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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
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

Duncan Aviation Extends MRO Support to Cargo Drones

Dallas satellite shop performs scheduled and unscheduled work on UAVs
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
FutureFlight

Signature Aviation Electrifies FBO Locations With Beta's Aircraft Chargers

The business aviation services group inaugurated its first Beta charging station on March 7 at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (KMHT) in New Hampshire.
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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
Training and Workforce

FAA Awards $13.5 Million in Grants To Foster Workforce

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

UK Considers New Night Noise Limits for London Airports

The changes, running through October 2028, would mainly impact Stansted Airport
London Stansted Airport
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
FutureFlight

Vela Alpha eVTOL Could Be Indonesia's First New Civil Aircraft in Decades

Vela Prima Nusantara is developing a piloted, four-passenger eVTOL aircraft called the Vela Alpha, which it intends to have certified and in service in Asia and North America in 2028.
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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
FutureFlight

Pipistrel Gains FAA Exemption for Velis Electro

The FAA's granting of an exemption to Textron eAviation means that Pipistrel Velis Electro owners and buyers can fly their electric-powered airplanes under light sport aircraft regulations without restriction.
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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
FutureFlight

Transcend Will Use HyperDrive Magnetic Levitation Technology for Vy 421 Tilt-wing VTOL Aircraft

The company has partnered with another Boston-based start-up, Maglev Aero, to replace electric motors.
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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

Solving the Compensation Conundrum

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

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
Avionics

Iridium Agrees To Buy GNSS Protector Satelles

The acquisition may help avionics providers prevent GNSS jamming and spoofing
Iridium satellite network
Aircraft

Used Bizjet Inventory Climbs, Prices Soften

The available inventory of business jets increased by 32 percent in February
Dassault Falcon 900EX business jet
FutureFlight

Whisper Aero Proposes 100-seat Electric 'Jetliner' Concept

Whisper Aero believes its ultraquiet propulsion system could enable sustainable regional flights.
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Environment

Hybrid Pragmatism Could Be Vanguard for Aviation's Electric Dreams

Multiple hybrid-electric fixed-wing aircraft are in development
Electra Goldfinch
Training and Workforce

Industry Sees Little Sign of Easing on Workforce Woes

The problem is particularly acute for MROs
Dassault technicians
Aircraft

Piper M700 Gets FAA Nod

Deliveries of the airplane will begin immediately
Piper M700 Fury airplane
Rotorcraft

The Resurgence of Sikorsky's Helibus

Sikorsky readies production ramp-up for its S-92 heavy twin
Sikorsky S-92
Security

GNSS Jamming and Spoofing Events Present a Growing Danger

Many reports of jamming and spoofing come from conflict zones
GNSS jamming
Engines

GE Aerospace To Fly Solo Starting April 2

Industrial giant will comprise three independent companies
GE Catalyst turboprop in test cell