Content Archive: August 2019
Aircraft
Airbus Starts Building First A220s in Mobile
The European manufacturer expects Delta Air Lines to take the first U.S.-built A220 in the third quarter of 2020.
Aircraft
HondaJet Elite Gets China CAAC Nod
HondaJet Elite deliveries will begin as scheduled in China later this year via in-country HondaJet dealer Honsan General Aviation Co., Ltd.
FBOs
Signature Makes a Splash in the Caribbean
The BBA Aviation subsidiary will acquire IAM Jet Centre and its FBOs on Barbados, Grenada, Tortola, Jamaica and soon in St. Lucia.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
UAS Flies BVLOS Without Ground Observers In Alaska
Demonstration BVLOS pipeline inspection flight used Echodyne radars
Aircraft
India Expected To Sign for More MiG-29s and Su-30MKIs in October
New fighter aircraft and air-to-air missiles are at the heart of a procurement effort based on re-engineered arms purchasing processes with Moscow
How to Avoid the Elephant in the Spec Room
Why no-charge options weigh you down
Regulations and Government
Steele Aviation Hit with Third Proposed FAA Penalty
The FAA alleges Steel knew it was in violation because it previously had faced similar allegations.
Safety
Air Ambulance IFR Helicopter Rules Eased
The rule facilitates use of IFR departure and approach procedures at airports/heliports without approved weather reporting source.
Maintenance and Modifications
Pulselite Now Standard on Bell 407GXi
Precise Flite's Pulselite pulsing lighting system increases visibility, helping reflect the speed and directional movement of the aircraft.
Rotorcraft
Unmanned Korean MD500 Flies for the First Time
Korean Air’s Aerospace Division has modified a former armed forces helicopter to an unmanned configuration with the aim of creating an armed platform
