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Honeywell Crafts Safer Approaches Through Technology
FLYING Magazine “Can you accept the visual?” It is not uncommon for air traffic control to pose this question to pilots on IFR flight plans approaching certain airports when the weather is VFR. In daylight, when the visibility is good, the winds calm, and the pilot...
Super Hercules Completes Marathon Texas-Guam Sortie
AVweb Stars and Stripes reported today (April 25) that a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules four-engine turboprop established a new record by flying direct from Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) in Texas to Andersen AFB in Guam. The C-130J made a single fuel stop in...
NATA Challenges GAMI’s Assertion Of ‘Commercial Availability’ of G100UL
AVweb The National Air Transport Association (NATA) says General Aviation Modifications Inc.’s (GAMI) FAA-approved G100UL is not yet “commercially available” even though the licensed manufacturer of the unleaded avgas, Vitol Aviation, has more than a million gallons...
Viral Video Catches 747 Hard Landing
AVweb The Queen of the Skies is one tough old bird. Lufthansa has confirmed what all 345 people onboard one of its 747-8s already knew when the aircraft thundered onto LAX’s Runway 24 on Wednesday. The airline said there was training going on when the plane hit hard...
Gulfstream G700 Enters Service With First Two Deliveries
AVweb On Tuesday (April 23), Gulfstream Aerospace announced it delivered the first two G700s to U.S.-based customers. Both are now in service with their buyers. The deliveries come less than a month after Gulfstream received FAA type and production certification...
Picture Of The Week: April 26, 2024
AVweb 1 of 4 Picture of the Week: Photo by Rick Brown: It's a cell phone photo after a great flight in the Legend Cub. Rick and Ryan in the Cub Photo by Krov Menuhin: Filming a series for French TV in Central America my Maule was shot flying over The Mayan City of...
IndiGo Places Order for 60 Rolls-Royce Engines
FLYING Magazine Rolls-Royce has landed its first deal with low-cost carrier IndiGo, which has placed an order for 60 Trent XWB-84 engines, the manufacturer announced Thursday. IndiGo is India’s largest airline, flying 100 million passengers in 2023. “We are delighted...
New Timeline Projected for MOSAIC Final Rule
FLYING Magazine The final rule on the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) is now expected sometime in 2025. When the comment period closed for the MOSAIC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in January, it was suggested that the final rule...
Harbour Air orders electric motors
AOPA General Aviation News Seaplane airline Harbour Air said it signed a letter of intent to purchase 50 magni650 electric motors from magniX, an aviation propulsion company, marking a major step in Harbour Air’s plan to convert its fleet of 45 de Havilland DHC-2...
FAA Announces $76 million in Airport Modernization Grants
FLYING Magazine The FAA is awarding another $76.1 million from the previously allocated $9 billion for 45 airport-related infrastructure projects in 22 states, it announced Thursday. The funding comes from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport...
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Honeywell Crafts Safer Approaches Through Technology
FLYING Magazine “Can you accept the visual?” It is not uncommon for air traffic control to pose this question to pilots on IFR flight plans approaching certain airports when the weather is VFR. In daylight, when the visibility is good, the winds calm, and the pilot...
Super Hercules Completes Marathon Texas-Guam Sortie
AVweb Stars and Stripes reported today (April 25) that a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules four-engine turboprop established a new record by flying direct from Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) in Texas to Andersen AFB in Guam. The C-130J made a single fuel stop in...
NATA Challenges GAMI’s Assertion Of ‘Commercial Availability’ of G100UL
AVweb The National Air Transport Association (NATA) says General Aviation Modifications Inc.’s (GAMI) FAA-approved G100UL is not yet “commercially available” even though the licensed manufacturer of the unleaded avgas, Vitol Aviation, has more than a million gallons...
Viral Video Catches 747 Hard Landing
AVweb The Queen of the Skies is one tough old bird. Lufthansa has confirmed what all 345 people onboard one of its 747-8s already knew when the aircraft thundered onto LAX’s Runway 24 on Wednesday. The airline said there was training going on when the plane hit hard...
Gulfstream G700 Enters Service With First Two Deliveries
AVweb On Tuesday (April 23), Gulfstream Aerospace announced it delivered the first two G700s to U.S.-based customers. Both are now in service with their buyers. The deliveries come less than a month after Gulfstream received FAA type and production certification...
Picture Of The Week: April 26, 2024
AVweb 1 of 4 Picture of the Week: Photo by Rick Brown: It's a cell phone photo after a great flight in the Legend Cub. Rick and Ryan in the Cub Photo by Krov Menuhin: Filming a series for French TV in Central America my Maule was shot flying over The Mayan City of...
IndiGo Places Order for 60 Rolls-Royce Engines
FLYING Magazine Rolls-Royce has landed its first deal with low-cost carrier IndiGo, which has placed an order for 60 Trent XWB-84 engines, the manufacturer announced Thursday. IndiGo is India’s largest airline, flying 100 million passengers in 2023. “We are delighted...
New Timeline Projected for MOSAIC Final Rule
FLYING Magazine The final rule on the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) is now expected sometime in 2025. When the comment period closed for the MOSAIC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in January, it was suggested that the final rule...
Harbour Air orders electric motors
AOPA General Aviation News Seaplane airline Harbour Air said it signed a letter of intent to purchase 50 magni650 electric motors from magniX, an aviation propulsion company, marking a major step in Harbour Air’s plan to convert its fleet of 45 de Havilland DHC-2...
FAA Announces $76 million in Airport Modernization Grants
FLYING Magazine The FAA is awarding another $76.1 million from the previously allocated $9 billion for 45 airport-related infrastructure projects in 22 states, it announced Thursday. The funding comes from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport...