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Regulations and Government

NASA To Start Quiet Boom Flights over Galveston in Fall

NASA’s F/A-18 testbed will be flown using a “quiet supersonic dive maneuver” to “aim quiet sonic thumps at a specific area.”
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Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Concludes Super Galaxy Update Program

For the last decade Lockheed Martin has been upgrading C-5 Galaxies to the re-engined C-5M Super Galaxy configuration
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Maintenance and Modifications

FlightDocs Teams with HondaJet Owners Association

The new partnership will result in discounts offered to HondaJet Owners & Pilots Association members.
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Aviation Adds To Garmin Retrofit Tally

The Illinois company, the industry leader in Garmin flight deck retrofits, is currently offering a special on G5000 upgrades for the Citation Excel and XLS
Maintenance and Modifications

Gama Aviation Preps UK Mx Facility, Hits U.S. Milestone

The company received EASA approval for its new Bournemouth location, and talllied its 50,000 work order at its US facilities.
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Airports

How Biggin Hill Airport Connects Passengers to London and Gets Along with its Neighbors

How Biggin Hill Airport Connects Passengers to London and Gets Along with its Neighbors
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Accidents

Accidents: August 2018

Preliminary and final reports.
Training and Workforce

One-G Merges VR with Flight Sim for Augmented Reality Flight Deck

The company recently added an R44 trainer with virtual reality to its stable.
Aircraft

New Malaysian Government Reveals Su-30MKM Readiness Woes

The Royal Malaysian Air Force is facing a fighter shortage as its Su-30MKM 'Flankers' require a 10-year check
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Regulations and Government

EASA Proposes Evidence-based Training Requirements

Rule would update commercial flight crew training requirements to improve pilot competencies and achieve a smooth transition to evidence-based training.
FBOs

South Carolina FBO Adds New Hangars

Airport-operated Cerulean Aviation has more than doubled its hangar space in a $14.5 million project.
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FBOs

Signature Profits Climb Despite Slower GA/Bizav Growth

Increased fuel prices eroded margins at Signature, however.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

West Coast Firm Now Solely Focused On Bizjet Taxes

Now known as BizjetCPA, the firm has since eliminated the maritime practice in favor its expanding business aviation work.
Regulations and Government

Aviation Orgs Urge Senate Restraint on Noise Mandates

A bevy of new noise restrictions could counterproductive and undermine benefits of NextGen, the organizations warn.
Aircraft

GAMA: Bizjets Shipments Flat, Turboprops on Upswing

While overall airplane and rotorcraft deliveries grew year-over-year, billings declined, as bizjets were static, and turbine helos saw a slight boost.
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Regulations and Government

Second GA Customs Facility Opens at San Juan Airport

Airport Aviation Services, one of two FBOs at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, covered the construction costs of the new facility
Rotorcraft

Mi-8 Collides With Mi-26 Sling Load: 18 Dead

The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) and Rosaviatsiya have collected the flight recorders and are analyzing the data.
Safety

Drunk Driving Suspected in Another EMS Helo Crash

The helicopter was unoccupied at the time of the collision.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

eVTOLs Hitting the Airshow Circuit

A number of companies showed off their contenders for an increasingly crowded market.
FBOs

Sheltair Building FXE Hangar Complex

The $30 million development will be operated by Banyan Air Service, which will add a satellite terminal on the north side of the airport.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

GA-ASI Progresses with MQ-25 Program

General Atomics is preparing its design for the EMD phase of the U.S. Navy's MQ-25 unmanned tanker requirement
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Rotorcraft

China Completes Testing of Unmanned Helicopter

Aircraft can execute shipboard landings.
Charter & Fractional

India Working on Bizav Aircraft Management Rules

New guidelines would help the country’s business aviation sector to become more cost-effective.
Aircraft

Bombardier Now Flying Two Flight-test Global 5500/6500s

Aircraft are currently based at the Bombardier Flight Test Center in Wichita.
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Safety

NTSB Hosts LOC Forum at Oshkosh

Panelists cite training, tools, and technology in battle against aviation’s number-one killer
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Marines Bring Shadow Operations to an End

After a decade of often intensive operations with the Marines the RQ-7B Shadow has been retired in favor of the RQ-21A Blackjack
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Luminati: Perpetual Solar-powered Flight Possible

Applications for perpetually flying solar aircraft include global intelligence gathering and internet distribution.
Safety

NTSB Using Drones In Investigations

Grand Canyon crash posed unique challenges.
Regulations and Government

Groups Protest Push for Commercial UAS Ops Regulation

The groups fear the amendment would pave the way for thousands of state and local government to impose their own restrictions on commercial UAS ops.
Airlines

Air France-KLM In Talks with Air Europa to Extend JV Network

Search for new group CEO continues