Content Archive: December 2019

Rotorcraft

Helicopter Is This Year's White House Ornament

An Eisenhower-era Sikorsky is this year's White House Historical Association's official Christmas ornament.
Aircraft

Urban Air Mobility Will be Challenged To Demonstrate More Tangible Progress in 2020

Observers of the urban air mobility sector will be looking for eVTOL aircraft developers to achieve overdue first flights and other landmarks in 2020.
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Airlines

UAL President Scott Kirby To Replace Munoz as CEO

Oscar Munoz will step down as CEO of United Airlines in May 2020.
Rotorcraft

Drone Hits Newscopter over L.A.

Los Angeles ENG A-Star lands safely after drone hits vertical stabilizer.

Textron Aviation Announces Wichita Layoffs

The Cessna and Beechcraft airframer said the job cuts are primarily affecting engineers and business support workers in Wichita.
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FBOs

Upstate NY Airport Gets Second FBO

Premier Aviation has opened at New York's Elmira-Corning Regional Airport, offering an alternative to the existing Atlantic Aviation FBO.
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Engines

Landsberg Advocates For GA Aircraft Engine Data Analysis

The NTSB vice chairman outlines ways he ensures his airplane's engines won't fail in flight at Wichita Aero Club luncheon.
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Engines

P&W Investing $30M in West Virginia Engine Service Site

Pratt & Whitney's Bridgeport, West Virginia, facility will be the MRO site for its new PW800 series business jet engines.
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Regulations and Government

FAA, Industry in Push To Be Ready for ADS-B

The 2020 deadline is just the beginning for ADS-B with conversations beginning on future capabilities, radar divestiture, space-based additions.
Aircraft

Fagan To Lead Interior Design of Aerion AS2

Tim Fagan joined Aerion from Bombardier, where he led the industrial design of the largest in-production purpose built business jet, the Global 7500.