FBOs Record 2019 Rise In Fuel Sales, But ‘Turbulent Times’ Ahead
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Molly McMillin
More than half of the fixed base operators in the U.S. and Canada—56%—recorded increased fuel sales in 2019 compared to a year ago, according to a survey by the Aviation Business Strategies Group (ABSG), although there are “turbulent times ahead.”
Garmin said Mar. 11 that it has obtained EASA approval of an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) upgrade of Dornier 328 regional jet and turboprop aircraft.
UK Seeks Designers For Major Airspace Restructuring
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Bill Carey
WASHINGTON—The UK will need people skilled in airspace design as it rolls out a major, nation-wide update of its airspace system, British Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps has said.
Icon Shifts Most A5 Assembly To Mexico; Outlines 2020 Plans
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Molly McMillin
Icon Aircraft recently shifted most of the final assembly of its Icon A5 aircraft to its composite component manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico, as it begins to gain efficiencies from the processes, it says.
Hydro-Quebec Boss Martel Taking Over As Bombardier CEO
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Graham Warwick
Alain Bellemare is stepping down as president and CEO of Bombardier, having overseen a radical reshaping of the Canadian company in a bid to restore its financial health. He will be replaced by Eric Martel, current president and CEO of Hydro-Quebec and a former Bombardier executive.
Structural Batteries Could Reduce Electric Aircraft Weight
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Graham Warwick
Embraer is working with Stanford University and the U.S. Energy Department on development of multifunction structures that can store energy and carry loads, potentially reducing the weight of battery packs in electric aircraft.
Textron Aviation, WSU Tech, IAM Launch Two-Year Tooling Apprenticeship
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Molly McMillin
WICHITA—Textron Aviation, WSU Tech and the Machinists Union announced a new two-year apprentice program to train toolmakers to help combat an upcoming shortage of skilled workers.
From a consortium of industry and academia to study aviation biofuels and the UK seeking designers for airspace restructure to Icon shifting most A5 assembly to Mexico and a new CEO for Bombardier, it has been a busy week for the bizav industry.
