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Rotorcraft

Rotor Debuts Autonomous Helicopter in New Hampshire

The flight demonstrated autonomous helicopter operation in front of a live audience
Rotor Technologies R220Y autonomous helicopter flight
Aircraft

Honda Aircraft Celebrates Delivery of 250th HondaJet

The HondaJet was FAA certified and first delivery took place in 2015
Honda Aircraft 250th HondaJet delivery celebration
Aircraft

Embraer Executive Jets Finished 2023 on a Strong Note

The OEM's year-end report shows 49 business jet deliveries in the fourth quarter
Embraer Phenom 300 on Runway
Training and Workforce

Embraer Launches Inaugural Training Program for Aspiring Aviation Mechanics

22 students will take part in inaugural program
Embraer's inaugural GIFT class poses for a group photo.
Avionics

Lockheed Martin Invests in Weather Tech Company

The Switzerland-based company boasts street-level weather modeling
A Meteomatics Meteodrone, which can fly up to 20,000 feet and collect data along to accurately map the weather in the mid and lower atmosphere.
Aircraft

GAMA Adds Seven New Members

More advanced air mobility leaders are joining GAMA
Crisalion Integrity eVTOL aircraft
Training and Workforce

Bob Stangarone Takes Helm of CAN

Stangarone brings decades of experience as a communicator, journalist, and consultant
Corporate Angel Network
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Insider Elevates AOG Team in Asia

Company dedicates 15 technicians and a group leader to Asian network
MRO Insider Dedicated Asian Group Leader, Jean Zyra Asilo
FBOs

Pentastar Aviation Gets SMART with Vision Aircraft Records

The system is a paperless, cloud-based recordkeeping solution
Pentastar Aviation at KPTK
Maintenance and Modifications

Hartzell Names First Indian Recommended Service Facility

Arrow Aviation Services becomes an official Hartzell Support Facility
Arrow Aviation Services becomes a Hartzell support center
Aircraft

Marine Robotics Company Hopes It Has Solved Amelia Earhart Mystery

Earhart's plane went missing in 1937
Sonar image of the area surveyed by Deep Sea Vision.
Regulations and Government

Transport Canada Looks To Update SMS Regs

Change aligns rules to ICAO-recommended standards
Article image
Safety

Web Manuals, Air Maestro Improve Digital Integration

Digital product specialists have worked together since 2021
Screen shot showing Air Maestro's integration with Web Manuals
Training and Workforce

Canada Grants First Training Org Approval to Coulson

The free training enables students to earn Canadian aircraft maintenance engineer-structures certification
Coulson Aviation technician training
Charter & Fractional

X-1 Intros Aircraft Tracking, Invoicing System at KMMU

The dedicated GA airport in New Jersey was involved in the development of the software
User billing spreadsheet in X-1 Landing program
Rotorcraft

French DGA Orders 42 Airbus H145 Helicopters

H145s will be used by French police and rescue services
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) ordered 42 new H145 helicopters, including 36 for the Sécurité Civile agency
Safety

European Workshop Tackles GNSS Jamming and Spoofing

The workshop identified key topics that need to be addressed to mitigate attacks
EASA bulletin GNSS spoofing and jamming
Regulations and Government

Changes Initiated for Mexico’s Private Aircraft Entry

The annual arrivals permit is no more
Customer service agent greeting arriving private aircraft at Mexican airport
Avionics

GAMA Mourns Horst Bergmann’s Passing

Bergmann was the former CEO and chairman of Jeppesen
Former Jeppesen CEO and chairman Horst Bergmann
Rotorcraft

Tata and Airbus To Start Helicopter Production in India

H125 final assembly line will be Airbus' second manufacturing plant in the country
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury (left) and N. Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons, confirm their partnership to build a helicopter final assembly line in India.
Accidents

NTSB Wants Spin-recovery Procedure Added to Twin Commander POH

Some models of the 690 series include spin-recovery instructions
Twin Commander
Environment

Protestors Oppose Private Aviation at Farnborough Airport

The local chapter of Extinction Rebellion led a march to Farnborough Airport
Greta Thunberg joins a protest at Farnborough Airport in the UK
Safety

AINsight: Most Wanted Safety Improvements for Business Aviation

The NTSB retired its safety list, so AIN's safety/airmanship blogger came up with his own
NTSB Safety List 2021-2022
Charter & Fractional

FlyExclusive Secures $25M Credit Facility

Facility comes one month after FlyExclusive went public
FlyExclusive CJ3+ (Photo: FlyExclusive)
FBOs

Avfuel Adds Two Washington State Branded Dealers to Network

The Spokane locations join the fuel provider's nearly 700-strong FBO network
Aero Centers FBO at KGEG
Airports

Las Vegas Bracing for a Super Storm of Private Aviation Traffic

November's F1 Grand Prix is being viewed as a dress rehearsal for the Big Game
Business jets parked on Signature Aviation's ramp at KLAS
Rotorcraft

Bell Textron's 4Q23 Results Surpass Projections

Bell's profit totaled $320 million last year, compared with $282 million in 2022
Bell 505
FBOs

Clay Lacy Expands eVTOL Ops Plan with New Partnership

Plans at California FBOs could extend to new vertiport locations
Clay Lacy's concept for eVTOL operations at FBO
Environment

Bombardier Reveals First EcoJet Partners

The University of Victoria joins Bombardier's sustainability efforts
The Bombardier EcoJet engineering team is pictured with a subscale demonstrator
Charter & Fractional

Solairus Boosts Managed Aircraft Fleet and Team

Large-cabin, long-range jets account for highest percentage of fleet additions
Solairus headquarters in Petaluma, California