Content Archive: May 2016

Safety

Upset Training in the Age of Fly by Wire

Do pilots who fly airplanes with fly-by-wire flight controls need upset prevention and recovery training?
Safety

Falcon 7X Incident Prompts Training Changes

Serious incident caused Dassault to ground Falcon 7X fleet in 2011. Final report highlights organizational problems at industry and authority levels.
Aircraft

British Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia Questioned

Civilian casualties in the Yemen conflict have prompted another call to re-examine dealings that are significant for BAE Systems.
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Aircraft

GA-ASI Reports Certifiable Predator-B Progress as UK Commits

Ground testing of new fuselage structure has been completed; the UK is negotiating a contract.
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Rotorcraft

Third AW609 Enters Flight-test Program

The ground run of the third prototype follows the resumption of test activities with the first prototype, AC1, on April 15.
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ATC

NASA Demos ATC-Aircraft Ground Wi-Fi Datalink

Technology provides flight crews with common-sourced aeronautical, weather and flight information while on the ground at an airport.
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FBOs

Alaskan Aviation Fuelers Consolidate

Crowley will rebrand Ace Fuels' six locations.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux America Expands Hangar, Adds Widebody Capability

Hangar can now simultaneously house one widebody and up to four single-aisle bizliners.
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Regulations and Government

A Casualty of Low Oil Prices, CHC Files for Bankruptcy

Company “expects day-to-day operations to continue without interruption” and has “sufficient liquidity” to “maintain its continuing business operations."
Aircraft

Amazon Doubles Down on Cargo Fleet

Signs new lease deal with Atlas Air covering 20 Boeing 767-300s
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