Content Archive: June 2019

Aircraft

Uber Eats To Expand Drone Delivery in San Diego

Uber and the city of San Diego are participating in commercial food delivery testing through the FAA's Integration Pilot Program.
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GAMA Names Stimpson Scholarship Winner

Ericka Hardin plans to seek a degree in missionary aviation at Moody Aviation Technology and Spokane, Washington.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Receives Go-ahead for Marine One Production

Sikorsky has been awarded a contract to build the first six production VH-92As for the Presidtnial transport mission
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi MU-2 Operators Warned of Wing Spacer Cracks

FAA is urging MU-2 operators to perform a fluorescent penetrant inspection of the wing spacer plates for cracks and replace any cracked wing spacer plates.
FBOs

Aviation Industry Task Group Issues DEF Report

After a series of three recent jet fuel contamination incidents, a consortium led by the aviation alphabet groups has issued recommendations to avoid more.
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Charter & Fractional

Signature To Provide Skyport Infrastructure for Uber

Signature Flight Support was named the first nationwide operations and on-airport infrastructure partner for Uber Elevate.
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Rotorcraft

NATA: Few Regulations Apply To UAM Ground Ops

A new white paper from the National Air Transportation Association highlights the lack of regulations relevant to Urban Air Mobility ground operations.
Airports

Bengaluru Airport on Expansion Spree

A $2 billion expansion in the “Silicon Valley” of India includes a new terminal and runway for Bengaluru Airport.
Accidents

Boeing's Autonomous Prototype Crashes

Company officials mum on details of the crash, which occurred June 4.
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Avionics

Nav Canada Sticks by ADS-B Antenna Mandate

Nav Canada is not budging on its requirement for ADS-B diversity antenna configurations, meaning antennas mounted on the top and the bottom of aircraft.