Cessna Aircraft Co., a division of Textron Aviation, said June 13 that the company has powered on the electrical distribution system of its new Citation Longitude super mid-sized jet.
Airbus Group’s Silicon Valley outpost A3 and ride-hailing company Uber have begun a multi-week demonstration of an on-demand helicopter service in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Chinese demand for pilot training is helping to drive output growth of French helicopter manufacturer Helicopteres Guimbal following local certification of the company’s Cabri G2 light rotorcraft.
Final assembly of the Airbus H135 in China will begin in 2018 following an order for 100 of the helicopters by local industrial partners of the manufacturer.
Aside from worrying about the future, 14 aviation trade associations are concerned about the here and now, as the House has not yet passed its version of the FAA reauthorization bill.
The National Business Aviation Association said it will respond to a recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board to help develop enhancements to pilot-training guidelines.
