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Textron Aviation To Skip NBAA-BACE - AVweb
Sep 25, 2024 · Textron Aviation has announced that the company, along with subsidiary TRU simulation, "will not participate as exhibitors at the 2024 [NBAA-BACE].”. The sudden withdrawal, with less than a month to go before the annual show, this year being held in Las Vegas, comes after Gulfstream and Dassault also decided against participation.
Archer Aviation Surpasses 2024 Flight Test Goal - AVweb
Sep 5, 2024 · Amelia Walsh. Archer Aviation’s eVTOL prototype Midnight completed 402 test flights so far this year, surpassing its goal of 400 flights in 2024, the company announced Tuesday. Over the past eight months, Archer has intensified its flight test operations in preparation for “for-credit” certification testing with the FAA.
Next-Gen 'Marine One' Makes Its Operational Debut - AVweb
Aug 20, 2024 · It is powered by a pair of GE CT7-8A turboshaft engines. It received initial FAA certification in 2004. Mark Phelps is a senior editor at AVweb. He is an instrument rated private pilot and former owner of a Grumman American AA1B and a V-tail Bonanza. Sikorsky’s long-awaited modified presidential VH-92A made its debut as “Marine One ...
FAA Proposes New Cybersecurity Standards For Aircraft
Aug 22, 2024 · The Federal Aviation Administration introduced changes to its cybersecurity standards for new aircraft and equipment in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued Wednesday. According to the agency, the proposed rules would tackle cybersecurity threats for transport category aircraft, engines and propellers.
Diamond Factory Maintenance Mis-Rigged DA42 Rudder - AVweb
Jan 8, 2024 · Canada's Transportation Safety Board says Diamond Aircraft's factory maintenance staff mis-rigged the rudder cables on a DA42NG, contributing to an accident that heavily damaged the twin. In its final report the TSB said the plane, registered to the company's U.S. sales division, was on its post-maintenance test flight on May 25, 2022, when it ...
NTSB Issues Safety Alert For Multi-Engine Pilots Regarding Partial ...
Updated Aug 29, 2024 4:29 PM EDT. Share this story. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a new safety alert for multi-engine pilots facing partial engine failure. The alert emphasizes the importance of promptly feathering the affected engine’s propeller before its rpm drops below the critical threshold where start locks engage.
Aviation Coalition Proposes Measures To Prevent Unapproved Parts
Oct 10, 2024 · Share this story. On Wednesday, a coalition of airlines, maintenance providers and manufacturers released a report aimed at preventing unapproved parts from entering the aviation supply chain in the future. The Aviation Supply Chain Integrity Coalition, co-chaired by former National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt and former ...
Delta Cuts Training Goals In Half - AVweb
Dec 30, 2023 · Aero Crew News first broke the story after obtaining an “Flight Ops Weekly” internal memo to pilots outlining Delta’s intention to hire 1,100 pilots—a significant reduction compared to peak hiring figures in 2023, which reached 2,200. But despite Delta’s latest announcement, the company reminded its crew that the projected hiring ...