But as schools around the world see mixed results in their efforts to balance education needs with health imperatives, FlightSafety characterizes its remote LiveLearning program as broadly successful, delivering 1,750 pilot courses and 1,095 mechanics courses since its introduction in March. LiveLearning differs from the company’s well-established eLearning offerings ...
“We are excited to announce the highly anticipated grand opening of our new Minneapolis private terminal as part of our nationwide growth strategy,” said Jet Linx president and CEO Jamie Walker. “With the growing demand for personalized private aviation services, it is a pleasure to introduce our unique business model to the region.” The opening of the new terminal fo...
This formalizes a collaboration that has been ongoing with PPG on the AS2 program since 2019. In addition, the selection of PPG, which has a 90-year background in the development and supply of transparencies, falls in line with Aerion’s approach to selecting well-established and experienced suppliers for its Mach 1.4 supersonic business jet. “PPG is a trusted and well...
The company—which offers a full spectrum of aircraft-related services, including aircraft management, charter, and sales—occupies the approximately 50,000-sq-ft Hangars 3 and 4 in the airport’s commercial complex, one of which it uses for its maintenance operation. It has now added the similarly-sized Hangar 1, which had been dormant after a previous tenant’s deal fel...
“In-flight connectivity is one of the most in-demand features on today’s business aircraft,” said Dori Henderson, executive director for business aviation and digital solutions at Collins Aerospace. Now that hunger for connectivity has spread beyond the large and even midsize cabin market. “Wi-Fi has become one of the most important features requested by our customers...
The new and modern Border Kiosks is designed to comply with the EES regulation requirements. It combines expertise in document verification, passenger biometric capture and verification to ensure the best user experience and traveler enrollment quality for immigration. Border kiosks allow travelers to perform the necessary controls in a faster self-service manner and pro...
In a typical year, industry executives might have surveyed some of these advances in person this month as they walked the aisles or on static display at the NBAA’s annual convention. But while business aviation’s biggest gathering has been canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, the aircraft interiors world has continued turning, and if anything the global lockdown has foc...
The program is thus firmly on track to achieve first flight early next year. This is “thanks to the hard work of the [6X] development team, which has steadily moved forward over the summer,” the French aircraft manufacturer said. “Development of the 6X, including its Pratt & Whitney PW812D engine is right on schedule,” it added. “First flight is set for 2021 and certi...
Since July, Universal has begun to roll out programs to serve as a substitute for many canceled industry shows, such as NBAA-BACE, as well as for traditional field visits to its customers. The Tucson, Arizona-based company’s approach includes the launch of a webinar series tied to its ClearVision enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) and the UA Academy Online Learning ...
Aerion chairman Tom Vice in June outlined plans for the company’s Aerion Connective initiative, which involves the development of a global ecosystem of transportation, including vehicles such as eSTOLs and eVTOLS, to get customers to and from the airport to provide a smoother, faster experience from beginning to end. As part of that strategy, Aerion signed a memorandu...
The Covid-19 health crisis is the biggest disruption in the history of aviation. The impact on the industry has been tremendous. According to OAG Schedule Analyser, passenger demand in April and May plummeted by, respectively, about 65% and almost 70% compared to the previous year. As more countries begin easing their lockdowns and reopening borders, the main chall...
The project marks the first use of a tote-based baggage handling system in the US. In a tote-based BHS, every checked bag is placed in an individual-controlled tray or ‘tote’ equipped with a RFID chip to track and monitor each bag throughout the baggage handling process. Tote-based BHS offers more reliable bag handling, helping airports to reduce mis-tracked baggage w...
The CT scanner marks a major milestone in advancing Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) initiatives and is the result of SDI’s ongoing manufacturing during the COVID 19 crisis as part of the Defense Industrial Base essential critical infrastructure workforce. In March 2019, SDI received an award from TSA to supply 300 Checkpoint CT HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX systems...
“These deals will enhance our joint capability,” said Trump, who also referred to his Indian visit as “unforgettable and extraordinary.” The long-awaited 24 Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky MH-60 Romeo helicopters—with anti-surface, anti-submarine, and search-and-rescue mission capabilities—will be a replacement for the Indian Navy’s 15 aging Sea King anti-submarine helicopte...
“The delivery of the first serial Mi-38 is an important step, confirming that Kazan Helicopters is ready for serial delivery of this type of machine to both commercial operators and governments. The demand forecast of potential buyers for Mi-38 by 2030 is more than 100 aircraft,” said Russian Helicopters director-general Andrei Boginsky. The multipurpose, super-mediu...
Universal and Heli-One are jointly working to obtain European Union Aviation Safety Agency supplemental type certification of the system aboard the H215 (AS332L1e) helicopters, with approval expected early next year. The system comprises monocle-type helmet-mounted displays for standalone use for day operations (SkyVis HMD), or it can be combined with night-vision gog...
Engine health monitoring is available for Safran’s new premium support-by-the-hour (SBH) program customers. Subscribers will see reduced costs, particularly in terms of labor, logistics, and administration, Safran said. SBH, which covers 40 percent of total flying hours for Safran's engine customers, features health monitoring and expert and real-time visual assistanc...
The light multi-purpose Ansat helicopter was designed by the Kazan Helicopter Plant's design bureau for missions including passenger and VIP transport, cargo delivery, environmental monitoring, and air medical ambulance. Testing of the new interior included those for cabin electromagnetics. The VIP layout includes two single seats and a facing three-place bench. Co...
“I am immensely proud of the way FAI Air Ambulance and our talented team of professionals responded to the immense challenges of the pandemic,” said FAI air ambulance division head Volker Lemke. “We have collaborated with EpiGuard in on further development in safe isolation and transport. Our investments in the EpiShuttle has increased our efficiency in Covid-19 transpor...
Under the plans, Firefly will serve domestic, ASEAN, and Asia-Pacific markets out of Penang International Airport, possibly using Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800s. “Based on available forecasts, domestic and short-haul travel will be most preferred in the current environment, hence it makes commercial sense for Firefly to supply this demand but from the northern regi...
Con Dao Island and the surrounding National Park draws tourists from around the world. Located 760 nm from Hanoi, off the southern coast of Vietnam, the destination has until now received air service from turboprops due to its short runway, light pavement, and lack of fuel provision. The Embraer E195s join Bamboo Airways’ fleet on a wet-lease agreement with Denmark-ba...
The GE9X’s FAR Part 33 certification involved eight test engines that completed just under 5,000 hours and 8,000 cycles. GE Aviation plans to conduct 3,000 cycles of additional ground testing on the GE9X to support Extended Operations (ETOPS) approval. The GE9X team also continues to work on maturation testing to help GE engineers prepare to support the engine in service...
The handover took place on October 27, a significant date for the FAE as it is the 100th anniversary of formal military aviation in the country. A military flying school was established with Italian assistance on that date in 1920, although it was not until the early 1930s that a flying branch—the Fuerza Aérea Ejército Ecuatoriano—was formally created within the army. Th...
Built on the next-generation 737 featuring newer technology, the 737-800BCF reduces fuel consumption and higher reliability than other standard body freighters. The aircraft is primarily designed to ferry express cargo on domestic or short-haul routes. It is capable of flying up to 2,000nm with up to 23.9t. Boeing commercial sales and marketing senior vice-presiden...
The aircraft will upgrade the fleet of Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Nasa will leverage the aircraft for various missions, including aerial security at rocket launches, emergency medical services, research, and qualified passenger transportation. Airbus will deliver another aircraft next year. Nasa Kennedy Space Centre flight operation chief David Ramsey...
As of 1 September, the low-cost carrier has a fleet size of 32 and flies to 24 domestic and 17 international routes. It launched the airline service in March 2012. Peach Aviation’s new A320neo is designed to seat 188 passengers in a single-class layout. It is said to be the latest addition to Peach Aviation’s current A320 family fleet that includes 32 A320ceo. In ...
The twin-engine H215 is part of the Super Puma helicopter family. Equipped with advanced technologies, the aircraft is known for its high availability rate, performance and competitive operating cost. The H215 rotorcraft comprises two versions, one customised for multi-role operations and another for aerial work and utility missions. The aircraft also features a f...
The helicopter is slated to be inducted into service in Latin America, North America and Asia Pacific in the next few months after being launched in January. The ACH130 Aston Martin Edition, which is a special version of the ACH130, features a range of interior and exterior designs created by Aston Martin. One of the orders for the aircraft was placed by an exist...
Swiss aviation company Comlux has placed order for two aircraft, while undisclosed customers have agreed to acquire the remaining four units. The orders follow the launch of the ACJ TwoTwenty business jet. The first ACJ TwoTwenty of Comlux Aviation is expected to enter service by early 2023. Comlux executive chairman and CEO Richard Gaona said: “We are proud t...
Envision a busy aviator flying single-pilot IFR in IMC on a real IFR day, his trusty iPad by his side. He’s heading direct to the intermediate approach fix and has been cleared for the approach to the ILS to Runway 01. The ATIS is calling it 200 and a quarter, and two other planes have already flown the approach and landed. Then this happens: The pilot taps the instru...
One of the most remarkable things about Garmin Autoland is the way it transitions the instrumentation on the Garmin displays from pilot-centric to passenger-focused. The kinds of things we pilots understand intuitively when we glance at a display, things like airspeed tapes and vertical rate, are next to meaningless to a non-pilot passenger. So the key to the successful ...
Loaded up, the XB-70 was more than a half-million pounds of pure sex appeal. With a six-pack of afterburning GE YJ-93 engines, wingtips and snout rigged to droop—the former for speed, the latter for slower speeds—the supersonic beauty-70 looked like it was busting Mach with the parking brake set and chocks snugged around the tires. It was a doomed design before North ...
The test is part of the company’s Confident Travel Initiative (CTI) to support customers and enhance the safety of passengers and crews amid the coronavirus pandemic. Boeing performed the testing on an unoccupied aircraft against a live virus called MS2, placing it at strategic high-touch points such as seat tray tables, armrests, seat cushions, stowage bins, and insi...
The manufacturer opened Mobile A220 Final Assembly Line in January 2019, which was followed by official production of the programme in August the same year. Airbus has been training approximately 400 US employees on A220 production in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada. Airbus Americas chairman and CEO C Jeffrey Knittel said: “The delivery of the first US-built A220-300 is a ...
The airline plans to operate a daily 737 Max flight between Miami and New York from 29 December to 4 January, Reuters reported. American expects to commence flight bookings from 24 October. This will depend on the certification of the aircraft from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Reuters quoted the carrier as saying: “We remain in contact with the FAA...
Designated as MSN10,000, this is the third A321neo to join the airline. MEA operates an all Airbus fleet of 18 aircraft. The handover of the aircraft took place in Toulouse, France. Earlier this month, MEA took the delivery of the first A321neo aircraft earlier. The carrier expects to receive another six A321neos in the next few months. MEA chairman and directo...
