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Bombardier is donating research and training dollars to support activities at the Downsview Aerospace Innovation and Research Consortium and to help establish an aerospace hub in Toronto’s Downsview area.
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus in Salina, Kansas, has added a graduate certificate in unmanned aircraft systems information assurance for those interested in cybersecurity of unmanned aircraft systems.
DC Aviation Group in Stuttgart, Germany, has added a Dassault Falcon 7X to its fleet for charter flights for DC Aviation Al-Futtaim clients in the region
Jet East Aviation is seeking to hire experienced Aircraft and Powerplant mechanics and avionics technicians in the Greater New York area to keep up with its expansion and growth.
AvFab, based in Clinton, Missouri, has received Transport Canada approvals for two additional King Air products. The authorizations are for its King Air two-place divans and toilet cabin seat. The divans offer 400 lb. total occupant weight and another 20 lb. per storage drawer. Its toilet cabin set can be occupied for both takeoff and landing and is installed in the baggage area or the aft side of the entrance door.
The FAA and the European Commission have signed an agreement that will lead to lowering fees that EASA charges U.S. manufacturers to endorse design approvals.
Bombardier Aerospace executives acknowledge that while the large regional aircraft space has several participants, the order battles will come down to the two major players.
Flight departments and aviation businesses should have a response plan in place if they become involved in a government investigation, an NBAA forum was told.
The Pilatus PC-24 has made its first landing on an unpaved runway as part of a test program by the Swiss manufacturer to obtain “Rough Field” certification.
FAA will respond to recommendations of its NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) to focus air traffic management (ATM) improvements in the U.S. Northeast corridor and to provide enhanced surveillance service in oceanic airspace at the committee’s June 27 meeting.