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05 June 2020

• Sky Kings: We’re Not In Kansas Anymore
  04 June 2020
  A pilot looks back on a trip to Saudi Arabia and meetings with other pilots and government leaders there and the cultural and business differences between KSA and the US.
• NTSB Asks Helicopter OEMs to Install Data Recorders
  04 June 2020
  The NTSB has taken the unprecedented move of circumnavigating the FAA and going to helicopter manufacturers directly to ask them to add video and audio data recorders to turbine-powered commercial helicopters.
• ICAO Asks Government Support For New COVID-19 Guidelines
  04 June 2020
  ICAO has released a number of health-related guidelines created to help restore the aviation industry while ensuring the safety of passengers and employees.
• Proposed AD Affects Roughly 6,600 Cessna Aircraft
  04 June 2020
  A proposed airworthiness directive affects nearly 7,000 Cessna 180, 182, and 185 models. The action’s comment period ends on June 29, 2020.
• AEA Reports Q1 Avionics Sales Top $660 Million
  04 June 2020
  The Aircraft Electronics Association reported the first quarter avionics sales have topped $660 million—off from 2019 figures, but not yet registering the full impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and economic slowdown on the sector.