Content Archive: January 2023

Aircraft

Embraer Confirms Launch Delay for Proposed Turboprop

Talks between Embraer and potential suppliers for a new turboprop have advanced more slowly than expected.
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Regulations and Government

Bizav Groups Praise SMS NPRM Comment Reprieve

The FAA has extended the deadline for comment on its NPRM for mandatory safety management systems to April.
Airvan passenger
Avionics

FAA Researching Advanced RAIM for GPS Approaches

The FAA is exploring the potential of aircraft-based augmentation of global navigation satellite system signals.
earth via satelite
Aircraft

Airbus To Hire 13,000 Employees This Year

After adding 13,000 employees in 2022, Airbus plans to match that hiring volume this year.
Airbus technicians perform winglet fitting on a China Eastern A350-900.
Regulations and Government

U.S. House Passes Notam Improvement Measure

The U.S. House approved a measure to create a task force to probe necessary improvements in the notices to air missions (notam) system.
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Rotorcraft

Police Kill Man Lasing, Shooting at Helicopter

A 33-year-old Detroit man who opened fire on state police helicopter was fatally shot by officers on the ground.
night vision mode view of man on ground pointing long gun at Michigan State Police helicopter
Engines

Leonardo AW09 Switches To Safran Power

Leonardo will fly its latest AW09 single turbine engine prototype with Safran's Arriel 2K engine.
Leonardo AW09 single-turbine-engine prototype PS4 on helipad in front of hangars
FBOs

New Branded Fuel Dealer Network Debuts at NBAA SDC

AEG Fuels fuel providers joined forces at NBAA's Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference with an AEG network exhibit space.
AEG Fuels dealer aisle at SDC 2023
Aircraft

Boom Breaks Ground on North Carolina Overture Plant

The Overture Superfactory would sit on a 62-acre campus at Greensboro, North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad International Airport.
Digital rendering of Boom Overture in flight over clouds
Rotorcraft

Bell's Civil Helicopter Deliveries Surge in 2022

Despite a decline in deliveries of Bell military helicopters last year, the company delivered 176 civil helicopters in 2022, up from 156 the prior year.
Bell 505 in hangar