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| No ATC privatization included in 2020 budget |
| The White House unveiled a $4.75 trillion budget on March 11, which includes $8.6 billion for a border wall, reductions in several domestic programs, and a significant boost for the U.S. military. Noticeably absent from this year’s budget were any proposals to privatize the air traffic control system. READ MORE › |
| Boeing acquires ForeFlight |
| The cofounder of ForeFlight says the breakneck pace of enhancements to the flight planning app will not change now that his company is owned by airliner behemoth Boeing. “We’re going to keep the same velocity up,” co-founder Tyson Weihs said March 6. “Every time we have a software release, we think about what we can do for everyone.” READ MORE › |
| Electric trainer meeting expectations |
| The all-electric two-seater being tested by Bye Aerospace in Colorado has so far validated expectations. Flight tests of the eFlyer (formerly Sun Flyer 2), which first flew with a Siemens motor on Feb. 8, have demonstrated energy efficiency that matches or exceeds design estimates at typical traffic pattern speeds during 12 flights since Feb. 12. READ MORE › |
| Chuck Aaron to open helicopter aerobatics flight school |
| Former Red Bull helicopter pilot Chuck Aaron will open a helicopter aerobatics flight school in North Carolina, according to Vertical magazine. Chuck Aaron Aerobatics will be based at Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (JQF) in Concord, North Carolina. The school will offer an introduction to aerobatics course, and students will learn in Aaron’s MBB Bo.105 helicopter, which is certified for aerobatics. |
| Helicopter market healthy, despite uncertainties |
| A new five-year forecast of civilian helicopter purchases came in marginally lower than the 2018 in the face of an “inconsistent economic outlook” for global sales. An estimated 4,000 new civilian-use helicopters will be delivered from 2019 to 2023, scaled back from the 4,200 helicopters projected in the 2018 forecast. READ MORE › |
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