Content Archive: November 2018
Safety
DeLisi: TEB Crash Spotlights Crew Performance, FDM Need
"In the absence of flight data monitoring, you don’t know how the airplane is being flown,” DeLisi said.
FBOs
Dallas-area FBO Introduces No-haggle Fuel Pricing
Million Air Dallas will now advertise its fuel price in an effort to eliminate haggling and introduce transparency.
JSSI: Average Bizcraft Flight Activity Still Soaring
“This positive trend in aircraft utilization demonstrates a high level of confidence in current economic conditions," said JSSI CEO Neil Book.
Regulations and Government
Former Delta Exec Said To Be In Line for Top FAA Post
Dickson recently retired after 27 years with Delta.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hartzell Propeller Names New China Service Provider
Wuhan Hangda Aero & Technology Development Co. was designated as the airscrew maker's third in the country.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Short-term U.S. DoD UAS Spending Could Top $6 Billion
Interest Surges In Small, Tactical Vehicles
Executive Air Transport Co-founder Dostert Dies at 94
He took his first flight at the age of four in 1928 and then subsequently followed in the footsteps of his father in joining the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Aircraft
Aerion Unveils Stage 5 GE Affinity Engine for Supersonic AS2
Aerion Unveils Stage 5 GE Affinity Engine for Supersonic AS2
Rotorcraft
U.S. Army Flight Tests Optionally Piloted Helicopter
U.S. Army pilots have flown Sikorsky's SARA testbed, which incorporates autonomous systems that provide optionally and optimalley piloted control
