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Regulations and Government

AINsight: Corporate Transparency Act Descends on Bizav

Critical to understand and comply with the new law despite its challenges and invasiveness.
Government regulations
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Revenues, Losses Fall in 4Q

Total revenues decreased 40% but company stemmed loss by 64%
Wheels Up
Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens Aerospace To Acquire Mayo Aviation’s Denver MRO

Agreement expands Mayo’s maintenance capacity for its managed fleet and charter customers
Stevens Aerospace mechanic working on a King Air
Charter & Fractional

WingX Sees Stagnant Bizav Flight Activity Year-to-date

Global flights were down around 3 percent year-on-year in the first two months of this year
WingX presentation at BBGA conference
Maintenance and Modifications

Naples Jet Center Gets OEM Nod for Legacy, Praetor Mx

Designation expands the scope of the MRO provider's offerings
Safety

EASA Provides More Guidance on AI for Aviation

Agency wants to ensure human oversight of artificial intelligence development
Regulations and Government

Aircraft Operators, FBOs Face New UK Border Controls

More passenger data and prior approval will be required for non-UK citizens
Farnborough Airport in the UK
FBOs

Signature Installs Beta's Electric Charging Stations at FBOs

The infrastructure can support any electric aircraft and ground vehicles
Beta Technologies electric charging station
Charter & Fractional

Levo Unveils Digital Offerings for Part 135 Operators

Technology company also has finalized a partnership agreement with Outer Banks Aviation
Levo
Rotorcraft

HAI Ushers in New Era as Vertical Aviation International

VAI wants to show it has 'open arms' for all kinds of vertical lift
HAI VAI announcement event
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Extends MRO Support to Cargo Drones

Dallas satellite shop performs scheduled and unscheduled work on UAVs
Regulations and Government

FAA To Get Funding Boost with Focus on Controllers, Oversight

,Congress is providing the FAA a $1.25 billion increase for $20.28B in FY'24
Washington D.C. overview
Maintenance and Modifications

Rolls Appoints PHI MRO Services as Authorized Mx Center

Approval represents a step forward in delivering ‘unparalleled’ support
Executives from Rolls-Royce and PHI at HeliExpo
Maintenance and Modifications

Davinci Jets Installs SmartSky Lite on King Air 350

Fastest ATG now available for nearly 2,000 King Airs
Beechcraft King Air 360
Training and Workforce

FAA Awards $13.5 Million in Grants To Foster Workforce

32 schools received pilot, maintenance technician development grants
Pacific Aviation Northwest
Aircraft

Falcon Delivery Dip Hits Dassault's 2023 Revenues

Revenues last year fell by almost 31 percent to €4.8 billion ($5.2 billion) from €6.9 billion in 2022.
Dassault Falcon 6X business jet
Maintenance and Modifications

C&L Launches Parts Programs for Citation Sovereign, XLS

Two parts aircraft are undergoing disassembly in Bangor, Maine
Citation Sovereign C&L teardown
Airports

UK Considers New Night Noise Limits for London Airports

The changes, running through October 2028, would mainly impact Stansted Airport
London Stansted Airport
Maintenance and Modifications

There’s More to Maintenance than Fixing the Airplane

AIN 2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit – Maintenance, Moderated by Matt Thurber, Editor-in-Chief, AIN Media Group
Dassault Falcon mechanic
Training and Workforce

Solving Real Training Problems in a Simulated World

AIN 2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit –Training Roundtable, moderated by Roger Woolsey, CEO of Million Air
simulator
Regulations and Government

Johnny Law’s Long Reach into Bizjet Operations

AIN 2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit – Legal Roundtable, moderated by Nathan R. Pietila, Shareholder, Aero Law Group PC
Airplane law illustration
Training and Workforce

Building a Multigenerational Team Requires Multidimensional Thinking

AIN 2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit – Generational Differences, moderated by Hanneke Weitering, Science and Technology Editor, AIN Media Group
Generational change
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Clay Lacy Aviation Adds Starlink Satcom Dealership

Starlink terminal installation takes 15 to 25 days of downtime
Starlink business aviation satcom antenna installation
Training and Workforce

It’s Easier To Retain Your Employees than Replace Them

AIN 2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit – Retention, moderated by Jennifer English, Editorial Director, Business Jet Traveler magazine
Retain employees puzzle graphic
Training and Workforce

Dealing with Business Aviation’s Other Sustainability Challenge

AIN 2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit – Hiring and DEI, moderated by Jay Boykin, VP of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Gogo Business Aviation
DEI, diversity, equity and inclusion
Aircraft

IAI Prepares To Manufacture Upgraded Gulfstream G280

Details of improvements for a follow-on to the G280 model remain largely secret
Gulfstream G280 supermidsized business jet
Regulations and Government

Ex-EBAA Leader Fernand François Passes Away

Career in aviation spanned five decades, including journalism and industry advocacy
Former EBAA chief executive Fernand François
Training and Workforce

Solving the Compensation Conundrum

AIN 2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit – Compensation and Retention, moderated by Linda Herzog, founder of Herzog Leadership Consulting
Compensation highlited
Training and Workforce

Industry Sees Little Sign of Easing on Workforce Woes

The problem is particularly acute for MROs
Dassault technicians
Safety

Tackling Aviation's Mental Health Paradox

Experts agree that the FAA system discourages reporting of mental health issues
Pilot mental health