Content Archive: March 2023

ACSF Symposium Showcases Changing Culture of Safety

Air Charter Safety Foundation chair Todd Weeber welcomed attendees to the Safety Symposium, emphasizing they are "at the epicenter of excellent behavior."
Airports

Kansas Airport Expects Closures for Runway Replacement

Kansas' Manhattan Regional Airport will close as it undergoes the reconstruction of its primary 7,000-foot Runway 3/21.
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Books 12 More Helicopter Orders

Leonardo AW169 lands first U.S. law enforcement customer.
Airports

Florida's Naples Airport Prepares New Noise Study

Florida's Naples Airport Authority looks to digest and synthesize nearly 1,000 comments on its new noise mitigation plan draft ahead of its FAA submission.
Airlines

ASQS Expands in Canada with Central Mountain Air Partnership

British Columbia-based regional airline Central Mountain Air has rolled out the iQSMS reporting module to further optimize its safety management.
Training and Workforce

ACSF Hosts Bizav Career Panel at Embry-Riddle

The Air Charter Safety Foundation took advantage of its Safety Symposium location at Embry-Riddle to offer insight to bizav careers to students.
Airlines

Ryanair Decries Continuing French ATC Strikes

Europe’s largest low-cost airline launched a petition calling for the European Commission to allow overflights when French controllers stage a strike.
Aircraft

Turkey Unveils Stealth Fighter and Combat UAV

Despite the setbacks imposed by the tragic earthquakes that hit Turkey in February, TAI lifted the veil on the country’s fifth-generation fighter program.

Jefferies: Used Jet Inventory Rises along with Pricing

While the number of available private jets has risen over the past year, so too have the prices, according to industry analyst Jefferies.
Accidents

Bell APT Autonomous Cargo Drone Crashes in Texas

A Bell APT 70 UAV cargo drone being developed for civil and military missions crashed during flight testing last week in Texas.