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June 12, 2017

Foley: Airline Malaise Helps Business Aviation

Will Travelers Who Can Afford It Shift To Charter?

There has been no shortage of airline travel horror stories in the news lately, with both passengers and airlines behaving badly. “Well-heeled travelers have the choice to skip the experience altogether and fly privately, but at a cost premium,” explains aviation analyst Brian Foley. “The question is whether these high profile incidents will be enough to cause an exodus to private aviation.”

Becomes The Latest Citation Model To Be Approved For RG Series

The FAA has issued Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST04366AT to install Concorde’s RG-380E/60L or RG-380E/53L AGM sealed lead acid batteries in Cessna 680 aircraft. The Sovereign has now joined the list of Citation aircraft certified to fly with Concorde’s robust RG Series batteries.

Hobbyists Would Be Basically Banned Everywhere Except Their Own Property

Hobbyist drone pilots in Garfield, NJ are facing one of the most restrictive local ordinances we've heard of in quite some time. The City is working on regulations that would ban hobby drone operators from flying anywhere except over their own property. Flying above other residences or a practically any public space, park, road or government building would be prohibited.

Removes Need For Additional Hardware

Moving maps are one of the most popular features of any inflight entertainment system and today Gogo Business Aviation and Rockwell Collins have made Airshow moving maps available to customers in the business aviation market without the need for additional hardware.

Uncertainty On Maintenance Demands Growing, Insurer Says

In 2016, more than 20% of global helicopter fleet was operated in Asia-Pacific. Complicated geo-political situation that boosts need for military helicopters, region’s economic growth and enlarged usage of rotorcraft for law-enforcement agencies (police, EMS etc.) are expected to increase the share by more than 20% in the next decade. Global helicopter market growth tendencies are promising as well – it is expected to increase by at least 10% annually.

Focus Is On The Upper End Of The Single Engine Market…

Mooney had their aircraft on prominent display at Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland, FL in April following certification of their new Acclaim and Ovation Ultra aircraft.

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NASA Selects Three Aeronautics Teams To Explore ‘Ambitious’ Ideas

Have All Conceptualized Solutions For Parts Of The UAS 'Puzzle'

Three teams of NASA researchers who have dreamed up potential solutions for pieces of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) puzzle have received the nod to officially begin formal feasibility studies of their concepts.