Content Archive: October 2018

Japan Looks To Upgrade Infrastructure Ahead of 2020 Olympics

The country is examining what aviation service upgrades it wlll need to handle and additional 13 million visitors.
Aircraft

Safe Flight AOA Tapped for Kodiak Series II

Quest Aircraft has added the Safe Flight angle-of-attack system to the Series II Kodiak.
Aircraft

Race to Supersonic Bizjets Is Picking Up Speed

Aerion appears to have the inside track with its AS2 program
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FBOs

Tac Air Earns Chain-wide IS-BAH Stage 2

It becomes the first large FBO operator to earn the distinction at all of its facilities.
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FBOs

Mexican Airport Operator Plans Major FBO Expansion

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, which operates the Privair FBO at Los Cabos, plans to add new facilities at four more airports.
Safety

Pulselite Anti Bird Strike System STC’d for Bell 407 Variants

Multiple national authorities signed off on the system for different versions of the Bell 407.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Study: Small Drones Create Significant Midair Risks

Embry-Riddle researchers found 21.5 percent of 192 drone flights in Daytona Beach Class C airspace exceeded FAA-mandated maximum altitudes.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Racer on Track for 2020 First Flight

The high-speed rotorcraft technology demonstrator is part of the EU's Clean Sky 2 program.
Airlines

Ryanair and Dutch Pilots Clash over Eindhoven Base Closure

LCC takes over LaudaMotion base at Berlin-Tegel

Bolen Urges Bizav Industry To Vote During Mid-terms

NBAA’s Bolen reminded the business aviation industry to get their vote out during an NBAA keynote session.
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