Content Archive: July 2014
Cobham Satcom Introduces New Aviator 200S
The compact antenna on the Aviator 200S should make satcom system installations easier and less expensive.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Predator XP Makes Maiden Flight
The XP is fitted with GA-ASI’s Lynx multi-mode radar, high-definition electro-optical video and automatic identification system.
Piaggio Scores Major Avanti EVO Order at Farnborough
Hong Kong-based Bravia Capital signed an order for 10 of the turboprop twins and holds options for another 40.
Rotorcraft
Aircraft Segments Boost Revenues, Profits at Textron
Second-quarter revenues at Textron Aviation, which includes Cessna and Beechcraft, climbed $623 million year-over-year to $1.18 billion.
Amelia Rose Earhart Completes Round-the-world Flight in Pilatus PC-12 NG
She is the youngest woman to fly around the world in a single-engine aircraft.
Garmin Pilot iOS Aviation App Goes Global
Pilots also have access to expanded coverage of European charts in a single application.
Charter & Fractional
Royal Jet Postpones Bizjet Replacement Order
Company said the Boeing BBJ Max and Airbus ACJneo are facing stiff competition from a bizliner version of the Bombardier CSeries.
Aircraft
Shock and Awe: Warplanes Wow the Farnborough Show Crowds
Shock and Awe: Warplanes Wow the Farnborough Show Crowds
Regulations and Government
NASA’s Callback Safety Publication Turns 35
Capt. Rex Hardy, a decorated U.S. naval aviator and test pilot, created the publication in 1979.
