Content Archive: August 2021
Training and Workforce
Redbird Pro Gives Pilots Proficiency Score
The new Redbird Pro App uses machine learning to customize a pilot's proficiency training program.
FBOs
Carver Aero Makes Inroads in Illinois
Iowa-based Carver Aero has acquired two businesses at Illinois’s Aurora Municipal Airport: LumanAir Aviation Services and ATS Illinois.
NBAA Releases Full Schedule for Las Vegas Convention
The 2021 edition of BACE, to be held October 12-14 in Las Vegas, will include many of the same features that have characterized the event in past years.
Rotorcraft
Lockheed Shuttering Sikorsky Coatesville
Lockheed Martin says it is closing Sikorsky's Coatesville, Pennsylvania plant early next year.
Senate Measure Seeks Report on GPS Vulnerabilities
The Senate Intelligence Authorization Act is seeking an evaluation of the vulnerability of GPS to hostile actions.
Aircraft
Embraer Expands NE Service Center Network Capabilities
Hawthorne Global Aviation Services and Jet East Aviation can now provide service on the complete Embraer business jet range.
Aircraft
Russia Embarks On New R&D Path to a Supersonic Transport
With Russian government funding, the country's aerospace sector wants to take supersonic technologies to new levels to make a new generation SST viable.
Airports
New York/New Jersey Helicopter Traffic Draws Fresh Fire
Critics target heliports, civil operations
Airlines
Floatplane Operator Tailwind Air Launches NYC-Boston Harbor Service
Floatplane Operator Tailwind Air Launches NYC-Boston Harbor Service
Aircraft
Elliott Jets Guarantees Risk-free Aircraft Acquisitions
Business aircraft brokerage services provider Elliott Jets said it is now offering a risk-free, money-back guarantee on aircraft acquisitions.
