New Study Reveals Major Shortcomings Of The Flight Time Limitations

European pilots and cabin crew are experiencing unusually high levels of fatigue, incompatible with an acceptable level of flight safety, despite recent European legislation that is supposed to counter this. A new study reveals major shortcomings of the Flight Time Limitations (FTL) – i.e. the rules governing how long pilots can fly, be on duty and have to rest – for night flights and duties that disrupt the human body clock.

CAAC Validates EASA Type Certification For The Engine

Safran Helicopter Engines has obtained a Validation of Type Certification (VTC) from CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) for its Arriel 2H engine powering the Avicopter AC312E. A VTC is based on the EASA type certificate (obtained in 2018) and confirms that an imported engine conforms with Chinese airworthiness standards.

Heard From Senior Female Oil And Gas, And Aviation Industry Professionals

Around 100 female school pupils from across north east Scotland gathered at Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon’s College last week to hear from senior female oil and gas, and aviation industry professionals at an event to celebrate International Women’s Day 2019.

Company Is Set To Open A New Shop At Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) South Dakota

MidWest Aviation is about to open a new FAA Repair Station at Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) South Dakota with the assistance of Mentair Group.

Students From Around The World Can Submit Imaginative Ideas For Art Experiments That Will Be Launched On The Blue Origin New Shepard Spacecraft

Grammy award-winning rock band OK Go is inviting students around the world, ages 11-18, to submit ideas for art experiments that will take place in space aboard the Blue Origin New Shepard launch vehicle. OK Go is hosting the "Art in Space" contest in partnership with the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas, and sponsor Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Data From Mars Express Suggests Large Amounts Of Water Once Flowed Across The Planet

Mars Express has revealed the first geological evidence of a system of ancient interconnected lakes that once lay deep beneath the Red Planet’s surface, five of which may contain minerals crucial to life.

Lagrange Spacecraft Will Be In The Space Weather Line Of Fire

ESA is planning Earth’s first dedicated space weather observatory to warn of potentially harmful turbulence in our parent star. Like a referee at a sports game, the Lagrange spacecraft will be able to observe both the Sun and Earth as well as the space in between – but will itself be in the space weather line of fire.

Celebrates 20 Years Of Women In Business Aviation At The Association

AsBAA, Asia’s non-profit representative body for the business and general aviation industry (BA/GA) marked International Women’s Day 2019 by looking back over 20 years of Women in Aviation at the association.

Handoff An action taken to transfer the radar identification of an aircraft from one controller to another if the aircraft will enter the receiving controller’s airspace and radio communications with the aircraft will be transferred.

Aero Linx: First Flight Society First Flight Society is a private nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Chartered in 1927, First Flight Society (formerly Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association) initially set about the task of acquiring the site where Orville and Wilbur Wright made their four historic flights in 1903. Since that time, First Flight Society continues to preserve the legacy of the Wright Brothers, educating the public about the historic First Flight of the Wright Brothers, promoting aviation and aviation education, and supporting the National Park Service at Wright Brothers National Memorial.

“This will be an operational rather a scientific mission, meaning it has to keep on working because people will be depending on it. On Earth it wouldn’t be acceptable to have weather forecasting infrastructure that stops working when a hurricane is coming, because coverage would be lost at the point when an extreme weather event impacts our lives the most." Source: ESA space environment specialist Piers Jiggens, detailing how ESA is planning Earth’s first dedicated space weather observatory to warn of potentially harmful turbulence in our parent star. Like a referee at a sports game, their Lagrange spacecraft will be able to observe both the Sun and Earth as well as the space in between – but will itself b