Content Archive: June 2018
FBOs
Dassault Falcon Service Unveils Revamped Paris FBO
DFS’s facility is part of the Air Elite FBO network and handles some 5,000 aircraft movements a year, serving a wide range of business aircraft.
Rotorcraft
New HeliOffshore Videos Demonstrate Safety Enhancements
Key safety programs highlighted in the videos are approach path management guidelines, line operations safety audits, and flight crew operating manuals.
TSA's Pekoske and FAA's Bahrami To Keynote NATA Meeting
The annual meeting and conference will cover FAA reauthorization, industry ethics, and workforce shortages, among many other issues.
British F-35Bs Transfer to the UK
The first squadron is due to be operational from land bases in December, with carrier-based operations to follow
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
GE Flies Into Drone Game with AiRXOS
The new company is dedicated to unmanned infrastructure.
FBOs
Lynx To Acquire Napa Jet Center
Lynx and its parent company, Sterling Aviation Group, continue to actively seek FBO acquisitions in North America, it said.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Canada Begins Huge BVLOS Flight Trial
Five Month UAS Campaign Will Cover 1,500 km
Regulations and Government
Senate Panel Approves $17.7B for FAA Budget
The budget total matches that approved by the House Appropriations Committee in May.
Training and Workforce
FlightSafety Expands Turboprop Training
Company adding PC-12NG sim in Denver and Beechcraft King Air B200 with Garmin G1000NXi in Wichita.
Tecnam P2006T Offers New Sensor for Mapping Missions
A hybrid Leica sensor has been added to the low-cost surveillance aircraft
