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AW169 Flight Training Device Ready For Use

All New Training Device Now Operational In Italy

A new AW169 Flight Training Device (FTD) has been made operational at that AgustaWestland's A. Marchetti Training Academy in Sesto Calende, Italy. The device has been certified by a joint EASA and Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) team to FTD Level 2 as per CS-FSTD(H), the certification specification for Helicopter Flight Simulation Training Devices.

Airbus Helicopters Signs First HCare Fleet Availability Contract In Asia

Agreement Made With Taiwan’s National Airborne Services Corps

The fleet of 10 AS365 Dauphin rotorcraft operated by Taiwan’s National Airborne Services Corps (NASC) will be covered by Airbus Helicopters’ HCare Infinite Fleet Availability services under a five-year agreement valued at approximately $58.7 million.

DroneDeploy Raises $9 Million

Series A Funding Led By Emergence Capital

DroneDeploy, a start-up that provides cloud-based software solutions for commercial drone operations, has raised $9 million in Series A funding led by Emergence Capital, with participation from previous investors SoftTech, DataCollective and Angelpad. The investment adds to the $2 million in seed funding the company received in September 2014 and is a strong signal that backers are confident the start-up can continue its growth.

Quadcopter Hack: Laser Beam Attached To UAV

German Tinkerer Makes A 'Balloon Hunter'

We have to admit that when this story first popped up, it looked like an early April Fool's joke. But it appears it's the real deal. A person described as a "cyberpunk" by Gizmag has put a 3-mW red laser for aiming and a 1.5-W laser for shooting/burning on a Amewi AMX-51 Quadcopter.

Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures Acquires Rare Prop

Model Of 'Aries 1B Trans-Lunar Space Shuttle' Used In 2001: A Space Odyssey

Film director Stanley Kubrick purposely destroyed most of the sets, props, costumes, and models used to film his epic "2001: A Space Odyssey" to prevent them from being used in other films. So when a rare example of one of the models from the movie came up for auction recently, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures grabbed it for $344,000.