CommercialEASA Seeks to Improve Pilot Mental Fitness [Avionics Magazine 12-8-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a proposal to the European Commission on new operational rules to better support pilot mental fitness. EASA’s proposal is part of…
Business & GASikorsky Opens Testing Facility for Combat Rescue Helicopter [Avionics Magazine 12-9-2016] Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has inaugurated a new Systems Integration Lab (SIL) to begin testing key systems for the Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), the new aircraft being built for…
ATM ModernizationMunich Announces Plan to Become Germany’s First Carbon-Neutral Airport [Avionics Magazine 12-9-2016] Munich Airport will become Germany's first airport to achieve carbon-neutral operations. The governing bodies of the airport operating company adopted a resolution to approve this ambitious target at their…
MilitaryNASA Remembers John Glenn [Avionics Magazine 12-9-2016] Former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut and United States Senator John Glenn died at the age of 95 on Thursday Dec. 8, 2016 in Columbus Ohio. Glenn was…
CommercialEASA Seeks to Improve Pilot Mental Fitness [Avionics Magazine 12-8-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a proposal to the European Commission on new operational rules to better support pilot mental fitness. EASA’s proposal is part of…
CommercialIATA Forecasts Record $36 Billion in Airlines Profits in 2017 [Avionics Magazine 12-8-2016] Commercial airlines are projected to collectively generate a record net profit of $35.6 billion in 2017, according to the 2017 airline profitability forecast released by the International Air Transport…
CommercialAsia Pacific Needs 500,000 Pilots, Technicians by 2035 [Avionics Magazine 12-8-2016] Airlines and operators based in the Asia Pacific will need 500,000 new pilots and technicians to support the region’s expanding demand for new aircraft deliveries through 2035, according to…
MilitaryUS Navy to Start Using Transportable Jet Simulation Trainers [Avionics Magazine 12-8-2016] The U.S. Navy’s aviation wing will start using transportable jet simulation trainers by 2018, according to a recent Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announcement. The Naval Aviation Training Systems…