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August 29, 2022

French Gov to Dissuade Private Jet Usage

Transport Minister Says Macron Gave Green Light on Climate Change Proposals to Curb Private Aviation

Hold your nose... another poltician knows what's good for the rest of us, though his errant assumptions seem pretty questionable. Clement Beaune, French transport minister, has hinted at upcoming regulations around private jet use in the country as a way to dissuade the emissions amid a greater push for green transportation. Beaune mentioned that he had already been given the go-ahead by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and President Emmanuel Macron to make real, actionable proposals to curb private aviation in the country. Private jets will be on the agenda at an upcoming meeting of European ministers next October.

Large Rotary Wing Service Provider Inks Deal for Electric Aircraft

The Bristow Group has gone in on BETA Technologies’ ALIA-250 electronic VTOL aircraft with an order covering up to 55 of the aircraft. The vertical flight specialist seems confident in the new technology, placing an order for 5 initial aircraft with the option to procure 50 more. Bristow Group currently operates a range of vertical flight services for its clients, primarily offshore oil & gas transportation, SAR, and transport throughout the Commonwealth and countries worldwide.

Inflight Connectivity Arrives for Cessna X Series Business Jets

SmartSky Networks has announced the completion of a Supplemental Type Certificate for the installation of their proprietary air-to-ground in-flight connectivity equipment for all Cessna Citation X business jets. The Citation X fleet, currently over 300 strong, joins an expanding list of aircraft types granted the cert for the firm's enhanced ATG network. Since last year, SmartSky has been making good time on growing its service throughout the country.

AD 2022-17-05 Requires Either Doing Recurring Visual Inspections, Borescope Inspections, And Non-Destructive Inspections

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2002-14-28, which applied to all de Havilland Inc. (type certificate currently held by Viking Air Limited) Model DHC-2 Mk. I, DHC-2 Mk. II, and DHC-2 Mk. III airplanes. AD 2002-14-28 established a life limit for the front fuselage struts and required repetitively replacing the front fuselage struts every 15 years or repetitively inspecting the struts for corrosion or fatigue damage and replacing when the damage exceeded a certain level. Since the FAA issued AD 2002-14-28, Transport Canada superseded its mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) to correct this unsaf