By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Aviation training provider CAE recently promised to be a carbon-neutral company by summer 2020 and will look to electric training aircraft as part of its green push.
DASSAULT AVIATION AIRPLANES [Docket No. FAA-2019-0973; Product Identifier 2019-NM-187-AD; Amendment 39-19811; AD 2019-23-17] The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX and Model Falcon 2000EX airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of iced angle-of-attack (AoA) probes after takeoff, with associated misleading airspeed indication and/or misleading stall warning. This AD requires revising the existing airplane flight manual (AFM) to provide the flight crew with updated procedures related to manually activating heating of the AoA probes during line up, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. This AD becomes effective Dec. 27. The FAA estimates that this AD affects 146 airplanes of U.S. registry with an estimated cost of compliance of $85 per aircraft and $12.41 for the fleet. For more information, contact Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, International Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, Washington, 98198; telephone and fax 206-231-3226.
Innovative Solutions & Support, based in Exton, Pennsylvania, has received FAA approval for an auto-throttle system that helps protect against one-engine inoperative catastrophic loss-of-control accidents.
Planet Nine Private Air, a private charter operator and aircraft management company in Van Nuys, California, has added an ultra-long-range Gulfstream GV to its charter fleet.
Elit’ Avia, a provider of charter, aircraft management and related services, is now a Wyvern “Wingman Certified Operator” through its Maltese air operator’s certificate (AOC).
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, under an agreement with Bell, will begin testing of some of Bell’s systems on its property in rural southeastern Oklahoma.
ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia, a subsidiary of Dassault Aviation Co., has earned FAA certification to perform line and heavy maintenance on Dassault Aviation business jets.
Journey Aviation, a private jet charter operator and aircraft management company based in Boca Raton, Florida, has acquired a Gulfstream GIVSP long-range jet.
RUAG MRO International’s business aircraft facilities in Munich are providing a modification to the Quick Access Recorder (QAR) for Challenger 850 business jets operated by charter operator Vistajet.
President Donald Trump is poised to sign into law a spending package that will send $17.6 billion to the FAA for fiscal 2020 and reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank for seven years.
Joby Aviation has signed an agreement with Uber that makes it the first developer of an eVTOL aircraft to commit to meet the Uber Elevate initiative’s 2023 target to deploy commercial urban aerial ridesharing services.
The FAA has sent a letter to Blackbird Air, a company that created a web-based application to connect passengers with pilots, emphasizing the agency’s regulations regarding pilots who transport paying passengers.
