We aviators need to realize that our aircraft and flying environments are just too complicated to attack problems on an ad hoc basis. If you don’t have a valid reason for your action, don’t take the action.
The Bombardier Safety Standdown became an internal success and in 1999 the company opened it to outside flight departments whereupon it grew into an industry-wide model.
William Garvey, editor-in-chief of Business & Commercial Aviation, was inducted into the “Living Legends of Aviation” in Beverly Hills, California on Jan. 16.
One out of three people traveling abroad experiences a related illness. On a typical two-week trip, travelers lose an average of three days due to illness, and almost 20% will remain ill after returning home.
I wonder if another chapter in motorized movement is aborning right now. The research effort is unlike anything I have ever known. The excitement of those involved is palpable and the energy of the movement is seemingly unstoppable and inexhaustible.
The resources and expertise needed to evaluate the medical, safety and security threats at a destination can be considerable, far beyond the in-house resources of even the largest flight departments.
Cudahy is president and CEO for the International Council of Air Shows. He is the air show community’s primary interface with military, local and national officials and federal regulators.
A reconditioned Beechjet 400A offers one of the most comfortable cabins in the light-jet class, reasonable operating costs and rock-solid dispatch reliability.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson has hinted of a new regulatory regime around aircraft certification, leaning on lessons from the Boeing 737 MAX debacle.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
A new European helicopter show is being established through a partnership of the European Helicopter Association andEuropean Union Aviation Safety Agency.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Orders for Gulfstream business jets in 2019 were the most in more than a decade and the second highest ever, buoyed by demand for its new models, according to parent company General Dynamics.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation expects deliveries to remain flat in 2020, as the ramp-up in production of the Citation Longitude super-midsize jet is offset by a reduction in demand for legacy aircraft.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Robinson Helicopters saw deliveries drop by over a third in 2019, compared to the 316 aircraft the year before. The final tally of 196 units delivered was well below the 300 the company had originally hoped to achieve in 2019.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Las Vegas-based tour operator,Maverick Helicopters a has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters to retrofit its fleet of 34 EC130 B4s with the Airbus Crash Resistant Fuel System.