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November 20, 2014

NBAA Again Represents Members On ADS-B Planning

Working Group Meeting Held Tuesday

NBAA Chief Operating Officer Steve Brown represented member concerns regarding the FAA’s Jan. 1, 2020, deadline to equip aircraft with Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) at a Nov. 18 “Equip 2020” working group meeting.

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JSSI: Global Business Aviation Reaches 'Cruising Altitude'

Business Travel In Europe And Middle East Achieve Double Digit Percentage Growth

Global business aviation activity saw modest gains in the third quarter of 2014, with 2 percent growth quarter-over-quarter and 2.2 percent growth year-over-year, according to JSSI's most recent Business Aviation Index.

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UMD UAS Test Site Receives FAA Approval To Fly

Receives COA Allowing Flight OF Talon 240 UAVs

The University of Maryland (UMD) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site, located in California, MD, has received a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) from the FAA to fly the Talon 240, designed and manufactured by UAV Solutions, Inc. of Jessup, MD. This authorization resulted from the first use of UMD's airworthiness process, the only known university airworthiness process that is modeled after the U.S. Navy's rigorous standards for ensuring the safety and reliability of its manned and unmanned aircraft.

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Gulfstream Manufactures 100th G650

Delivery Reflects Continued Demand For The Aircraft

Gulfstream Aerospace said Tuesday it has manufactured the 100th G650. The ultra-long-range business jet was delivered to a customer on Nov. 14, 2014.  

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Bell, Textron Systems Sign Agreement With India’s Dynamatic Technologies Ltd.

Indian Company To Become Single Source Supplier Of Bell 407GX And 407GT Major Airframe Assemblies

An agreement has been signed between Textron subsidiaries Bell Helicopter and Textron Systems and Dynamatic Technologies Limited of Bangalore, India establishing Dynamatic as a single source supplier of major airframe assemblies for the Bell 407GX and 407GT.

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K-MAX Helicopter And Indago Quad Rotor UAVs Demonstrate Firefighting Capability

Two Aircraft Work As A Team To Identify Hotspots, Fight Fires

A team of Lockheed Martin and Kaman unmanned aircraft successfully demonstrated its ability to aid in firefighting operations. During the demonstration, the Indago quad rotor effectively identified hot spots, and provided data to an operator who directed the unmanned K-MAX helicopter to autonomously extinguish the flames. In one hour, the unmanned K-MAX helicopter lifted and dropped more than 24,000 pounds of water onto the fire.

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AgustaWestland Strengthens Collaboration With Rotortrade Services

Sale Of Eight Previously-Owned Helicopters Of Various Types Announced At Airshow China

AgustaWestland announced a further reinforcement of its collaboration with Rotortrade Services with the sale of eight second hand helicopters of various types to this partner.

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Wynne Named President And CEO Of AUVSI

Will Succeed Michael Toscano, Who Is Retiring In January

Brian Wynne has been named president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, succeeding the retiring Michael Toscano on 12 Jan., 2015.

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