Content Archive: January 2018

ATC

FlightAware Doubles ADS-B Ground Tracking Network

FlightAware, through its FlightFeeder program, makes and distributes ADS-B receivers to volunteers, who host the units.

Palm Beach Questions Use of Trump S-76B at Mar-a-Lago

The town had stipulated that the helipad at Mar-a-Lago be used for business related to the presidency only.
Aircraft

Dassault Falcon Deliveries Climb Above Forecast in 2017

French aircraft manufacturer shipped 49 Falcons last year, four more than forecast and on par with its overall number of business jet deliveries in 2016.
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Aircraft

Garmin G1000NXi Avionics OK’d for Piper M500

G1000NXi features wireless cockpit connectivity, enhanced situational awareness, visual approaches, and map overlay on the horizontal situation indicator.
Aircraft

Citation Latitude To Enter MexJet Fractional Service

MexJet parent Aerolineas Ejecutivas ordered three Latitudes for delivery this year.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star and Embraer Sign Service Agreement

West Star’s facility at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport will offer base maintenance for the Phenom 100 and 300 and Legacy 450/500 and 600/650.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Kittyhawk Drone Software Adds Automated Flight Feature

Allows operators to plan missions in the Kittyhawk mobile application and then execute the entire flight from takeoff to landing with unlimited waypoints.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

SureFly Hybrid Electric Helicopter To Fly 'Soon'

Features a drone-like octocopter design, a two-person, 400-pound payload capacity and a range of approximately 70 miles.

Year in Review: Culture Change Marks Huerta's FAA Legacy

Part 23 rewrite brings performance-based standards.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

USAIG Celebrates Nine Decades in Aviation Insurance

The company, founded in 1928 by a pair of World War I aviators, has grown into one of the industry's leading underwriters.