22-Feb-2022Source: Phenix
The employee-owned non-traditional Defense Contractor, Phenix Solutions, is flight testing their new aircraft with the USAF under the Agility Prime program. FAA Type Certification is in progress with completion expected in early 2023. In 2019, Phenix Solutions successfully developed, produced, and conducted test flights of two Heavy Lift Rotary UAS concept demonstration platforms for the... Read more
22-Feb-2022Source: Rostec
The crew of the Berkut State Airlines from Kazakhstan underwent annual retraining under the supplemental professional training programs for the Mi-171A2 helicopter. It was held at the aviation training center of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of the Rostec State Corporation). The training program included 60 hours of theoretical... Read more
22-Feb-2022Source: Baldwin
Baldwin Safety and Compliance reports that operators participating in their Safety Performance Monitoring Program (SPMP) received higher scores in the program’s annual safety culture assessment than organizations that do not participate. The SPMP was first introduced by Baldwin in 2019 and involves mentoring as well as continuous monitoring of organizations by Baldwin’s safety professionals. The... Read more
22-Feb-2022Source: MRO Insider
MRO Insider announced this week that the platform has launched a live map feature on their service quoting platform that will allow operators to request quotes from AOG, FBO or detailing providers on demand, based on live-updated locations. Andy Nixon, President of MRO Insider explained, “Our platform traditionally allowed users to send requests based by... Read more
22-Feb-2022
Under contract to the US Navy, the helicopter was providing retrieval support for a routine training operation when the crash happened. Brian Beattie, Croman director of operations, said the Sikorsky S-61N had just retrieved an object from the water and was trying to drop it on the ground when something went wrong. Post crash fire All... Read more
21-Feb-2022
RACQ LifeFlight Rescue crews in Brisbane have opened the pumps on a new fuel storage and management facility, custom built by fuel supplier, IOR. “This fuel tank will enable our flight crews to refuel their aircraft and be ready to respond to a critical mission, more efficiently,” RACQ LifeFlight Rescue General Manager of Operations, Brian... Read more
21-Feb-2022Source: Queensland Government
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced new ‘eyes in the sky’ to help police fight crime. Three new state of the art Bell 429 helicopters will become part of the POLAIR fleet to patrol the south-east, replacing the existing two helicopters which have reliably served the Queensland community for almost a decade. In addition, the Palaszczuk... Read more
21-Feb-2022Source: AutoFlight
AutoFlight announced the successful completion of the proof-of-concept, transition test flight for its air taxi Prosperity I, in which the aircraft switches from a vertical take-off motion to the more energy-efficient, horizontal flight and back to vertical flight, before landing. The successful transition test flight was achieved in January 2022. The unmanned flight took place... Read more
21-Feb-2022Source: Rostec
The cutting-edge helicopter-type unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) BAS-200 is intended for mineral explorations employing airborne gravimetric and magnetic mapping, including that in the Arctic region, the aviation cluster of Rostec State Corporation informed. “Russian Helicopters has streamlined this UAV for multi-purpose tasks. This drone will be used for exploration of oil and gas fields. Of... Read more
21-Feb-2022Source: HELP Appeal
Seriously ill or injured patients from across the region will benefit from extended air ambulance flying hours thanks to a generous donation of nearly £47,000 to Peterborough City Hospital from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads State-of-the-art helipad lighting will enable air ambulances to land throughout the... Read more
21-Feb-2022Source: Pratt & Whitney Canada
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, announced that it has added a new lease-to-own option to its growing portfolio of Spare Engine Solutions. The portfolio, launched in 2020, also includes flexible options such as long-term leasing and on-wing leasing, complementing the existing short-term rentals offering to customers who are... Read more
20-Feb-2022
Law enforcement helicopter crashed into shallow water, severely injuring the pilot and killing the passenger – named in the Huntington Beach Police statement as Nicolas Vella. This tweet suggests it was spinning out of control prior to hitting the water Investigation continues into cause of fatal police helicopter crash in Newport Beach – KTLA Los... Read more
20-Feb-2022
Crashed into the water close to a busy beach. Three POB were seriously injured, and were named here as Morgan Geller, Rachelle Mussary Arkin, and Robert Arkin This afternoon at 1:10 p.m., MBPD received a call of a helicopter crash in the ocean near 10 Street. Police and @MiamiBeachFire responded to the scene along with... Read more
19-Feb-2022
Hard landing in field. No injuries to 2 POB... Read more
18-Feb-2022Source: Eve Urban Air Mobility
Eve UAM, LLC (“Eve”), an Embraer S.A. (“Embraer”) company, and Skyports Pte Ltd (“Skyports”), a leading infrastructure provider for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) passenger and cargo vehicles, today announced a partnership that will support the development of a new Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), including Urban Air Mobility (UAM),... Read more
18-Feb-2022Source: PAG
Precision Aviation Group, Inc. (PAG), a leading provider of products and value-added services to the worldwide aerospace and defense industry, has promoted Ketan Desai to Chief Sales & Marketing Officer. Desai joined PAG in 2005 and has held various positions of increasing responsibility, including Director of Sales and Marketing, and most recently Vice President of... Read more
18-Feb-2022Source: Volocopter
Seletar Aerospace Park, Singapore’s centrepiece for the aerospace sector has been identified as a future Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) hub with an enabling ecosystem for the industry. Today, JTC, the masterplanner for Seletar Aerospace Park, and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) announced the signing of two Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with Skyports and Volocopter... Read more
18-Feb-2022Source: Joby Aviation
ANA HOLDINGS, INC. (“ANA”) and Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY, “Joby”) today announced they are forming a partnership that will see Japan’s largest airline join with Joby to bring aerial ridesharing services to Japan. Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) also joined the partnership, with the intention of exploring opportunities such as ground-based transportation. Joby is a California-based... Read more
18-Feb-2022Source: FAA
The FAA is offering 50 student internships at numerous air traffic facilities across the country. Interns will be fully immersed in teams working on mission-related projects and engaged in meaningful learning and development activities. Students can apply on USAJOBS through Friday, Feb. 18. The positions have an annual, full-time salary range of $25,736 – $38,603,... Read more
18-Feb-2022Source: Sikorsky
Sitting on the runway in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, one of Sikorsky’s pilots in an S-70™ BLACK HAWK® helicopter flips the optionally piloted cockpit switch from two to zero, exits the aircraft and walks across the runway. Moments later, the Model A BLACK HAWK aircraft, identifiable by DARPA’s logo and tail number N60-OPV, completes a pre-flight... Read more
18-Feb-2022Source: Helinet
Helinet, one of the most diverse and respected helicopter companies in the United States, announced today the appointment of Jorge Gonzalez as its new Chief Operating Officer. Gonzalez recently retired from the Los Angeles Police Department after 38 years of dedicated service and brings years of strategic aviation leadership to his new role. Jorge will... Read more
18-Feb-2022Source: Eve Urban Air Mobility
Eve UAM, LLC (“Eve”), an Embraer S.A. (“Embraer”) company, Aviair and HeliSpirit, part of the HM Consolidated group, today announced at the Singapore Airshow a partnership between Eve and HeliSpirit. The collaboration contemplates an order of up to 50 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) with flights commencing from 2026 by Aviair or HeliSpirit.... Read more
17-Feb-2022Source: Safran Helicopter Engines
Safran Helicopter Engines and the commercial aerospace business of ST Engineering today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in helicopter engines, with the objective of assisting helicopter operators in their transition to the use of SAF. Under the MoU, Safran Helicopter Engines and ST Engineering will... Read more
17-Feb-2022
Due to its stock market listing, Joby Aviation made the following statement to US Securities and Exchange Commission late yesterday. On February 16, 2022, Joby Aviation, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) announced that earlier today one of its remotely piloted, experimental prototype aircraft was involved in an accident during flight testing at our remote... Read more
17-Feb-2022Source: Bell
Bell Textron Inc. has delivered the 10th Bell 429 to a corporate customer in the Philippines, demonstrating the Bell 429’s continued popularity among corporate customers in the Philippines who value the Bell 429’s reliability, smooth and quiet ride, and Bell’s industry-leading support and services. Earlier this year, the Bell 429 marked a milestone, surpassing 500,000... Read more
17-Feb-2022Source: Eve Urban Air Mobility
Eve UAM, LLC (“Eve”), an Embraer S.A. (“Embraer”) company, and Microflite, one of Australia’s premier helicopter operators, today announced at the Singapore Airshow an order of up to 40 low-noise zero-emission eVTOLs (electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft) to support the commencement of new electric UAM (Urban Air Mobility) operations in Australia in 2026. Microflite... Read more
17-Feb-2022Source: Safran Helicopter Engines
Safran Helicopter Engines and Thai Aviation Industries have signed a contract to support Arrius 2B2Plus of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), and have renewed the existing one intented for their Makila. Powering their H135 and H225M helicopters, over 12 Arrius and 24 Makila engines are now covered by Safran’s Global Support Package (GSP). Since... Read more
17-Feb-2022Source: Airbus Helicopters
In Chile, there was only one aircraft of this type acquired by Ecocopter, the first national company to incorporate this “colossus of the air” to its modern fleet. However, the Chilean company, the only operator of this helicopter in the country, added a second H145 that began operations to provide multipurpose services. This twin-engine aircraft,... Read more
17-Feb-2022Source: Avolon
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, today announces that one of the world’s leading airline groups, AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (‘AirAsia’), has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to lease a minimum of 100 VX4 eVTOL aircraft from Avolon. These eVTOL aircraft will allow AirAsia to further revolutionise air travel by providing advanced air mobility... Read more
17-Feb-2022
Dynamic roll-over while attempting to land on a dolly. No injuries to pilot, only person on board... Read more
16-Feb-2022Source: 1st Air Cavalry Brigade
3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, held a change of command ceremony from Lt. Col. Bradley DeLoach to Lt. Col. Erin Braswell at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base on Feb. 11. “Brad joined this team of professionals during a critical time, just prior to deployment, and through the first few months of getting... Read more
16-Feb-2022Source: Point Blank Enterprises
The Protective Group (TPG), a Point Blank Enterprises Company has received the first production contract for CH-53K ballistic armor systems. TPG has successfully finalized the engineering and qualification phase in support of the United States Marine Corps CH-53K helicopter platform. TPG is providing a high-performance lightweight composite crew protection kit integrated into various locations of... Read more
16-Feb-2022Source: Astronautics
Astronautics Corporation of America’s Badger Pro+ Integrated Flight Display System is providing a forward-fit and retrofit glass cockpit upgrade solution for the Bell Huey II modernization program. Astronautics is providing each Huey II with three 6×8-inch high-resolution displays, a control panel, and an engine data acquisition unit. Astronautics equipment, along with additional upgraded avionics, transforms... Read more
16-Feb-2022Source: Rusada
Leading Emirati Oil & Gas and business aviation services operator “Falcon Aviation Services”, has gone live with Rusada’s ENVISION software. Falcon Aviation Services provides bespoke charter services to the Oil & Gas industry, as well as VIP and Helicopter Sightseeing Tours using a diverse ultra-modern fleet consisting of 29 helicopters including Bell, AgustaWestland and Airbus,... Read more
16-Feb-2022
Helicopter involved in agricultural ops crashed under unknown circumstances – sole occupant pilot received fatal injuries – named here as Steven Wilson, 53 🚁💨 Inquiry Begins Into Fatal Helicopter Crash Near Coalinga Federal investigators have begun an inquiry into what caused a helicopter to crash near Coalinga, killing pilot Steven Wilson, 53, of Shafter. Full... Read more
15-Feb-2022Source: BETA Technologies
BETA Technologies (“BETA” or “the Company”), developer of a fully integrated electric aviation ecosystem, announced a contract with the U.S. Army to support its operational flight test program. This is BETA’s second partnership with a branch of the United States Armed Forces, and will allow engineers from the Company and the Army to collaborate on... Read more
15-Feb-2022
Last year, the flight operations team at Leonardo in Yeovil flew more than 870 hours across several different types of helicopters on 585 flights respectively. Sorties were undertaken from the AW159, AW149 Common Platform Demonstrator, Super Lynx to the AW101. The aircrew at Leonardo accrued over 70 hours in the AW149 during 53 sorties. The... Read more
15-Feb-2022Source: HP Helicopters
As part of their ongoing commitment to safety, High Performance Helicopters renewed their agreement with Flight Safety International this month to provide all flight training through 2025. This agreement solidifies HP Helicopters’ pledge to provide their flight crews with the highest-level pilot training program available in rotorcraft today. “The extreme nature of our aerial... Read more
15-Feb-2022Source: Volocopter
Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), expects to deliver SGD 4.18 billion in cumulative economic benefits to Singapore by 2030. This is just one of the many benefits that Volocopter’s UAM services will bring to the city-state, according to its Singapore Roadmap released today. The document also shares details on the potential routes,... Read more
15-Feb-2022Source: RACQ LifeFlight Rescue
21 new RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care doctors have joined the ranks across Queensland, but one of the retrieval registrars had already treated a patient in the air, before she even started her official aeromedical training. Dr Karin Dautzenberg was called in to help on the plane ride over to Australia from the Netherlands, when... Read more
15-Feb-2022Source: American Helicopter Museum & Education Center
United States presidents routinely travel by helicopter, and the American Helicopter Museum & Education Center’s (AHMEC) upcoming exhibit, The Helicopter and the Presidency, explores the iconic role played by helicopters in the American presidency. The informative presentation runs from Saturday, March 5, through Sunday, May 29, with a Members-Only Preview on Friday, March 4, from... Read more
15-Feb-2022Source: Bell
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced the sale of the first two Bell 505 helicopters in Bangladesh to Ad-din Foundation, a private nonprofit organization serving underprivileged people in Bangladesh. The Bell 505 helicopters will be used for patient transfers between the eight hospitals that Ad-din operates across Bangladesh, medical evacuations and... Read more
14-Feb-2022Source: Milestone Aviation
The Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), the global leader in helicopter leasing, has announced that it has signed 11 lease agreements with Omni Helicopters International (“OHI”), the largest helicopter operator in Brazil. The 11-aircraft deal comprises AW139 helicopters which were recently delivered to OHI, and S92 helicopters which are already in operation and will continue... Read more
14-Feb-2022Source: The Air Ambulance Service
The critical, lifesaving work of The Air Ambulance Service (TAAS) has been further enhanced through the introduction of blood and plasma on board its helicopters and critical care cars. Every day, The Air Ambulance Service – which operates the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) and Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA) – attends... Read more
14-Feb-2022Source: Intermountain Healthcare
Classic Air Medical and Intermountain Healthcare are opening a new helicopter medical transport base on the Intermountain Cassia Regional Hospital campus in Burley, Idaho, to enhance medical transport services for area residents throughout Mini-Cassia, Idaho. Classic Air Medical will begin providing this critical care service in the summer of 2022, with a team of three... Read more
14-Feb-2022Source: Honeywell
Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) has been selected to provide its new HTS7500 turboshaft engine as the power behind the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing DEFIANT X® helicopter, currently a contender to win the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition. The HTS7500 turboshaft engine is the newest and most technologically advanced model in Honeywell’s family of military engines,... Read more
14-Feb-2022Source: Jaunt Air Mobility
Jaunt Air Mobility announced advancing to the next phase of the AFWERX High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) Concept Challenge, a crowdsourcing effort for the United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The company is one of 11 companies from more than 200 challenge entrants selected to receive market research investments... Read more
14-Feb-2022Source: HAI
Two positions for helicopter operator, general aviation, and one position for helicopter operator, commercial, are available, for a term of three years. Helicopter Association International (HAI) is pleased to announce the candidates for this year’s election to the HAI Board of Directors. If elected, each director will serve a term of three years beginning Jul.... Read more
14-Feb-2022Source: Vertical Aerospace
Vertical Aerospace (“Vertical”) (NYSE:EVTL), a leading aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero-emissions aviation, today announced that it has agreed a joint development program with Leonardo for the design, testing, manufacture and supply of the carbon composite fuselage for Vertical’s VX4 electric aircraft. Vertical and Leonardo will work together on optimising lightweight composite structures,... Read more
14-Feb-2022Source: Volocopter
Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), and Aviation Capital Group LLC (ACG) have entered into an agreement in principle to develop financing solutions that will assist with the sale of Volocopter’s family of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for up to USD 1 billion. Deliveries are expected to commence once the... Read more
14-Feb-2022Source: Air Zermatt
Since Friday, Air Zermatt is on standby with a rescue team 24 hours a day at the base in Gampel. In case of an emergency call, helicopter, pilot, paramedics and the emergency doctor are ready for action even faster day and night. This measure shortens the start of a rescue team at night by up... Read more
14-Feb-2022Source: Joby Aviation
Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a California-based company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced the Company has begun Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conformity testing, a key milestone on the path to achieving type certification for its aircraft. The start of conformity testing is a significant moment for Joby as the Company’s aircraft type... Read more
14-Feb-2022Source: Eve Air Mobility
Eve UAM, LLC (“Eve” or the “Company”), an Embraer company, today announced that it has formalized the process for obtaining a Type Certificate for its eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft with the Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil – “ANAC”). In doing so, Eve has reaffirmed its commitment to... Read more
14-Feb-2022Source: JETNET
JETNET, the industry-leading business aviation research company, has announced they will be taking part in the 2022 HAI HELI-EXPO, with an emphasis on their technological advancements in data analysis. The 2022 HAI HELI-EXPO will be held March 7-10, 2022, in Dallas, Texas. “JETNET is excited to be back at the HAI HELI-EXPO,” stated Paul Cardarelli,... Read more
11-Feb-2022
Pilot observed a flash reflecting in the windshield, followed by smoke in the cabin – caused by lithium batteries in the pocket of a paramedic on board... Read more
11-Feb-2022
Helicopter incurred a tail strike and then crashed onto the roof of a hangar, ending up on its port side. FAA incorrectly reported this as a Bell 407, rather than a Bell 47 as is evident in this image N1023V was not currently registered at the time of the accident. FAA data shows it de-registered... Read more
10-Feb-2022Source: AAIB
The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident(s) of:- AW109SP (G-SCAP), bird strike followed by successful landing with no injuries, Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire, 7 July 2021 Agusta AB206B (G-WIZZ), low rotor speed warning led to autorotation and subsequent tail boom damage due to rotor... Read more
10-Feb-2022Source: NewsDay
THE Tobago Regional Health Authority (TRHA) currently owes $27 million for helicopter services to transport patients to Trinidad. The revelation was made at a Joint Select Committee (JSC) meeting of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee to examine the internal controls, expenditure and the accessibility and availability of diagnostic imaging services at public health institutions... Read more
10-Feb-2022Source: London’s Air Ambulance Charity
The Board of London’s Air Ambulance Charity has today, 10th February 2022, announced the appointment of Bob Forsyth as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees. The appointment comes after a far reaching and competitive process, involving external and internal candidates facilitated and guided by Inclusive Boards. Bob has been a trustee of the... Read more
10-Feb-2022Source: Bell
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that the Bell 505 achieved 100,000 global fleet hours. Since the first Bell 505 customer delivery in 2017, Bell has completed more than 360 Bell 505 global deliveries, enabling successful missions with the world’s most advanced short light single aircraft. “Since its entry into service,... Read more
9-Feb-2022Source: Australian Government
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) advises all pilots, operators and maintainers of recently-built Robinson R22 and R44 helicopters to monitor for intermittent or abnormal operations of the helicopters’ engine RPM governor, which can lead to engine overspeed or underspeed conditions. A small number of recent incidents have been reported to both the ATSB and... Read more
9-Feb-2022Source: Milestone Aviation
The Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), the global leader in helicopter leasing, is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the final delivery of the medium helicopter fleet renewal program for Aramco Overseas Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco (“Aramco”), a fully integrated, global petroleum and chemicals enterprise. Milestone recently delivered the last unit... Read more
9-Feb-2022Source: Joby Aviation
SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM, “SKT”), South Korea’s leading telecommunications company, and Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY, “Joby”), a California-based company developing an all-electric, five-seat aircraft that can take off and land vertically (eVTOL), today announced they will work together to introduce emissions-free aerial ridesharing services to cities and communities across South Korea. SKT’s CEO Ryu Young-sang and Joby’s... Read more
9-Feb-2022Source: DRF Luftrettung
The helicopter landing platform on the future operational center of the University Hospital Erlangen was officially opened yesterday. A few minutes after the landing lights were switched on, Christoph 115 was the first helicopter to land on the seventh floor of the high-rise roof. On board: Pilot Maik Rosenbaum, HEMS TC Michael Junghans and emergency doctor Dr. Albert Schiele. The platform... Read more
9-Feb-2022Source: Kopter
Kopter is pleased to take part in Rotors Switzerland 2022, event organized by the Swiss Aerospace Cluster (SAC) on the 8thof February at the Payerne Airport, Canton of Vaud. Now part of Leonardo Helicopters and developing the AW09, an all-new single engine helicopter in Switzerland, Kopter is playing a key role within the Swiss helicopter community. As platinum sponsor,... Read more
8-Feb-2022Source: Cornwall Air Ambulance
More lives to be saved by Cornwall Air Ambulance with launch of new weather station More lives are set to be saved by Cornwall Air Ambulance as a new weather station is launched in Bude. The new site, which has been kindly funded by Charity Ambassador Dr Karen J Dickens, will assist in accurate reporting... Read more
8-Feb-2022Source: DART Aerospace
DART Aerospace has received FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for its Emergency Float System with Integrated Liferafts for the five-bladed Airbus H145. This certification comes alongside its existing TCCA & EASA approvals. Previously approved for the Airbus four-bladed H145 and EC145 models, the floats feature a tri-bag float design for increased stability in water up... Read more
8-Feb-2022Source: Ecocopter
The H125 is a member of the robust and proven Airbus family. Some 6,500 members (H125, H130, H135, H145, H155) are operating in nearly 120 countries for almost 2,000 operators. Together, these helicopters have accumulated more than 33 million flight hours. The H125 has been the undisputed leader in its class for at least 30... Read more
8-Feb-2022Source: SAF Training Academy
SAF Training Academy and Azur Helicoptère announce the creation of X – Aero Training Academy, a helicopter training center combining the expertise and approvals of the two EASA ATOs of SAF Aerogroup. Ten years after the creation of SAF Training Academy and three years after the acquisition of Azur Helicoptère by the SAF Group –... Read more
8-Feb-2022Source: Air Industries Group
Air Industries Group (NYSE American: AIRI), an integrated Tier 1 manufacturer of precision assemblies and components for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications, and a prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, announced that its Long Island-based subsidiary, Air Industries Machining Corp., has been awarded a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) to manufacture flight-critical products for the... Read more
7-Feb-2022Source: IBAC
The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) confirmed its first International Standard for Business Aircraft Operators (IS-BAO) Remote Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) registration was achieved this month by Phoenix Air Unmanned. The RPAS IS-BAO standard option advanced into the open beta testing phase in 2021 after a thorough working group analysis that included industry representatives and... Read more
7-Feb-2022Source: Ultimate HELI
Ultimate HELI is pleased to announce that it will be providing helicopter support services to the Endurance 22 Expedition, which is aiming to locate, survey and film the wreck of Endurance, the lost ship of renowned polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. Scheduled departure for Antarctica’s Weddell Sea will be from Cape Town, South Africa, on... Read more
7-Feb-2022Source: Garmin
Garmin® International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd, is pleased to announce expanded pilot training opportunities for 2022, including webinars, eLearning courses, instructor-led classes and a variety of self-study guides and trainers offered for the GTN™ series, G500/600, G500/G600/G700 TXi™, G3X, and Garmin integrated flight decks. These hands-on training opportunities enable pilots to learn more... Read more
7-Feb-2022Source: Vita Inclinata
Vita Inclinata (Vita), developer and producer of helicopter and crane load stabilization and precision hardware, today announced the company has taken possession of its new 13,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility located at 555 Alter Street, Broomfield, CO, 80020. The company’s newest manufacturing facility will house the primary production of the Vita Load Navigator (VLN), a... Read more
7-Feb-2022Source: Archer
Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) today announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has decided not to bring charges against its employee, Dr. Jing Xue, and has decided not to continue the investigation. The investigation had been instigated by allegations of trade secret theft pushed by Wisk, a Boeing joint venture. Wisk’s allegations against Dr. Xue... Read more
