First To Fly Potential Airline Route

Ampaire is celebrating a major milestone for Scotland with the first set of hybrid electric flights taking place in the north of the country on August 12th. The trials are part of the Sustainable Aviation Test Environment project, led by Highlands and Islands Airports. Running on battery power and a combustion engine, Ampaire’s Electric EEL is a modified six seat Cessna 337.

Remarks Made While Speaking At Sustainability Event

Jacob Klinginsmith, President of Tamarack Aerospace Group, was reportedly the first industry leader to warn that the aviation would not reach world sustainability goals without immediate industry cooperation, as noted in his remarks at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Pre-Stocktaking Sustainability Webinar last week. Aviation representatives at the stocktaking event agreed with Klinginsmith and discussed current and upcoming technologies to aid in reducing fossil fuel usage and noise pollution. Klinginsmith and Tamarack were one of a very select group chosen by ICAO to represent new technology designed to reduce aviation’s impact on the current climate crises. He also pr

Multiple Flights on the Network Reportedly Completed

Vantis is integrating UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS), with the goal of making the process repeatable, scalable, and economically viable. Testing and validation of Vantis, North Dakota’s statewide UAS network, is well underway with more than 125 UAS and 25 manned aircraft test flights completed on the network during the developmental testing stage. Operational testing will begin this fall, and a request for proposal (RFP) soliciting a variety of unmanned aircraft to participate and provide the highest level of operational approval and safety data is anticipated to be released within the next month.

AD 2021-15-10 Prompted By Several Reports Of Engine Gas Generator Speed (Ng) Rollbacks

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. (GEAC) H75-200, H80-100, and H80-200 model turboprop engines. This AD was prompted by several reports of engine gas generator speed (Ng) rollbacks occurring below idle on GEAC H75-200, H80-100, and H80-200 model turboprop engines. This AD requires an inspection of a certain part number (P/N) fuel control unit (FCU) and, if deficiencies are detected, replacement of the FCU with a part eligible for installation. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. This AD is effective September 21, 2021.