Drone pilots who are unable to comply with the broadcast requirement of the Remote ID Rule will now have until March 16, 2024, to equip their aircraft. After that date, operators could face fines and suspension or revocation of pilot certificates.
In making this decision, the FAA recognizes the unanticipated issues that some operators are experiencing finding some remote identification broadcast modules.
Drone pilots can meet this deadline by purchasing a standard Remote ID equipped drone from a manufacturer or purchasing a Remote ID broadcast module which can be affixed to existing drones that do not have Remote ID equipment.
Remote ID acts like a digital license plate and will help the FAA, law enforcement, and other federal agencies find the control station when a drone appears to be flying in an unsafe manner or where it is not allowed to fly.
FlightSafety International, in partnership with Pilatus Aircraft Ltd, announced they will deploy a fourth full-flight simulator (FFS) for the Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet to meet the growing demand for training in Europe.
This simulator will be the second PC-24 simulator in the FlightSafety Paris Le Bourget Learning Center. The new simulator is planned to be ready for training during the second quarter of 2024. The other two simulators for this specific aircraft are located in the FlightSafety Dallas-Fort Worth North Learning Center.
“FlightSafety is pleased to offer expanded capacity to meet the demand in Europe for the growing fleet of PC-24 operators,” said Nate Speiser, executive vice president of FlightSafety sales and marketing. “FlightSafety has trained over 1,000 PC-24 pilots since introducing training for this aircraft in 2013and we are excited to continue to advance our partnership with Pilatus for this program.”
“Pilatus’s continuous work and close collaboration with FlightSafety International has led to a consolidated solid partnership and professional training of PC-24 pilots. We are pleased to welcome the fourth PC-24 flight simulator in the PC-24 community. A great opportunity to fulfill future training demands while improving availability for all our current customers and operators,” commented Ignaz Gretener, VP general aviation.
The PC-24 Super Versatile Jet is a uniquely designed aircraft providing a highly desirable set of comforts and benefits to its passengers and operators. The PC-24 offers a larger passenger cabin with a continuous flat floor and a pressurized baggage compartment. Its excellent short-field performance combined with its capability to operate from both paved and unpaved runways make the PC-24 a unique business jet capable of exploring locations and airfields not easily accessible by other similar class aircraft.
Boom launched the Defense Advisory Group, an independent council of top military and defense experts. The group is assessing Overture for national security missions. The founding members bring valuable military experience and defense expertise to the development of defense variants of Overture, the world’s fastest airliner – optimized for speed, safety, and sustainability.
Boom named seven founding members ranging from retired General Officers to Department of Defense civilian senior executives with expertise in mobility operations, executive airlift, Air Force acquisitions, and research and development within the defense community. Keep scrolling to meet the Defense Advisory Group founding members that will help to further develop variants of Overture.
“The experienced leaders joining the Defense Advisory Group will guide us in optimizing our aircraft for government customers,” said Kathy Savitt, president of Boom Supersonic. “We know that we can deliver a valuable product to the Department of Defense with a specialized variant of Overture.”
Continuing Boom’s progress in the defense market and building upon Boom’s collaboration with leading global aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman, the Defense Advisory Group will identify the most valuable and critical use cases for supersonic transport.
“Overture has great potential to provide value to the Department of Defense. The advisory group brings decades of experience to the table to discuss considerations that will enable applications to a broad spectrum of military missions,” said Retired General Raymond Johns. “I look forward to continued collaboration with Boom as we determine how to best optimize Overture to serve the unique needs of the United States government and our allies around the world.”
Boom says its mission is to make the world more accessible. Serving both civil and government markets, Overture the company is aiming to produce an aircraft that will fly at twice the speed of today’s airliners – cruising at Mach 1.7. With a max range of 4,250 nautical miles, Overture offers a combination of speed and payload, Boom says.
Software company Comply365 announced its newest customer, Akasa Air, India’s youngest and fastest growing airline, which will use Comply365’s end-to-end operational content and compliance monitoring system to support the airline’s growth plans.The Mumbai-based airline is implementing Comply365’s ProAuthor to leverage a more efficient and streamlined process to create and deliver smart content to its frontline crew members as it consistently adds new aircraft and expands its operations. Launching its first flight in August 2022, Akasa Air is already flying 20 Boeing 737 MAX as it records unprecedented growth in India.
Commenting on the partnership, Capt. Gaurav Pathak, chief of flight safety at Akasa Air said, “At Akasa Air, we endeavor to support our employees with new age solutions that improve their efficiency. We look forward to bringing Comply365 to manage and author our documentation that synergizes across the organization as we scale rapidly in terms of employees and operations. The platform will deliver relevant information to our frontline crew members in a simplified and accessible manner for improved operational efficiency on any iOS, Android, or Windows device. We are confident that the platform will be of tremendous value to our employees and will support our journey as the country’s most dependable and sustainable airline.”
ProAuthor will simplify and automate the airline’s authoring and distribution process for its operational content. The airline will be able to distribute personalized and relevant content to specific groups, synergize documented processes across the departments, and company-defined tags for content will enable easier and quicker searches, enhancing crew member’s safety and efficiency. In addition, electronic forms will provide the airline with an easy way to capture information from the field to make data-driven decisions.
Akasa Air marks Comply365’s first customer in India and joins a community of more than 90 global customers, from start-up airlines to the world’s most mature carriers, from ultra low-cost to full-service airlines, charter operators, cargo airlines, business aviation, ACMI and wet-lease operators, Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), flight training and rail operations.
“The demand in the Indian aviation market creates a tremendous opportunity for Akasa Air, and we are happy to support their growth with technology that fits with their focus on efficiency, reliability, sustainability and employee-centricity,” Comply365 CEO Tom Samuel said. “We warmly welcome them into our Comply365 community and look forward to providing their crews with an intuitive mobile app and the information they need to do their jobs safely and efficiently.”
President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Michael G. Whitaker to serve as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Michael G. Whitaker is currently the chief operating officer of Supernal, a Hyundai Motor Group company designing an electric advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicle. In this role, Whitaker overseas all commercial and key business operations. Whitaker served as Deputy Administrator at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from 2013–2016. There, he brought industry and government together to drive the successful transition of the nation’s air traffic control system from radar to a satellite-enabled surveillance technology (ABS-B). Prior to Supernal and his tenure at the FAA, Whitaker served as Group CEO of InterGlobe Enterprises, India’s largest travel conglomerate and operator of its largest and most successful airline, IndiGo. There, he oversaw strategy and operations for four affiliate travel companies. Whitaker also spent 15 years at United Airlines in a variety of roles as director, vice president and senior vice president. His broad portfolio at the airline included commercial alliances and joint ventures, international and regulatory affairs, and strategic counsel to the chairman and CEO on international matters. Whitaker began his more than three-decade aviation career as a litigator, then as assistant general counsel of international and regulatory affairs at Trans World Airlines (TWA). He is a private pilot and holds a juris doctorate degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He serves on the board of the Flight Safety Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes aviation safety globally.
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