Content Archive: September 2014
Learjet 70 and 75 Get EASA Nod
Approval clears the way for EASA-registered customers to start taking delivery of the new aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Opens FBO/MRO at Vienna Airport
The company recently signed agreements with Gate V and Fame Executive Aviation, the previous MRO and FBO service providers at the field.
Maintenance and Modifications
Raisbeck Starts Flight-testing Composite Swept Propeller Blades for King Air 350
New propellers will be formally introduced at the NBAA Convention next month.
Epic, U.S. Bank Team on Globally Accepted Aviation Fuel Card
The Epic Card is now accepted at thousands of FBOs globally that process through the U.S. Bank Multi Service Aviation Network.
Brazilian Air Force Buys Six Embraer Legacy 500s
Deliveries of the fly-by-wire midsize business jets are expected to start in 2016.
Aircraft
Russia Looks To Resurrect Il-114
Western sanctions prompt country's power brokers to reconsider homegrown airplane design.
Bombardier To Launch Honeywell’s Ka-Band Satcom System
Honeywell’s new JetWave satcom system is expected to be available for delivery aboard the Canadian aircraft manufacturer’s Globals starting in 2016.
EU Agencies Start Work on Cohesive GNSS Plan for Europe
The move will set the stage for the EU to evolve its air traffic management infrastructure to a more satellite-based system.
NTSB Points To Unstable Approach in UPS Crash
UPS crew made multiple errors during non-precision approach to Birmingham, Ala.
Crane Not Added to London Helicopter Database, Says AAIB
London heliport operator warned of construction-site crash four years before AW109 accident.
