Content Archive: November 2020
Rotorcraft
HAI Commits To In-person Heli-Expo 2021
The Helicopter Association International said it will hold its annual Heli-Expo trade show next March in New Orleans.
Airlines
Airlines and Airports Call for Extended Slot Rule Flexibility
The Worldwide Slot Board says air transport cannot recover from the Covid-19 pandemic without changes to "use-them-or-loose-them" slot allocation rules.
Charter & Fractional
Bizav Flight Activity Decline May Be Stabilizing
Latest data from WingX's Global Market Tracker shows recent flight activity to have been 19 percent down on 2019.
Aircraft
U.S. Air Force Begins B-1B External Carriage Weapons Tests
Boeing B-1Bs bombers are slated to become carriers for large hypersonic missiles such as the Lockheed Martin AGM-183A ARRW.
Rotorcraft
Germany Orders NH90 Sea Tiger Helicopters
The shipborne Sea Tiger helicopter will defend the German navy’s frigates against both submarine and surface attack.
Aircraft
Brazil Follows FAA in Lifting 737 Max Grounding
Brazil's ANAC aviation authority is adopting FAA's airworthiness directive to allow the Boeing 737 Max airline to resume operations.
Avionics
BendixKing AeroCruze Autopilot Adds Further Approvals
Owners of aircraft equipped with BendixKing KFC 150 and 200 autopilots can upgrade to the AeroCruze 230 touchscreen autopilot.
Regulations and Government
FAA, EC Sign New Pilot Licensing, Training Annexes
The agreements expand authorizations regarding pilot certification and flight simulation devices.
Training and Workforce
CAE To Buy TRU's Canadian Operations
The agreement to purchase TRU Simulation + Training's operations in Montreal, France, and Malaysia marks CAE's second acquisition in two weeks.
Airlines
IATA Opens Aviation Carbon Exchange To Facilitate Offsets
JetBlue Airways is the first carrier to purchase carbon offset credits through IATA's new trading platform.
