The BBA Aviation subsidiary has made it easier for customers to cash in their rewards points.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Crownair Aviation Named Authorized Eclipse Sales Rep

The company will provide service for the Eclipse 550 and Total Eclipse for customers in the Western U.S.