CommercialEASA, FAA Issue Type Certification for Airbus A350-1000 Airbus has received type certification for the A350-1000 from EASA and the FAA, the French OEM said Tuesday. Type certification for the A350-1000 comes less than one year after its first flight.…
RegulationFAA Seeks Comments on Drone Airworthiness Criteria The FAA said FlightScan Corp. wants to certificate the Camcopter S-100, a helicopter-shaped unmanned aircraft system originally from Schiebel. The agency is now looking for public comments on proposed airworthiness criteria for…
MilitaryRussia’s A-100 Takes First Flight Russia’s A-100 has taken its first flight. Announced Saturday by the Russian Ministry of Defense, the flight took place at the Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex. “All aircraft systems — the…
Curated ContentA Cessna and Helicopter Collide in UK During Training A Cessna 152 collided with a helicopter during training flights Friday over Buckinghamshire, U.K. Four people were killed. Read more at The Independent.
CommercialCanadian Firm Tests Drone Delivery in Class E Airspace Drone Delivery Canada tested its service with Transport Canada approval in airspace that hosts “hundreds of daily helicopter and aircraft flights,” the company said. Autonomous delivery was tested in the Moose Factory…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol Releases New Version of Runway Incursion Prevention Plan Within Version 3.0 of the European Action Plan for the Prevention of Runway Incursions is a recommendation that encourages Eurocontrol member states to move toward displaying more information to pilots. Aligning with…
CommercialThese OEMs Made Blockbuster Deals at the Dubai Airshow It has been said that the Dubai Airshow is where deals are made. That proved true for several lessors and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) at the show’s most recent installment, which occurred…
MilitaryCalidus Launches New B-250 with Rockwell Collins Avionics The United Arab Emirates has a new aircraft manufacturer in town, building a light attack, multi-role aircraft. Calidus launched its new B-250 aircraft during the Dubai Airshow, which took place this week,…