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Regulations and Government

Brazil Reinstates Reciprocal Visa Requirements

Tourists will need visa starting April 10, while flight crewmembers have until July 10
Visa Application
Maintenance and Modifications

Tyonek Services Group Buys Alabama Maintenance Hangar

Native American-owned company has leased the hangar since 2018
Tyonek Services Group's 68,000-sq-ft hangar in Huntsville, Alabama
Training and Workforce

Bell Valencia Trains Hundreds Annually

Bell 429 simulator at Valencia Spain logs more than 1,000 hours each year
Airports

Florida’s Naples Airport Starts Fly Quiet Program

Officials will recognize operators for quiet flying quarterly
Naples Airport
Aircraft

Dassault Falcon Orders, Deliveries Dip in 2023

Deliveries of the newly certified Falcon 6X did not start until late November
Dassault Falcon 6X business jet
FBOs

Aero Centers Opens Spokane International FBO

New facility gives the growing chain its second location in Washington state
Aero Centers FBO at KGEG
Charter & Fractional

Fly Legal Day Will Focus Attention on Illegal Charter Flights

The group is urging more reporting of illegal charter activity
Air Charter Association chief executive Glenn Hogben
Accidents

Fatal Business Jet Accidents Climbed Steeply in 2023

Fatalities soared for U.S.-registered jets but decreased for non-U.S.-registered ones
Hawker 800XP resting at edge of runway with door open following an aborted takeoff
Aircraft

NASA Rolls Out X-59 Quiet Supersonic Demonstrator

The X-59 will fly at Mach 1.4 without a sonic boom
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the apron outside Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility at dawn in Palmdale, California.
Aircraft

Flying Doctors Demo PC-24 Landing on Australian Road

The demonstration was a simulation of a major road incident on Stuart Highway
Pilatus PC-24 jet lands on Australian road
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Airbus Grows UAS Portfolio with Aerovel Acquisition

Aerovel produces the Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system
Aerovel's Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet South Africa Earns Isle of Man Reduced Inspection Approval

The company's FBO is the first to achieve the designation from the registry
ExecuJet South Africa line worker marshaling airplane
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Australia Readies Mx Techs for Dassault Falcon 6X

Maintenance professionals complete training in France
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Implements Mandatory Age-70 Pilot Retirement

Cap took effect on January 10, and NetJets had notified pilots a year ago
NetJets pilots
Aircraft

Daher Deliveries, Orders Remain Stable in 2023

Daher delivered 74 TBMs and Kodiaks, up one from a year earlier
Kodiak 900 and TBM 960 in flight (Photo: Daher)
Charter & Fractional

Verijet Sues Former Board Member

The company accused an initial investor and former board member of trying to bankrupt it
Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet
Regulations and Government

FAA To Audit Boeing Max 9 Production

Agency to reevaluate Boeing’s delegated authority and quality oversight
Boeing 737 Max 9 missing door plug
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AINsight: Strategies To Manage Aircraft Financing Costs

Cash might be king, but financing still often makes the most sense for business aircraft purchases
cash and business jet
Regulations and Government

How the Advanced Air Mobility Ecosystem Will Make eVTOL Flights a Reality

Companies are already working on getting AAM off the ground.
eVTOL vertiport
Airports

NBAA Raises Alarm on Proposed Dublin Airport Bizav Ban

Dublin Airport Authority seeks to eliminate all general aviation traffic to meet 32M passenger cap
Dublin Airport
Maintenance and Modifications

Covington Aircraft Engines Opens UK Service Center

UK CAA awards Covington Part 145 certification
Covington Aircraft Engines technician working on turbine blades
Regulations and Government

GAO: Validation Process Unpredictable Since Max Crashes

Stakeholders say foreign aviation authorities have less trust in FAA certification
Moeing Max 8 (Photo: Boeing)
Airports

Zurich-area Airports Gearing Up for World Economic Forum

The annual event draws scores of global business leaders and heads of state
Jet Aviation sustainable fuel tanker at Zurich Airport
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Invests in Talent for Component Repair

Company has appointed five new technical representatives
Duncan Aviation
Accidents

Parents of Helitour Crash Victim Receive $100 Million

Airbus, Papillon agree to nine-figure settlement in 2018 Grand Canyon helitour accident
Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters
Training and Workforce

Enstrom Sets Dates for 2024 Maintenance Classes

Piston-powered helicopter classes start on June 2
Enstrom facilities in Menominee, Michigan
Aircraft

5x5 Trading Takes Over Wheels Up Aircraft Broker Unit

The Florida firm is the exclusive provider of business aircraft acquisition and disposition services for Wheels Up
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation To Install Electric Chargers at FBOs

Beta's charging stations can support multiple electric aircraft and ground vehicles
Beta's electric charging cube and its Alia electric aircraft
Aircraft

Aerocor Adds Turbine Aircraft Management to Portfolio

New division expands offerings across business aircraft ownership spectrum
Rotorcraft

New Hawaii Park Aerial Tour Plan Cuts Flight Numbers

Plan drastically slashes the number of permitted flights over Volcanoes National Park
Helicopter over Hawaiian landscape