From 2015 (YouTube Version): An Innovative Approach To Turbo-Prop Design Is Shaking Up BizAv

While at NBAA2015, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, decided to take a look at a new GE turboprop engine being developed for light aircraft. This led him to talk with Brad Mottier, the Vice President of Business and General Aviation and Integrated Systems for GE Aviation. GE calls the new engine, an advanced turboprop, and it was officially introduced at NBAA2015. Mottier said the engine has been on the drawing board for a few years and it’s planned to provide 10 percent more power on 20 percent less fuel at higher altitudes.

Partnership to Apply New Aero Technologies for Emergency Response Around the Globe

Volatus Infrastructure, PromoDrone, Global Aerial Management Group (GAMG) and Valqari have joined hands to form the Constellation Alliance Group. The consortium will bring the partners together to focus their specialties on a range of humanitarian efforts, particularly missions that can be addressed by their advanced air mobility (AAM) and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) capabilities. With the current roster, Constellation has access to PromoDrone's 2-way display systems for long range communications, Valqari's delivery and packaging patents, GAMG's UAV expertise, and Volatus Infrastructure's eVTOL support architecture.

AD 2022-23-01 Prompted By Reports Of Wear On Fuel Couplings, Bonding Springs, And Sleeves...

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-04-20, which applied to certain De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited Model DHC-8-400 series airplanes. AD 2020-04-20 required repetitive inspections of certain parts for discrepancies that meet specified criteria, and replacement as necessary; repetitive inspections of certain parts for damage and wear, and rework of parts; and electrical bonding checks of certain couplings. AD 2020-04-20 also required revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. For certain airplanes, AD 2020-04-20 allowed a modification