Content Archive: April 2018
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Blue Skies To Offer Drone Parachutes
System Deploys Automatically When Anomalies Occur
Avionics
Thommen ADCs Support Supersonic Flying
The new capabilities include support for supersonic flight and angle-of-attack (AOA) computations.
Avionics
Garmin Gains More GFC 500 Autopilot Approvals
The approvals allow installation of the GFC 500 autopilot in Beechcraft Bonanzas and Piper PA28s.
Aircraft
Embraer Delivers First E190-E2 to Wideroe
Norwegian airline scheduled to launch first service on April 24
Regulations and Government
Qatar–Curaçao Open Skies Deal Raises Concerns in Europe
New EU fair competition rules divide governments, aerospace industry, airlines, and airports
Regulations and Government
FAA: Prompt Action Required for In-flight Smoke, Fire
Odors, smoke, and/or fumes can be introduced to the cabin atmosphere as a result of aircraft equipment malfunction or by inadvertent actions.
Sun 'n' Fun and JSFirm Job Fair Set for April 11
Fourteen companies are hiring for a variety of positions at Sun 'n' Fun for the fifth year running.
Regulations and Government
Australia Consolidating Part 91 Regulations
The vast majority of the proposed regulations make no changes to current requirements, “as the rules have simply been moved into one package."
Aircraft
Piper Showcases Product Line, with an Addition, at SNF
The company's M600 will fly with Kirby Chambliss's Edge 540 during the airshow.
