The FAA in September signed separate agreements with Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) that will make it easier to approve each country’s aircraft and aviation products for their growing markets, the FAA said.
FAA reauthorization legislation agreed to by House and Senate committee leaders contains “the most forward-leaning language from Congress on supersonics since the 1960s,” says Boom Supersonic, the Colorado-based startup developing a 55-seat, Mach 2.2 airliner.
The number of fatal accidents involving general aviation continues to recede, despite an increase in flight hours, according to Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’ 27th Joseph T. Nall Report released in September.
BRS Aerospace plans to work with Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research to develop testing protocols for evaluating the safety and performance of the company’s parachute recovery systems for general aviation and advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
High-profile drone and software provider Airobotics of Israel has opened an office in Scottsdale, Arizona, that will become the startup’s global headquarters.
House and Senate committee leaders have reached a final agreement on multi-year legislation to reauthorize the FAA, capping a three-year battle between Republicans and Democrats that many industry-watchers expected would culminate in another short-term extension for the agency.
A compromise bill to reauthorize the FAA could be taken up by the U.S. House as early as next week, according to a staffer on the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee, who added that negotiations are on track and members remain optimistic about the prospects of passing the legislation before the fast-approaching Sept. 30 deadline.
Lyon, France–The French air force is gearing up for the entry into service of the single-turboprop Pilatus PC-21, which will become its mainstay in pilot and weapon system officer (WSO) training.
StandardAero Component Services has broken ground on a new, 206,000 sq. ft. component repair center in Cincinnati, Ohio, directly adjacent to its already-existing, 236,000 sq. ft. component repair facility.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Sheltair Aviation has entered into a long-term lease to build and operate a full-service FBO and hangar complex at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Business jet operations in July were almost flat with an 0.6% increase in flight activity. Domestic flights rose 1% while international flights declined 1.5%.
