Tag: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

FAA approves Viasat’s Ka-band in-flight connectivity system for Dassault Falcon 900EX Series aircraft

Viasat Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, and Dassault Falcon Jet, today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the installation and use of Viasat’s Ka-band in-flight connectivity (IFC) system, powered by the Global Aero Terminal 5510, on Dassault Falcon 900EX...

Satcom Direct Plane Simple Ku-band terminal certified for Dassault Falcon 7X

The Satcom Direct Plane Simple Ku-band tail-mounted Antenna System has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) supplemental type certification (STC) approvals for Falcon 7X aircraft. Satcom Direct worked directly with Dassault Aircraft Servi...

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...

NBAA Recognizes Air Traffic Controller for Going ‘Above and Beyond’

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today recognized Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Controller Robert Morgan with its Above and Beyond Award for Heroic Achievement. On May 10, 2022, Morgan was on duty at Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) when a passenger onbo...

‘Multiple fatalities’ after two planes crash above California airport

By: news.sky.com At least two people were killed when two planes collided while trying to land at an airport in California. The planes, a twin-engine Cessna 340 and a single-engine Cessna 152, crashed into one another shortly before 3pm on Thursday above Watsonville Municipal Airport. Two p...

Fargo Jet Center has earned FAA STC for universal retractable sensor mount

Fargo Jet Center (FJC) has earned a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) on a newly-developed universal retractable sensor mount (RSM) for special mission aircraft operations. This STC is approved for the Kodiak 100 aircraft and will be amended to certify on o...

First Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 enters into service following FAA certification

Textron Aviation is celebrating the first delivery of the Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 light jet, following the completion of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification. Elite Team Offices, headquartered in Clovis, California, recently took delivery of the first production Citation M2 Ge...

Joby partners with CAE for eVTOL aircraft pilot training

CAE announced today that it has partnered with Joby Aviation Inc., a California-based company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, to develop and qualify flight simulation training devices that will be used to train the future pilots of Joby's revolutionary all-electri...

Tecnam P2010 TDI achieves FAA certification

Tecnam announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded full Type Certificate to the P2010 TDI with the number A00066CE for Part 23 of the FAA Regulations. The P2010 airframe, with its wide, composite, fuselage design and the all-metal wing and stabilator, has proven to...

Jet Aviation secures Federal Aviation Administration part 125 certificate

Jet Aviation announced today that it has received Part 125 certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), authorizing the global aviation service provider to operate aircraft that seat 20 or more passengers. Part 125 certification was developed by the FAA to establish a uniform se...

Beechcraft King Air customers benefit from Ground Cooling upgrade

Textron Aviation today announced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the new Beechcraft King Air Ground Cooling aftermarket upgrade for Beechcraft King Air 200 and 300 series turboprops. With King Air Ground Cooling installed, customers can pro...

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