Business & GA

Column: Who’s Flying This Plane?

Hold on, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are coming to civilian airspace near you! Trainers and aviation authorities worldwide are preparing for the forecast boom of civil-use UASs in the next decade. One…

Commercial

Perspectives: Cooperation Key to DO-178 Update

The RTCA and EUROCAE have released new software certification guidelines that are already having an impact on new designs in the United States and Europe. The venerable DO-178B/ED-12B has been updated and…

ATM Modernization

People

Rick Ducharme Metron Aviation, based in Dulles, Va., named Rick Ducharme executive vice president of industry relations. Ducharme joins Metron Aviation from FAA where he was deputy chief operating officer, Air Traffic…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

2013  February 12-14 ATM World Congress, IFEMA, Madrid, Spain. Visit www.worldatmcongress.org. March 4-7 Heli-Expo 2013, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. Visit www.heliexpo.com. 12-14 ATC Global, Amsterdam RAI Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.…

Business & GA

Editor's Note: Frankenstorm

Hurricane, super storm, mega storm, perfect storm, and my favorite, Frankenstorm. All were used to describe the weather event that barreled up the Eastern seaboard of the United States the weekend of…

Business & GA

Schubach Aviation Adds Citation II Jet to Fleet 

San Diego-based Schubach Aviation added a Cessna Citation II to its fleet, as it looks to expand its fleet and offer customers a mid-range jet with a cheaper price tag. (Schubach's Cessna…

Commercial

Aerospace Manufacturers Prepare for Fiscal Cliff

As negotiations continue between the White House and Congress over how to avoid the highly publicized fiscal cliff, U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturers are bracing themselves for what could happen if the…