Content Archive: August 2019

GAMA Teams Up with JSFirm To Showcase Job Opportunities

The partnership is the second such arrangement that JSFirm has made in recent months as the industry grapples with workforce shortages.

Esposito To Leave Honeywell Aerospace

After a nearly 30-year career that has included several senior posts with Honeywell Aerospace, Esposito is taking a senior role in the automotive industry.
Rotorcraft

Utah Launches Rotor Career Pathway Program

The program partners universities and industry with local high schools to teach rotor-specific aviation flight training and technician classes.
Regulations and Government

Airman Security Threat Rules To Apply to U.S. Citizens

New rulemaking updates current FAA security threat disqualification regulations and consolidates them into one regulation that applies to all pilots.
FBOs

India's FBOs Face Headwinds

The cash-strapped industry continues to invest.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Insider Adds Maintenance Oversight Feature

Aviation maintenance quoting website MRO Insider has added a new feature called Virtual DOM that offers maintenance oversight to flight department clients.

Analyst: Heavy Jets To Lead Bizjets to 2019 Gains

Jefferies says products such as Gulfstream’s G500 and G600 and Bombardier’s Global 7500 will help drive heavy jet shipments to 30 percent gains this year.
Airlines

Ryanair Heads to Courts To Block Irish and UK Pilots Strikes

Planned pilot walkouts are part of a wider wave of industrial unrest spreading across the low-cost carrier’s network.
Engines

Aviadvigatel Mulls Higher-thrust PD-14s To Replace PS-90A

The Russian engine maker has engaged in talks with four domestic airframers over potential applications.
Rotorcraft

Bell 407GXi Gets IFR Approval

U.S. Navy requires new training helicopters to be IFR capable.