Content Archive: June 2018

Aircraft

ATSB Study Finds Turboprop Engines Safe, Reliable

There were approximately 2.2 occurrences every 10,000 flight hours over the five-year study period.
Aircraft

AINsight: The Need for $peed

A market for a supersonic business jet? Perhaps, but the regulatory climate needs to change.

Citi Researcher: 'Lost Decade' Over for Business Jets?

"Now we hear the word ‘surreal’ with regards to the rapid market improvement without an identifiable catalyst," said Citi's Jonathan Raviv.
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Regulations and Government

AOPA: Be Ready for Mexico's 406-MHz ELT Mandate

Mexico's DGAC informed AOPA this month that no further extensions to the 406 MHz ELT would be granted.

Miami Marlins Name Wheels Up as Partner

Wheels Up will be the official private aviation company of the Marlin's VIP Lounge.
Training and Workforce

FABA Confab Addresses Aviation Professional Shortage

Speakers such as Kathy Knowles, CPO of Intuitive Strategies, offered solutions on how to tackle the issue.
Safety

Safety Pro: Psychology at Root of Procedural Lapses

Normalization of and rewards for improper behavior are among the reasons for willful violations.
Airlines

European Airlines Move to Ease Effects of ATC Strikes

IAG and Ryanair plan EU legal challenge against French government
Aircraft

Pilatus Starts Testing PC-24 Jet on Unpaved Runways

With the addition of unpaved runways, the PC-24 will be able to access almost twice as many airports worldwide compared to other jets.
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Airlines

China To Raise Pilot Retirement Age to 62

Acute shortage of flight deck crew pressures government to act