Content Archive: February 2015

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

NoFlyZone Offers Drone Privacy Zones for Homeowners

NoFlyZone data will be used in geo-fencing software that restricts where drones can fly.
Aircraft

Gulfstream G650ER Shows Off Long Legs on Global Flight

N650GA flew from White Plains, N.Y. to Beijing and back to Savannah, Ga., in 25 hours 20 minutes.
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Airports

Clay Lacy Aviation Groundbreaking at Van Nuys Airport

Clay Lacy Aviation Groundbreaking at Van Nuys Airport
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Regulations and Government

Indonesia Plans To Force Airline Mergers

Authorities cite need for more efficient oversight
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Safety

Aviation Safety Question of the Week (Feb. 16, 2015)

What is reported to be the most common cause of aircraft engine failure?

NASA Funding Research on Composite Gears

Composite gears could yield substantial reductions in weight, noise and vibration.

Bristow Buys Australian Commuter Airline

Bristow has purchased an 85-percent stake in Australia’s Airnorth.

Colorado Springs PD Wants Helicopter Back

The service disbanded its aviation unit in 2009.
Rotorcraft

AAR Wins Falklands SAR Contract

The company will begin providing search-and-rescue services using AW189s in April next year.
Safety

IBAC Announces First Certified Bizav Handler

The organization’s IS-BAH best practices standard, launched last year, sees its first member.