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January 19, 2024

Airborne Affordable Flyers 01.19.24: MOSAIC Guide, DeltaHawk RV14, SnF IP24!

Also: Virtual Ultralight Days, Aeronca Nation, Pivotal Helix, MDM-1 Fox/Fox-P AD

There are but a few days left to comment on the MOSAIC NPRM, but the EAA has helped aviators weigh in on the FAA's proposed MOSAIC changes ahead of next week’s January 22nd cutoff, publishing a guide to draft effective comments. The body will put forth some comments of its own regarding the proposed changes, but individual concerns and logical tacks can only really be had in the comfort of a private comment. DeltaHawk Engines has disclosed that engineering and development are now underway on a firewall-forward installation package for the company's new DHK series of FAA-certified jet-fuel-powered piston engines for Van's RV-14 aircraft. The first i

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SKY Express Adds to ATR Collection

Greek Regional Takes Delivery of ATR 72-600s

Greek regional carrier SKY Express took delivery of the first of 2 ATR 72-600s in December, as part of a pair of aircraft ordered in 2023. The second is due for delivery in the 2nd quarter of 2024, which will see the SKY Express fleet grow to 8 such aircraft, and 6 ATR-500s in all. They have further plans for growth and expansion in 2024 along the same lines.

ATR’s Electronic Document Control Finds a New Client in Air Algérie

Algerian carrier Air Algérie will be moving onboard ATR's Digital Maintenance Documentation package in an effort to "optimise the maintenance and engineering operations" for its fleet. Air Algérie operates a fleet of 15 ATR aircraft in its home market, making them a well-placed carrier to put fully digitized documentation into practice. The 3-year digital maintenance documentation contract is offered by ATR, and grants customers a "raw data of line maintenance publications in XML format, to be uploaded into the airline’s Maintenance Information System via ‘AMOS’, the comprehensive solution designed by Swiss-AS to optimise the digitalisa