The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems has re-accredited AirMed International critical care transport operations through July 2019. AirMed has performed more than 20,000 missions in 50 states and more than 150 countries.
ExcelAire, an aircraft management and charter company, has added an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet to its charter fleet as it expands its services. ExcelAire also operates its own authorized Embraer Service Center.
Chicago Jet Group has been named an authorized dealer for SmartSky 4G equipment sales and installation, the company said. It will install SmartSky equipment across a variety of business jet models using supplemental type certificate licenses obtained by SmartSky’s distribution partners. The SmartSky 4G network will reach nationwide coverage in 2017.
Frasca International has received a contract to supply the TBM 930 Level 6 Flight Training Device (FTD) to Simcom Aviation Training. It will be the first device to simulate the TBM 930 aircraft and will feature the aircraft cockpit, RSI XT4 visual system, Garmin 3000 avionics, weather radar, synthetic vision, terrain awareness and traffic advisory system. It will be installed at Simcom’s Lee Vista Training Center in Orlando, Florida.
Aurora Flight Sciences is flying a Cessna Caravan fitted with a robotic copilot as part of a Darpa program to demonstrate automation that could reduce the crew required to fly existing aircraft.
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and General Aviation Manufacturers Association are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case in the ongoing dispute between small aircraft makers and people injured using them.
The FAA for the first time has granted approval for lithium ion battery use as a primary electrical power source, including engine start, True Blue Power said.
B. Coleman Aviation, located at Gary/Chicago International Airport, is undertaking a multi-phase expansion, which includes a 40,000-sq.-ft. hangar and a ground lease for 11 acres of aviation development opportunities.
The European Aviation Safety Agency’s decision to lift its imposed grounding of the EC225/H225 helicopter will come as small comfort to Airbus Helicopters.
Beechcraft Corp. has received certification for its King Air turboprop line of aircraft equipped with Pro Line Fusion avionics systems from Brazil’s Agencia Nacional de Aviacao Civil, the company said.
The late summer boosted European business aviation activity, especially for flights involving business jet charters, according to WingX Advance’s Business Aviation Monitor.
