Content Archive: March 2015

Rotorcraft

More Layoffs at Bell Helicopter

Company laying off 315 more employees and suspending all new external hiring, citing declining production of the V-22 and a softer commercial market.
Accidents

Prosecutor Says Germanwings Copilot Purposely Crashed A320

CVR recordings indicate copilot refused captain's re-entry into cockpit
Article image
Accidents

Germanwings Copilot Set FMS for Fatal Descent

Germanwings pilot Andreas Lubitz, 27, is now the focus of the investigation
Article image
FBOs

Eagle Creek To Acquire Montgomery Aviation FBO/MROs

Eagle Creek Aviation Services reached an agreement this week to acquire Montgomery Aviation’s three FBO/MROs in Indiana.
Regulations and Government

A4A Seeks Self-Funded ATO With Stakeholder Board

A4A asks Congress to consider air traffic reforms that would remove governmental constraints and improve ability to manage assets.

Astronomer Employs Trio of Falcons To View Solar Eclipse

Xavier Jubier coordinated a flight of three Dassult Falcon 7Xs above the Atlantic Ocean, near the Faroe Islands, on the same trajectory as the eclipse.
ATC

U.S. Lawmakers Divided on Need For Sweeping ATC Reform

Republicans on the House Transportation Committee are pushing for 'transformational' reform, while Democrats are not sold on sweeping change.
Article image
Aircraft

Airbus to Sell 17.5-Percent Stake in Dassault Aviation

In a process to be concluded by April 24, Airbus will reduce its holding in Dassault Aviation to 24.5 percent.
Article image
ATC

How Business Aviation Needs to Prepare for NextGen

How Business Aviation Needs to Prepare for NextGen
Article image
Accidents

New MH370 Report Reveals Radar, Procedural Failings

Exposes shortcomings at military air defense and civilian ATC control centers, and MAS ops center
Article image