Wednesday, March 1, 2023

DCNewsroom most popular posts February 2023

1.) NTSB releases preliminary report on plane crash in Rockingham County, Va. – The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report last month that provided details on a single-engine plane crash that killed a pilot after departing Winchester, Va., on Jan. 11 [Full story]

2.) Navy awards contract for up to 64 King Air 260 aircraft – Textron Aviation was awarded the Multi-Engine Training System (METS) contract by Naval Air Systems Command for up to 64 King Air 260 aircraft. [Full story]

3.) Thermal testing for NASA X-57 electric plane before first flight – NASA’s X-57 Maxwell all-electric aircraft reached another milestone recently toward its first flight with the successful thermal testing of its cruise motor controllers. [Full story]

4.) Army sets up sale of the King Air 360 aircraft to Peru – The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone in Huntsville, Ala., plans to award a sole source five-year contract to Textron Aviation, Inc. in Wichita, Kan., for the initial purchase of two King Air aircraft for the country of Peru. [Full story]

5.) Applications to operate skill games in Louisa, Virginia, voted down – Two applications that would have brought skill games to the small town of Louisa, Va., were voted down last month during a joint meeting between the town’s planning commission and council. [Full story]

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