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Avmax Certifies Lithium-ion Battery on Twin Otter Aircraft

True Blue Power and Avmax today announced the receipt of a Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) Part 23 Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation of the True Blue Power TB44 (46 amp hour) lithium-ion aircraft battery on Viking Air DHC-6 aircraft, commonly known as the Twin Otter. The two companies have applied for U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval of the same Pa...

Aerospace firm successfully tests solar-powered aircraft

A test pilot successfully flew a solar-powered prototype aircraft on Friday for a company that envisions manufacturing a fleet of drones to provide aerial internet service for an estimated 4 billion people worldwide. The test flight by Luminati Aerospace LLC took place at a former Northrop Grumman defense plant on eastern Long Island that once made military aircraft. Speakers at a ceremony befo...

: The FAA Says Airline Pilots Don't Need Psychological Testing

The Federal Aviation Administration has ruled out requiring psychological testing for airline pilots in favor of enhanced mental health support programs in response to a crash last year in which a German pilot deliberately flew an airliner full of passengers into a mountainside, agency administrator Michael Huerta said Thursday. Psychological tests are ineffective because they reveal a pilot&rs...

3 dead after plane crashes into car near Houston airport

Tree people were killed Thursday after a small plane crashed into a car in a parking lot near a Houston airport, fire officials said. Houston Fire Department spokesman Jay Evans said the plane crashed shortly after 1 p.m. into a car that was parked at a hardware store near Hobby Airport in the southeastern part of the city. Fire Capt. Ruy Lozano said offici...

Operations underway at Gulfstream's new Product Support Distribution Center

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced that its new Product Support Distribution Center (PSDC) has begun the core operations of shipping and receiving parts. The 405,868-square-foot/37,706-square-meter environment-friendly facility consolidated several of the company’s material distribution departments near the main Gulfstream Savannah campus. The climate-controlled PSDC, which was announce...

Human-carrying drone will start tests in Nevada

The first human-carrying drone has the green light to start testing as early as this year. The makers of EHang 184, an autonomous drone, will work with the state of Nevada on product development, flight testing and training. Huazhi Hu, founder and CEO of EHang, called the agreement a "big step" for the Chinese company. "[The partnership] will lay the foundation for its comm...

Avinco launches US subsidiary Avinco Americas Corp

Avinco has launched Avinco Americas Corporation (AAC), with an office in Manhattan, New York. The US office has been set up to support the expansion of the company’s helicopter and commercial aircraft activities in North America. Aurélie Millet, commercial director of Avinco will be moving to the US to develop the helicopter commercial activity alongside Kris DeSoto who joined Avin...

Boeing, Hainan Airlines Celebrate Delivery of Airlines' First 787-9 Dreamliner

Boeing and Hainan Airlines today celebrated the delivery of the carrier's first 787-9 Dreamliner. Hainan becomes China's first operator of both the 787-8 and 787-9 variants of the Dreamliner family. Hainan Airlines, the largest privately owned airline in China, leased the airplane through an agreement with Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The delivery is also the first 787-9...

FlightSafety International to Offer Satcom Direct’s AeroIT Certification Training

In an expansion of their existing partnership, FlightSafety International now will offer Satcom Direct’s AeroIT certification preparation course. AeroIT is the world’s first information technology certification for aviation and equips aircraft technicians, maintenance, IT personnel and crew with vital knowledge of today’s sophisticated airborne communications systems. “I...

Comlux is selected by Crystal AirCruises for the operations of their Boeing B777-200LR VIP

Comlux the Aviation Group is pleased to announce that its VIP airline division, Fly Comlux, has signed an aircraft management contract with Crystal AirCruises for the operations of their future Boeing B777-200LR VIP. Crystal AirCruises is the new division of Crystal Cruises, a company part of the Genting Group. The Boeing B777-200LR VIP is today in its completion phase in the US and is planned...

Honeywell Looks At Mind and Speech Control for Future Cockpits

Honeywell Aerospace is researching a series of advanced technologies,from use of sensors that can tap into brainwaves to control basic aircraft maneuvers to speech-recognition equipment and synthetic-vision advancements, to create a cockpit environment in which the pilot could use any number of means to perform a mission. Bob Witwer, v-p of advanced technology for Honeywell Aerospace, said t...

Boeing Is Laying Off Hundreds of Workers As It Struggles to Compete With Airbus

The 211 involuntary layoffs are in addition to another 8,000 jobs the company is slashing by year end. Boeing plans to lay off 211 employees in Washington state on July 22, a state agency said, referring to a group that likely includes information technology workers that Boeing is letting go in a cost-cutting drive. The Chicago-based aerospace and defense company said last week it would elim...