Content Archive: September 2017

Regulations and Government

ATC Debate Taking Center Stage at Convention

NBAA has planned multiple channels to enable the bizav community to contact lawmakers, while a showdown is looming on Capitol Hill
Aircraft

Bombardier Seals Q400 Deal with SpiceJet

Agreement covers firm order for 25 of the big turboprops and purchase rights on 25 more
Fuel

FuelerLinx To Introduce New Billing Portal

VendorLinx promises to streamline the invoicing process for both flight departments and fuel vendors.
Aircraft

UAC, Comac Name New Widebody CR 929

Companies finally agree to designation following several months of ambiguity
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Restricts Drone Flights Over Landmarks as Concern Mounts

Federal agencies expect to face the prospect of terrorists using drones in the U.S. 'imminently,' FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress.
Airlines

Qatar Completes Purchase of Equity Stake in Meridiana

Doha-based carrier now owns 49-percent of the ailing Italian airline
Security

AIN Blog: New Drone Restrictions Are Mind-bogglingly Useless

The new restrictions enacted without public comment by the FAA serve simply to assuage peoples' fears, but accomplish nothing useful.
Aircraft

WTO Creates Panel To Examine C Series at Behest of Brazil

Trade body to weigh the propriety of some $3 billion worth of government support
FBOs

Desert Jet Battles Landlord over Eviction Process

The California-based aviation services provider has incurred Riverside County's ire over its stalled FBO construction project.
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Rotorcraft

HeliOffshore Advancing Key Safety Projects

HeliOffshore is also starting work on a second phase of eye-tracking research, which aims to help pilots make better use of automation in the cockpit.