Content Archive: November 2017
Training and Workforce
APS Offers High-altitude Upset Training in S211
Flying upside down and learning how to prevent and recover an upset in an Aviation Performance Solutions S211.
Safety
Huerta: GA Headed Toward Safest Year
Much work still lies ahead, including in the area of ADS-B installations with as much as one-third of FAA rebate incentives left unclaimed.
Aircraft
More Super Tucanos For Afghanistan, and USAF interest Grows
Six more Brazilian turboprops are going east via the U.S., while the USAF's ‘light attack experiment’ may continue.
BBD Execs: Unprecedented Changes Ahead for Airspace
The executives caution operators to remain alert on the varying global mandates.
The Business Aviation Platform of Tomorrow
Click Aviation Network Provides Business Opportunities for Aircraft Operators
Rotorcraft
PHI Buying HNZ's Asia-Pacific Operations
The deal represents a 43 percent premium for HNZ shareholders.
Aircraft
Used Bizjet Inventory Drops, but Still a Buyer's Market
Over the first nine months, used bizjet sale transactions rose 5.9 percent year-over-year, to 1,946, but jets are taking the same amount of time to sell.
Indonesia Buys Norwegian SAM System
First sale in Asia for the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) designed by Kongsberg.
Airlines
Russian Traffic Rises, but Airlines Endure Instability
Speakers at Wings of the Future conference in Moscow express cautious optimism
Regulations and Government
FAA Proposes Updates for Helicopter Certification Rules
The proposal aims to address obsolete certification standards and overly burdensome means of compliance.
