Distributing Information Through Its 'CAPSCA' Network
ICAO is continuing to assist in the coordination of the international response to the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak through the ICAO Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation, or ‘CAPSCA’ network of governments and international organizations.
Responding To Government Travel Advisory Due To The Coronavirus
Following the Government of Canada's Advisory to avoid non-essential travel to mainland China, Air Canada is temporarily suspending all direct flights to Beijing and Shanghai through February 29, 2020.
Thousands Attended The Event From All Parts Of The World
Helicopter Association International (HAI) has drawn the curtains on HAI HELI-EXPO 2020 in Anaheim, and this year’s show was packed with business deals, new technology, and safety and professional training.
Transforming A Legacy Cockpit To NexGen Capabilities For Bell 212 And Sikorsky S-61 Aircraft
Canadian avionics shop Maxcraft Avionics has teamed up with Canadian Helicopters to retrofit the Bell 212 and the Sikorsky S-61 with Astronautics AFI4700 RoadRunner Electronic Flight Instrument (EFI). It’s form-fit-function EFI that is designed as a replacement for Attitude Director Indicator and Horizontal Situation Indicator primary flight instruments.
Will Purchase 15 New Aircraft And Retrofit 20 Current Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters and DRF Luftrettung have signed a contract for the purchase of 15 new H145s, three H135s and the retrofit of their current 20 H145s to the five-bladed version. This will bring the H145 fleet of the German Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) to 35 helicopters, making them the biggest operator of the five-bladed H145 in the world.
More Than 1,000 Personnel Take Part In The Exercise In Hawaii
More than 1,000 personnel from the U.S. Air Force’s active, national guard and reserve components participated in the decade’s first Sentry Aloha exercise Jan. 8-22, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
“Fighter integration in dissimilar air combat, simply put, is when they operate together and are on the same team, they achieve better results than alone.” Source: Lt. Col. Matthew Ohman, Sentry Aloha exercise director.
An approach wherein an aircraft on an IFR flight plan, having an air traffic control authorization, operating clear of clouds with at least 1 mile flight visibility and a reasonable expectation of continuing to the destination airport in those conditions, may deviate from the instrument approach procedure and proceed to the destination airport by visual reference to the surface.
Group May Lose WWI Biplane After 20-Year Restoration Effort
From STV News, a video report about a group of aviation enthusiasts who have been restoring a World War I Sopwith Strutter biplane. The work is nearly complete, but they may lose the plane due to a lack of funds.