Content Archive: December 2016

FBOs

Wisconsin FBO Under New Management

Spring City Aviation announced the acquisition of Gran-Aire, which provided services at Milwaukee Timmerman Airport for more than 70 years.
Avionics

Max-Viz 1200 EVS Gets DO-160G Approval

The EVS display enables pilots to see when flying day or night in smoke, haze and light fog.

Year in Review: BBJ, Quest Undergo Management Changes

BBJ, Marenco Swisshelicopter, Quest, Piaggio and Mooney all announced changes at helm in 2016, as did NATA, CAN and NAA.
Avionics

Aspen Gets FAA OK for Evolution with Garmin Transponder

The integration will clear enable access to weather and traffic information on the Aspen displays.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

NASA Drives Vision of Air Traffic Management for Drones

The NASA-led UAS Traffic Management (UTM) research effort is shaping the rules and capabilities of this coming low-altitude ecosystem.
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CAN Celebrates 35-Year History

Safe Flight hosted the first flight, carrying a 22-year-old bone cancer patient home on December 22, 1981.
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Regulations and Government

IBAC Elects India's Sudhir Nayak as New Treasurer

Sudhir Nayak is the first Indian to serve on the board of IBAC.
Regulations and Government

EASA: Wind Shear Rules Should Stay As Is

ICAO had recommended that all turbine airplanes in excess of 12,500 pounds mtow be equipped with a wind shear warning system.
Safety

FAA Warns of Accidental Control Knob Selections

The agency noted that pilots are inadvertently changing selections of concentrically centered knobs with some regularity.
Aircraft

Iran Air and Airbus Seal Historic Aircraft Order

Agreement excludes tentative order for A380s