May 15, 2012

Steering Group Meets to Discuss North Sea Ditching

The Helicopter Safety Steering Group (HSSG) met on Monday to discuss preliminary findings of last week’s Eurocopter EC225 ditching in the North Sea. Fourteen people on board the Bond Offshore-operated helicopter escaped without injury after the pilots experienced a loss of gearbox oil...

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  • FAA Streamlining Process for UAS Airspace Access

    May 15, 2012 | FAA is working to streamline the permitting process for operators of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to gain access to the National Airspace System (NAS), a milestone under the recently passed FAA reauthorization. Federal, state and local...

  • FAA Launches Child Flight Safety Awareness Campaign

    May 15, 2012 | FAA on Tuesday announced a new educational initiative to promote child passenger flight safety awareness, as parents prepare for the summer travel season. “Millions of people will take to the skies this summer, and we are doing everything we can to keep...

  • GE, ITT Win FAA SE2020 Contracts

    May 14, 2012 | FAA awarded a $2.77 million contract to ITT Exelis and GE’s Naverus to help accelerate the development of required navigation performance (RNP) approach procedures, under the agency's System Engineering 2020 (SE2020) portfolio. Under the contract...

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  • STG Aerospace to Supply Lights to Swiss International Air Lines

    May 11, 2012 | STG Aerospace signed an agreement with Swiss International Air Lines to supply its WhiteHawk LED cabin lighting system for the airline's fleet of Avro RJ 100 aircraft. “WhiteHawk is a real breakthrough in cabin lighting for us. We...

  • Frequentis to Supply ATC Communications in Colombia

    May 10, 2012 | Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia, the country's air navigation services provider, has selected Frequentis to supply air traffic management voice communications systems for its towers in Bucaramanga, Yopal, Pereira and Neiva, as well as for the air traffic...

  • Field Aviation Awarded EASA STC for Universal Avionics

    May 9, 2012 | Field Aviation of Toronto has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for installation of the Universal Avionics EFI-890R display system in the full line of classic Dash 8 aircraft, including the 100-...