Tag: FAA

AXIS Aviation Austria embarks on new US venture with Part 129 certification

Aircraft management business AXIS Aviation Austria has received Part 129 Operations Specifications certification, issued by the Federal Aviation Administration to enable operations in the US. As demand for intercontinental flights continues to escalate, becoming Part 129 certified makes AXIS Aviati...

FAA Proposes Requiring 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorders

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to extend the cockpit voice-recording requirement to 25 hours for all newly manufactured aircraft. The voice recorder captures all transmissions and sounds in the cockpit, including the pilots’ voices and engine noises. “This rule will giv...

HeliFlite granted FAA approval for international expansion in the Bahamas and Caribbean

As of October 2023, HeliFlite, the leading private, luxury helicopter charter provider, has expanded its operations to include international routes to the Bahamas and Caribbean. HeliFlite's new services to these destinations are a coup for the rapidly growing South Florida client base. With ex...

Gulfstream G500 gains FAA steep-approach certification

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the clean-sheet, next-generation Gulfstream G500 has been certified for steep-approach operations by the U.S Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), giving the aircraft access to some of the world’s most challenging airports. The G500 proved its low-spe...

FAA Approves Concorde Battery Lead Acid Solution for Gulfstream GV and GV-SP Aircraft

Gulfstream GV and GV-SP operators now have an option to install highly reliable, low maintenance, sealed lead acid Concorde batteries using FAA approved STC ST01097DE. The STC provides for installation of RG-380E/53L, 53 ampere-hour batteries using kit 5-0730. The kit includes battery trays an...

FAA Validates Clay Lacy Aviation’s SMS Program in Top 2% Nationally

Clay Lacy Aviation has been recognized as a leader within private aviation for its Safety Management System (SMS). Its organization-wide approach has been validated and recognized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to meet the new standards of the FAA SMS Voluntary Program. The valid...

West Star Aviation Awarded 2022 FAA Diamond Award of Excellence at All Locations

West Star has announced that each of their locations have been awarded the FAA Diamond Award of Excellence for 2022. The Diamond Award is the FAA’s highest achievement for technicians and employers that initiate and sustain the highly effective training programs. To qualify for this award, 100%...

Safely Integrating eVTOL Aircraft into the National Airspace in 2025 is a Top Priority for the FAA

You can’t electrify (aviation), until you certify (your aircraft with the FAA), which is why yesterday’s visit to Archer HQ by FAA Acting Administrator, Billy Nolen, and Director of Certification, Lirio Liu, along with others from the FAA was a noteworthy event on our path to commercializing our...

NBAA urges the FAA to enhance the resiliency of the NOTAM system

Yesterday, the FAA temporarily grounded all planes in the U.S. The ground stop was caused by a problem with the notice to air missions (NOTAM) system following an outage initiated Jan. 10. The ground stop was lifted around 9 a.m. EST yesterday. NBAA has been urging the FAA to enhance the resilien...

Dassault Aviation Certifies Dual HUD on Falcon 8X

The FAA and EASA have approved use of Dassault’s advanced dual head-up display known as FalconEye, on the company’s Falcon 8X very long range trijet, adding to the aircraft’s industry-leading low visibility operations capability. The dual HUD configuration will ultimately permit an EFVS-to-...

NBAA welcomes nomination of Phil Washington as next FAA Administrator

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today welcomed the nomination of Phil Washington to be the next leader of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), noting the value of having a confirmed administrator for providing consistent leadership at the agency. “We’re pleased the adm...

NBAA reviewing proposed emissions standards for Aircraft Certification

The FAA recently published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) outlining new certification standards with an aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The standards are part of the U.S. Aviation Climate Action Plan, with a goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and align wit...

FAA Approves Viasat’s Ka-band IFC System for Dassault Falcon 7X and 8X Aircraft

Viasat Inc., a global communications company, and Dassault Aircraft Services (DAS), today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the installation and use of Viasat’s Ka-band in-flight connectivity (IFC) business aviation system on Dassault Falcon 7X and 8X aircraft, marking t...

Joby receives part 135 certification from the FAA

Joby Aviation, Inc., a California-based company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced the Company has received a Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration, allowing Joby to begin on-demand commercial air taxi operations. ...

Duncan Aviation’s Senior Captain Larry Bartlett Receives FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award

Duncan Aviation has announced that its Senior Captain, Larry Bartlett, has been awarded the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. The award honors pilots who hold a US Civil Aviation Authority or Federal Aviation Administration pilot certificate, have 50 or more years of civil and military ...

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