Content Archive: May 2018

ATC

Testing Proves Multiple Remote Tower Operations Can Work in Europe

SESAR 2020 is creeping up on the ability to centralize ATC tower control on the European continent.
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Charter & Fractional

Avinode Sees Strong Charter Market in Europe

Swedish company says activity on its system shows Europe has robust growth at last.
Charter & Fractional

EASA-approved Flight Sharing Grows But Concerns Remain

While the U.S. FAA put a stop to advertising flights with non-AOC holders, EASA opened the door.
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Rotorcraft

Pilot Review: Leonardo AW169

The AW169 is Leonardo’s new light-intermediate twin-engine addition
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Regulations and Government

House FY19 Bill To Reimburse Airports for Trump Visits

The bill would boost FAA's operation's budget but scale down on unleaded aviation gasoline research funding.

Inventory of Used Business Aircraft Continues To Shrink

Across all segments, including helicopters, there were 5,675 aircraft for sale in the quarter, down 10.7 percent, or 680 units, from a year ago.
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Avionics

GPS Jamming and Spoofing On the Rise

The “Pokemon Go” augmented reality app released in 2016 encouraged hackers to spoof GPS.
Charter & Fractional

Interflight Changes Name to Voluxis

The company offers charter services in London and Dubai.
Regulations and Government

Dart Emergency Floats for Bell 505 Get FAA Nod

This adds to Transport Canada certification it obtained in mid-February, as well as recent approval from Japan’s JCAB.
FBOs

Desert Jet To Resume Construction at TRM

The company, previously stymied in its attempts to complete its multi-million dollar FBO, has now received the green light from the county.
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