Safety, Ops & Regulation

Brian Proctor is head of the Dallas-based Mente Group, a global aircraft brokerage and consulting firm active in midsize and larger business jets. He has served private aviation clients for more than 20 years and serves on a number of industry boards, including the National Aircraft Resale Association.

Daher’s line of 2020 TBM 940 turboprops will come equipped with HomeSafe, an emergency autoland system, the company announced during a video press conference May 6.

The FAA has named eight companies that will assist the agency in establishing technology requirements for suppliers of remote identification services for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is able to weather the financial loss from the cancellation of AirVenture Oshkosh in July, EAA’s chair and CEO Jack Pelton said, but it may mean scaling back growth on some of its programs.

The Experimental Aircraft Association has canceled EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Wisconsin, scheduled for July 20-26, due to the fallout and uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newly published FAA guidance on standardized training for charter and air taxi pilots is being lauded by industry stakeholders as a safety benefit that has the added bonus of streamlining administrative procedures.

The FAA, responding to urgent calls from business and general aviation stakeholders, has provided relief from a number of licensing and training requirements that threatened to ground operators unable to perform normally routine renewals due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Bombardier is recalling most of its Canadian-based workforce and expects 11,000 employees to return to work over the next few weeks.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has issued a state-by-state guide to help pilots navigate the latest requirements on general aviation flying under mandatory stay-at-home orders in a variety of states and territories.

Verizon portfolio company Skyward has added a “Live Flights” feature to its aviation management platform that enables users to monitor drone flights in near real time from their offices or wherever they have internet connectivity.

France has begun the first phase of developing an unmanned aircraft systems traffic management architecture called “Hubspace” that it plans to deploy by 2023 to manage drone traffic nationwide.

While none will agree to delete this provision, manufacturers might agree to shorten the period of force majeure delay.

An international business aviation trade group is asking the International Civil Aviation Organization to adjust an emissions baseline that includes 2020 data to assess offsetting obligations in light of the COVID-19 impact on global air travel.

A flight department must contribute as a full member of a larger team, or else.

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The FAA will adjust the operating hours of 100 airport towers to “ensure resiliency” of the air traffic control (ATC) system and protect employees during the coronavirus pandemic, the agency announced.

Awaiting guidance from public health authorities, the FAA considered closing the first U.S. air traffic control (ATC) facility affected by the coronavirus for two weeks to prevent the pathogen from spreading, according to the head of the controllers’ union.

As one of the solons correctly noted, “A time of crisis is a time for innovation.” Well, this is that time,

Company puts work on hold considered nonessential at most of its Canadian operations.

But the company reaffirms its support of the urban air mobility technology and marketplace in which it said it will continue to invest.

Rolls said the suspension would allow it to modify its operations in line with UK government guidelines,

The program assists operators by designating a specific number of gallons to offset by or offsetting emissions from all fuel purchased through Avfuel.

Responding to a congressional directive to exercise leadership in enabling the return of supersonic air travel, the FAA has proposed noise

Operators employing professional pilots would be required to enter and share pilot records in an FAA-managed Pilot Records Database before hiring.

A flight attendant’s risk of serious injury is 26 times greater than that of their passengers and a greater risk of being hurt on the job than a police officer.