The FAA has extended the time period for mandatory inspection and repacking of reserve and emergency parachutes from 120 to 180 days.
Share and Enjoy:
These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
With winter just about here, EAA’s B-17 Aluminum Overcast is preparing for its final stops on the “Keep it Flying” tour before heading back to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, …
Read more here:
EAA B-17 Tour Finishing Strong
Acting on only a handful of the concerns put forth in late 2007 by EAA and other organizations, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced The Advance Information on Private Aircraft Arriving and Departing the United States final rule on Monday, November 17, with an effective date of December 18, 2008, and a compliance date of May 18, 2009.
Share and Enjoy:
These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
Read the original post:
GA Hit with Flurry of Burdensome Security Regulations
St. Augustine, Florida:
St. Augustine, Florida:
STRATFORD, Conn. (PRNewswire via COMTEX): China Southern Airlines’ Zhuhai Helicopter Company this week accepted two Sikorsky S-76C++(TM) helicopters to support offshore oil projects in the South China Sea and Bohai Bay. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. Ful Story.
Share and Enjoy:
These icons link to social bookmarking sites where …
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX): Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Ethiopian Airlines has signed a contract to purchase eight …
Read more:
Bombardier Sells Eight Q400 NextGen Airliners to Ethiopian Airlines.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s latest problem can’t be blamed on the Machinists strike. Nor is it the fault of inexperienced mechanics at Boeing’s far-flung suppliers. The big glitch that now has mechanics finding and replacing thousands of fasteners on every Dreamliner was caused by a Boeing engineering error made in Everett…
Share and Enjoy:
These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
View original here:
Boeing 787 Fastener Problems Caused by Boeing Engineers.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics recently won a contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to design quieter, more energy efficient, and more environmentally friendly commercial airplanes. The two million dollar contract from NASA is just an initial step in bringing green technologies to the sky, but it is an important step toward bringing current trends in engineering and product design to the airline industry…
Share and Enjoy:
These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
View post:
MIT and NASA Designing Silent Aircraft.
Customs and Border Protection officials listened, in part, to general aviation pilots’ concerns regarding its proposal for advance information on private aircraft arriving and departing the United States. In its final rule, the agency mitigated some of the concerns that were raised, but it sill imposes new security requirements…
Share and Enjoy:
These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
Originally posted here:
GA International Travel Rule Debuts With Mixed Reviews.
