Content Archive: September 2021

Avionics

Trio Develops AFAC-compliant FDR for Legacy Bizjets

Curtiss-Wright has teamed with SoCal Jets and Peregrine Avionics to develop an affordable solution to meet new AFAC requirements for flight data recorders.
Aircraft

Qatar Airways Dispatches Five Evac Flights from Kabul

Qatar and the UAE have gone to great lengths to participate in the Afghanistan evacuation over the past month.
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Accidents

Accidents: September 2021

Preliminary and final accident reports, September 2021
Accidents

Boeing To Face Shareholder Lawsuit over 737 Max Lapses

A Delaware judge has ruled that Boeing’s board must face a shareholder liability claim over the twin crashes of the 737 Max.
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FBOs

MRO Insider Extends Quoting Platform Reach to FBOs

Operators, schedulers, and dispatchers can now use MRO Insider to request fuel pricing, ground transportation, and hangar rental quotes.
Maintenance and Modifications

GA Telesis MRO Services Adds Radome Testing Facility

Radome testing on a variety of business and commercial airframes will be conducted at GA Telesis MRO Services Group's Florida facility.
Aircraft

Wichita Firm Looks To Improve Caravan with Wheel Pants

Whind LLC says its Cessna Caravan wheel pants will improve cruise speed and reduce emissions.
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Maintenance and Modifications

AeroParts Now Forms Partnership with PartsBase

A new agreement enables APN customers to have their published parts appear higher in the PartsBase ranking in the parts locator system.
Maintenance and Modifications

A&P Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Parts Certification

David Alexander Barcena certified commercial aircraft parts as ready for service using tags from his former employer.
Engines

Safran Runs Makila 2 Helicopter Engine on 100% SAF

Safran has successfully test run one of its Makila 2 helicopter engines on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel .