Offers Immediate Captain Upgrades As An Additional Incentive To Qualified New Hires

United Express regional carrier CommutAir is increasing its pilot sign-on bonus to up to $45,000 for captain-qualified candidates.  In addition, to support its massive growth, the company has immediate captain upgrade opportunities for qualified new hires.

May Have Encountered A Microburst During Approach

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident which occurred on November 12, 2018 involving a Gulfstream American (Aero Commander) aircraft on approach to Myrtle Beach International Airport (KMYR), Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Robinson R44 Added To Training Fleet

The Southern Utah University Aviation Program continues to grow and improve with the arrival of a brand new helicopter. The Robinson R44 Cadet is straight from the factory, and specifically selected in SUU red.

Gateway USA Facility To Be Rebranded In The First Quarter Of 2019

Modern Aviation announced that it has acquired Gateway USA, LLC, which operates one of the two main FBOs at Boeing Field (KBFI) in Seattle, WA. The Seattle facility, which will be rebranded as Modern Aviation in the first quarter of 2019, is the third FBO acquisition closed in less than 12 months for Modern Aviation, an FBO platform backed by Tiger Infrastructure Partners.

FAA Certification Of First IFR Single Engine Helicopter In Decades Expected In Early 2019

Leonardo has successfully completed the initial flight test of the TH-119 IFR training helicopter. The TH-119 is Leonardo’s bid to replace the U.S. Navy’s aging fleet of TH-57 Sea Ranger training helicopters, a variant of the successful AW119, manufactured in the US with strong local supplier base. By completing this important milestone, the aircraft remains on track to achieve full FAA IFR certification in early 2019, making it the only single-engine IFR-certified helicopter in production in decades.

Paves The Way For First Collective Agreement For Pilots

WestJet has received the award of the arbitrator, Mr. William Kaplan, in the interest arbitration between WestJet, Swoop and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).

Stratview Research Releases Report Covering Full Range Of Aircraft

Stratview Research  announces the launch of a new market research report on Aircraft Fuel Systems Market by Aircraft Type (Commercial Aircraft, Military Aircraft, and UAV), by Engine Type (Jet Engine, Turboprop Engine, Helicopter Engine, and UAV Engine), by Component Type (Piping, Inerting Systems, Fuel Pumps, Fuel Valves, Fuel Gauging and Management System, Fuel Filters, Fuel Tanks, and Others), by Technology Type (Fuel Injection Technology, Pump Feed Technology, and Gravity Feed Technology), and by Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World), Forecast, Competitive Analysis, and Growth Opportunity: 2018-2023.

Agency Celebrates Six Decades Of Exploration, Discoveries And Technology Development

NASA welcomed a new administrator, Jim Bridenstine, deputy administrator, Jim Morhard, and chief financial officer, Jeff DeWit, in 2018. Their focus is on firmly establishing the groundwork to send Americans back to the Moon sustainably, with plans to use the agency's lunar experience to prepare to send astronauts to Mars.

Aero Linx: Youth Aviation Adventure Program (YAA) In 1997, Steve Wathen and Dan Kiser founded the Youth Aviation Adventure Program (YAA) in Columbus, Ohio as a way to help Steve’s son and other scouts from their troop earn their Boy Scout Aviation Merit Badges. The two men enjoyed sharing their love of aviation with the boys so much they began recruiting scouts from other nearby troops and offering their Aviation Merit Badge program twice a year. As the program became more popular, Dan and Steve enlisted other pilots and aviation enthusiasts as volunteers to expand and upgrade the content of the program, and it has since expanded to include Girl Scouts, youth from other organizations, and anyon

Precision Runway Monitor (PRM) Provides air traffic controllers monitoring the NTZ during simultaneous close parallel approaches with high precision secondary surveillance data. A PRM is required for simultaneous independent operations when runway centerlines, or in the case of SOIA, final approach courses, are separated by less than 3,600 feet. High resolution color monitoring display (FMA) present (NTZ) surveillance track data to controllers along with detailed maps depicting approaches and no transgression zone.

"Our agency's accomplishments in 2018 are breathtaking. We've inspired the world and created incredible new capabilities for our nation. This year, we landed on Mars for the seventh time, and America remains the only country to have landed on Mars successfully. We created new U.S. commercial partnerships to land back on the Moon. We made breakthroughs in our quest to send humans farther into space than ever before. And, we contributed to remarkable advancements in aviation. I want to thank the entire NASA team for a fantastic year of American leadership in space, and I am confident we will build on our 2018 successes in 2019. Source: NASA's new administrator, Jim Bridenstine, speaking along with deputy administrator Jim Morhard, and c