Content Archive: November 2016

Avionics

CBAA Launches Canadian Schedulers and Dispatchers Scholarship

Hoping to pull youth into all aspects of aviation, CBAA creates a scholarship for schedulers and dispatchers.
Training and Workforce

TrainingPort Reups with AirSprint, Intros Cabin Attendant Training

Company intros cabin attendant training, renews contract with Canadian fleet operator.
FBOs

TNA Displays Smart Semi-robotic Tugs

Florida-based distributor of German-made tugs says equipment can effectively increase hangar or ramp space up to 40 percent.
Avionics

Latitude Technologies Announces New Patents, Contracts and Employees

Trifectas are rare, and gratifying. This year at NBAA Latitude Technologies gets its own.
Training and Workforce

Cessna 150 Raffle Raises Funds for Boeing Stearman Rebuild

That’s some kind of magic, turning a cute little Cessna trainer into the parts and pieces of a Boeing Stearman.
FBOs

Fort Lauderdale’s Banyan Air Service Gets Mexican Certification

Holding civil aviation authority for maintenance from numerous countries is one key to Banyan Air Service success.
Safety

FlightSafety Announces Master Aviator Program for Helos

The program involves two advanced aircraft-specific courses and four elective courses.
Regulations and Government

FAA Warns of Inaccurate ETAs in Oceanic Airspace

The SAFO suggests a reliable way to maintain an accurate ETA in the FMS.
Accidents

NTSB Cites Wind, Unstabilized Approach in CL601 Fatal

Weather at the time of the accident “was near or in exceedance of the aircraft’s maximum tailwind and crosswind component for landing.”
Airlines

Air France-KLM To Launch New Long-Haul Airline

Plan designed to fend off competition from Gulf state powers