Will Create An Aviation And Technical Academy At Atlantic City International Airport

Atlantic County, NJ has been awarded a $100,000 grant to advance plans for the creation of an aviation and technical academy at the Atlantic City International Airport (KACY). The award is from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s inaugural Innovation Planning Challenge.

Carrier Will File Motion For Reconsideration With The Department Of Transportation

Following Wednesday’s decision by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) selecting a new carrier to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) in Victoria, Texas, Silver Airways will be filing a Motion for Reconsideration with the DOT and petitioning the DOT to stay the current order and re-open bidding.

J.D. Power Finds Increase Amid Surging Passenger Volumes And Ongoing Construction Projects

North America airports have managed to shrug off the potentially disruptive effects of record passenger volumes and massive construction projects to achieve a record high in overall passenger satisfaction. According to the J.D. Power 2018 North America Airport Satisfaction Study, released this week, across-the-board improvements in five factors: check-in; food, beverage and retail; accessibility; terminal facilities; and baggage claim helped drive overall passenger satisfaction to 761 (on a 1,000-point scale), 12 points higher than last year's study.

Part Of A Lease Agreement Signed In 2015

CDB Aviation Lease Finance, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Limited (“CDB Leasing”), has delivered the first of five Airbus A320neo aircraft to Hangzhou-based Loong Air. The delivery marks the first A320neo to join CDB Aviation’s fleet from its orderbook with Airbus.

AD NUMBER: 2018-19-03

PRODUCT: Certain Fokker Services B.V. Model F28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes.

Four Pilots Allegedly Lied About Whether They Were Receiving Benefits From The Department Of Veterans Affairs For Medical Conditions

A federal grand jury indicted four airline pilots for making false statements to the government in FAA forms, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, Criminal Investigations Division, Special Agent in Charge James Wahleithner; and Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General Regional Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Dubsick.

Company Test Pilot Has Advice For Those Considering Aviation Careers

When Frank Chapman took A350 XWB-series test aircraft through their paces during an extensive certification campaign, he was representing hundreds of fellow Airbus employees who put their all into the next-generation widebody jetliner.

A320 Was On An Instrument Approach To JFK Airport

It was what many pilots would describe as a nightmare scenario. Following a 14-hour flight from Delhi, India, the crew of an Air India A320 on an instrument approach to JFK airport in instrument conditions was faced with a failure of the plane's Instrument Landing System.

AD NUMBER: 2018-17-15

PRODUCT: Certain Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell) TPE331 turboprop and TSE331 turboshaft engines. AD 2018-02-14 required inspection of the affected combustion chamber case assembly, replacement of those assemblies found cracked, and removal of affected assemblies on certain TPE331 and TSE331 engines.

AD NUMBER: 2018-18-20

PRODUCT: All Airbus SAS Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and Model A300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called Model A300-600 series airplanes); and Model A310 series airplanes.