Japan ground self Defense Force expands its Special Missions King Air 350 fleet

Textron Aviation

Textron Aviation announced today it recently delivered a Beechcraft King Air 350i aircraft equipped with multiple special mission modifications to Japcon Incorporated. The modifications include a removable, belly-mounted Forward-Looking Infrared (FLIR) installation, forward executive cabin, communications equipment and racks.

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Airline Pilot Association Tells Donald Trump the Government Shutdown Is Putting Safety at Risk

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January 2, 2019

President Donald J. Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear President Trump:

On behalf of the 61,000 pilots of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), I am writing to urge you to take the necessary steps to immediately end the shutdown of government agencies that is adversely affecting the safety, security and efficiency of our national airspace system.

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USCA y SEPLA piden un reglamento para drones armonizado con la legislación europea

Foto: USCA

Foto: USCA

Los sindicatos de pilotos, SEPLA, y de controladores, USCA, consideran necesario que la Administración desarrolle lo antes posible un reglamento para la operación con drones (aeronaves pilotadas por control remoto), así como que haya una armonización de la normativa europea relacionada con estas operaciones para garantizar la seguridad aérea.

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