NPRM, Based On Industry Recommendations, Would Improve Safety, Reduce Cost, FAA Says
The FAA has proposed a rule that overhauls the airworthiness standards for small general aviation airplanes. The FAA’s proposal, which is based on industry recommendations, would reduce the time it takes to get safety enhancing technologies for small airplanes into the marketplace while also reducing cost.
Year-Long Program Conducted In Conjunction With IATA, ACI
Participants representing three continents arrived in Montréal recently to begin taking part in the Young Aviation Professionals Program, a special initiative led by ICAO in conjunction with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airports Council International (ACI).
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Just about everyone in aviation has at one time or another heard of the Commemorative Air Force; better known to everyone as the CAF. ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, talked with Adam Smith who is the Executive Vice President of Strategic Development for the Commemorative Air Force, and asked him to talk about the organization and their mission. The CAF brings a combination of leadership, commitment to the past, and an eye to the future.
Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders worked alongside the all-volunteer flight test team for Airbus Perlan Mission II this weekend, as the program achieved a historic milestone with the start of pressurised flights. The Perlan 2 glider is designed to soar on wind currents to 90,000 feet as it researches high-altitude flight, climate change and the potential for wing-borne travel on Mars.
A statement from the National Air Transportation Association says that President and CEO Thomas L. Hendricks announced his intention to resign effective August 31, 2016. A member of NATA’s board of directors will be designated to assume the duties as interim President/CEO effective September 1st until a successor is named. For those who are interested in the application of electric powered flight for recreational flying, it may come to
“We feel this is a big win for the state of Idaho both in terms of growing jobs and building the aviation industry for the future.” Source: Vice President and General Manager for Western Aircraft Austin Shontz.
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