Business & GALaunch Customer for 604XT is a Texas Billionaire The launch customer for Nextant Aerospace’s Challenger 604XT is Toby Neugebauer from Houston, Texas, the company said. News reports depict the son of U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer as a billionaire in his…
MilitaryFirst Airbus A330 MRTT For French Air Force Takes Flight The Airbus Defence and Space A330 MRTT (multi-role tanker transport), designated for the French Air Force, has taken its first flight, Airbus said. The manufacturer said the crew reported that the aircraft…
CommercialQantas, GE Aviation Develop App to Help Pilots Fly Efficiently Qantas and GE Aviation have developed a flight data app, called FlightPulse, that helps pilots fly more efficiently and help reduce carbon emissions. “FlightPulse was designed by pilots for pilots. As a result, the…
CommercialUS Now Has 60,000 Part 107 Drone Pilots A little more than a year after the FAA finalized its small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) Part 107 rules, 60,000 people have obtained remote pilot certificates. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta gave an…
CommercialHoneywell Starts Drone Inspection Service Using Intel System Honeywell has launched its own unmanned aircraft system (UAS) inspection service, the company said. It has partnered with Intel Corp. to do so. “This collaboration combines Intel’s advanced commercial Intel Falcon 8+…
Business & GANBAA Notes Misconception with FAA’s New Navigation Database MMEL Relief Policy The FAA has determined that expired navigation databases do not meet the definition of “inoperative equipment.” Therefore, they are not authorized for Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL) relief. This determination was published…
CommercialBoeing says Chinese 20-Year Demand Could Value $1T Boeing projects a demand for 7,240 new airplanes in China over the next 20 years, the manufacturer said. That demand would have a value of nearly $1.1 trillion. Boeing, which claims to…
Business & GAOne Aviation Tests New Wing for 'Project Canada' A comparison of the new prototype EA-700 wing side by side with a stock EA-500 wing. #ECLIPSE #TheJetLife #Jets pic.twitter.com/9wQdQayES7 — ONE Aviation (@OneAviationAero) September 5, 2017 One Aviation’s EA700 proof-of-concept wing…
RegulationFAA’s Final Rule on GA Airworthiness Standards Becomes Effective A December 2016 final rule overhauling airworthiness standards for general aviation airplanes officially went into effect Aug. 30, the FAA said. It said it expects the rule “will enable faster installation of…
ATM ModernizationWatch: Former NASA Astronauts Oppose ATC Privatization The newest video in the ATC Not for Sale effort features four former NASA astronauts speaking out against ATC privatization. Produced and distributed by the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS), the video…