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The repurposed helicopter’s large dimensions apparently make it ideal for use as a mission aircraft.

The tables above show results of a price survey of U.S. fuel suppliers conducted in April 2020.

But the company reaffirms its support of the urban air mobility technology and marketplace in which it said it will continue to invest.

Responding to a congressional directive to exercise leadership in enabling the return of supersonic air travel, the FAA has proposed noise

Previews of new business aviation produced and services.

Company cuts the salaries of managers and asks for government aid.

Operators employing professional pilots would be required to enter and share pilot records in an FAA-managed Pilot Records Database before hiring.

Rolls said the suspension would allow it to modify its operations in line with UK government guidelines,

Helicopters on the approved list are made by Bell, Leonardo, Robinson and Airbus.

Turbulence causes more serious injuries to passengers than any other class of accident. Yet from 1980-2003, only four belted people received serious injuries during turbulence.

A flight attendant’s risk of serious injury is 26 times greater than that of their passengers and a greater risk of being hurt on the job than a police officer.

Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) is able to sense clear-air turbulence (CAT). According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, it

Surviving and thriving in the new non-normal era

Aerostructures maker halts work after Boeing announces a temporary shutdown of its Puget Sound facilities,

Bankruptcy judges ordered her to sell companies to repay collateralized loan obligations worth nearly $2 billion.

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International Aero Engineering and Aviation Clean Air offering an ionization purification system as a portable ion distribution unit for ground use only.

Harnessed passengers unable to break free.

Aviation professionals have responsibility to provide passengers with a safe environment and well-thought out emergency plans.

Selected accidents and incidents in March 2020. The following NTSB information is preliminary.

Pilots are rarely the only ones to blame. Rather airlines, military services and other operators make decisions that result in situations which lead to accidents.

Founded as a Cessna dealer, Courtesy now specializes in selling warbirds, having sold more than 3,000 of the former military aircraft.

While tensions exist, there’s still business to be done

At first glance, the AW609 might seem like a ramp hog, but actually it has about the same footprint as midsize turboprops and helicopters.

For the AW609 tiltrotor, Pratt & Whitney Canada had to modify its PT6C turboshaft so t could operate through a 95-deg. arc at high-power settings.