Content Archive: April 2016
Charter & Fractional
Wheels Up Expands Offerings, Taps Eyerly for Shuttle
Membership charter firm will start shuttle service from New York and Boston to Nantucket in May 2016.
Regulations and Government
Senate Panel Calls for Ban on Funding ATC Privatization
The Senate included a ban in a $16.4 billion fiscal 2017 FAA funding bill.
Maintenance and Modifications
Alpha Systems AOA Approved for Mitsubishi MU-2
Angle-of-attack system is calibrated for approach and landing at all MU-2 flap settings.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
NASA, FAA Test Sites Conduct Largest Drone Management Test
All six FAA-sponsored unmanned aircraft system test ranges participated in the demonstration of NASA's UAS Traffic Management system.
Aircraft
First Swiss C Series to Fly Revenue Service on July 15
Inaugural flight to connect Zurich with Paris
Aircraft
C-27J Spartan Military Airlifter to Deploy with Royal Australian Air Force
C-27J Spartan Military Airlifter to Deploy with Royal Australian Air Force
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Thales Sells Fulmar Mini-UAV System To Malaysia
It will fly from six new patrol vessels being built for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).
Maintenance and Modifications
Textron Unveils Three New Product Support Options
Textron is introducing new Pre-Buy Assurance, along with Extended Care and King Air Direct.
Aircraft
Honda Aircraft Makes First HondaJet Delivery in Europe
Delivery comes four months after the HondaJet first entered service in the U.S.
Aircraft
GAO Questions Deployability, Redundancy of F-35 ALIS System
The Autonomic Logistics Information System may not be fully ready as the F-35 reaches key milestones, says the Government Accountability Office.
