Content Archive: November 2018

Safety

DeLisi: TEB Crash Spotlights Crew Performance, FDM Need

"In the absence of flight data monitoring, you don’t know how the airplane is being flown,” DeLisi said.
FBOs

Dallas-area FBO Introduces No-haggle Fuel Pricing

Million Air Dallas will now advertise its fuel price in an effort to eliminate haggling and introduce transparency.

JSSI: Average Bizcraft Flight Activity Still Soaring

“This positive trend in aircraft utilization demonstrates a high level of confidence in current economic conditions," said JSSI CEO Neil Book.
Regulations and Government

Former Delta Exec Said To Be In Line for Top FAA Post

Dickson recently retired after 27 years with Delta.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hartzell Propeller Names New China Service Provider

Wuhan Hangda Aero & Technology Development Co. was designated as the airscrew maker's third in the country.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Short-term U.S. DoD UAS Spending Could Top $6 Billion

Interest Surges In Small, Tactical Vehicles

Executive Air Transport Co-founder Dostert Dies at 94

He took his first flight at the age of four in 1928 and then subsequently followed in the footsteps of his father in joining the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Aircraft

Aerion Unveils Stage 5 GE Affinity Engine for Supersonic AS2

Aerion Unveils Stage 5 GE Affinity Engine for Supersonic AS2
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Accidents

Accidents: November 2018

Preliminary, factual, and final reports
Rotorcraft

U.S. Army Flight Tests Optionally Piloted Helicopter

U.S. Army pilots have flown Sikorsky's SARA testbed, which incorporates autonomous systems that provide optionally and optimalley piloted control
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