Content Archive: August 2018

Regulations and Government

EASA Proposes Evidence-based Training Requirements

Rule would update commercial flight crew training requirements to improve pilot competencies and achieve a smooth transition to evidence-based training.
FBOs

South Carolina FBO Adds New Hangars

Airport-operated Cerulean Aviation has more than doubled its hangar space in a $14.5 million project.
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FBOs

Signature Profits Climb Despite Slower GA/Bizav Growth

Increased fuel prices eroded margins at Signature, however.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

West Coast Firm Now Solely Focused On Bizjet Taxes

Now known as BizjetCPA, the firm has since eliminated the maritime practice in favor its expanding business aviation work.

Mente Develops Bizav Talent Management Business

Mente's talent management arm is designed to hire and retain business aviation personnel.
Regulations and Government

Aviation Orgs Urge Senate Restraint on Noise Mandates

A bevy of new noise restrictions could counterproductive and undermine benefits of NextGen, the organizations warn.
Aircraft

GAMA: Bizjets Shipments Flat, Turboprops on Upswing

While overall airplane and rotorcraft deliveries grew year-over-year, billings declined, as bizjets were static, and turbine helos saw a slight boost.
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Regulations and Government

Second GA Customs Facility Opens at San Juan Airport

Airport Aviation Services, one of two FBOs at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, covered the construction costs of the new facility
Rotorcraft

Mi-8 Collides With Mi-26 Sling Load: 18 Dead

The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) and Rosaviatsiya have collected the flight recorders and are analyzing the data.
Safety

Drunk Driving Suspected in Another EMS Helo Crash

The helicopter was unoccupied at the time of the collision.