Content Archive: June 2021

Regulations and Government

EASA Intros Human Factors to Rotorcraft Cockpit Design

EASA airworthiness authorities must now ensure that human factors are considered during the design and certification process of rotorcraft cockpits.
Accidents

NTSB: Citation Descending at 31,000 fpm before Crash

The last ATC radar return of a Cessna Citation I/SP that crashed into a lake showed the aircraft at about 700 feet msl and descending at some 31,000 fpm.

NBAA Moves Full Steam Ahead with In-person Event Plans

Following BACE in October in Las Vegas, NBAA has a full lineup of events in 2022 with the exception of ABACE in China, where pandemic uncertainties remain.
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Aircraft

Liebherr and GM To Collaborate on Hydrogen Fuel Cells

General Motors’ Hydrotec technology would serve as the basis for a new integrated hydrogen fuel cell system for airliners.
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WingX: Bizjet Flights Surge in June, Topping 2019

The business jet sector logged more than 100,00 movements in the first half of June, exceeding June 2019 first-half numbers by 12 percent.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Breaks Ground on New Omaha Private Terminal

Jet Linx's new 70,000-sq-ft facility in Omaha, Nebraska, will replace a 17-year-old terminal at its home base.
Airports

Million Air KHPN Sues County over Second Hangar Delay

Million Air is suing Westchester County for $30 million for refusing to greenlight construction of its planned second hangar at Weschester County Airport.
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Hiring? Do it by Design, Not Default

Business aviation managers looking to fill vacancies should hire strategically, not just by selecting the low-hanging fruit.
Rotorcraft

SAF Group Adding Three More Airbus H145s to Fleet

SAF is adding three more five-bladed Airbus Helicopters H145s to its air ambulance fleet in France and Belgium.
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Sully Sullenberger Selected as U.S. Ambassador to ICAO

The White House announced its intent to nominate Sullenberger, who is famed for his role in the successful "Miracle on the Hudson" emergency landing.