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Kerry Lynch

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

The IS-BAH Standards Board welcomes three new members.

IBAC Sets IS-BAH Standards Board for 2021/2022

Charles Alcock

New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

Merlin Labs will convert up to 55 Beechcraft King Air twin turboprops operated by Dynamic Aviation for autonomous flight

Merlin Developing Drop-in Autonomy Kit for King Airs

News about commercial airlines, including regulations, aircraft orders, safety, acquisitions, and mergers.

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

News and information about crew, passenger, aircraft and airport security issues.

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

The ICAO Council ordered an investigation into allegations that Belarus unlawfully forced a Ryanair flight to land in Minsk to arrest a political opponent.

ICAO Council Agrees to Investigation Into Belarus Incident

Curt Epstein

New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

News and developments about aviation fuel, including jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuel.

NATA’s final petition attempt to overturn the decision to enforce new NFPA 407 requirements for automatic fuel overfill protection systems was dismissed.

NATA's Attempts End To Overturn NFPA 407 Decision

Jerry Siebenmark

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Illinois-based Skandia offers more than 80 airframe-specific soundproofing kits.

Skandia Offers Soundproofing Kit for Bombardier Globals

Stuart “Kipp” Lau

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Checklist usage, a foundation to both good airmanship and safety, could have potentially prevented a June 2019 King Air accident.

AINsight: A Frictional Tale about Checklist Use

David Donald

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

The selection of second-hand Rafales brings an end to a long-running search by Zagreb for a MiG-21 replacement.

Croatia Selects Rafale for Fighter Requirement

Jet Aviation has redelivered the first-ever BBJ Max to an undisclosed customer.

Jet Aviation Delivers First VIP-completed BBJ Max

Aerion appeared to have a lot of momentum with seasoned veterans, strong suppliers, and a headquarters site but was unable to convince financial markets.

Elusive Funding Unravels Expansive Ambitions at Aerion

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

The National Institute for Aviation Research's Werx lab is partnering with Dynamic Aviation on modification of three 737s for a special-missions program.

Content Archive: May 2021

IBAC Sets IS-BAH Standards Board for 2021/2022

Merlin Developing Drop-in Autonomy Kit for King Airs

ICAO Council Agrees to Investigation Into Belarus Incident

NATA's Attempts End To Overturn NFPA 407 Decision

Skandia Offers Soundproofing Kit for Bombardier Globals

AINsight: A Frictional Tale about Checklist Use

Croatia Selects Rafale for Fighter Requirement

Jet Aviation Delivers First VIP-completed BBJ Max

Elusive Funding Unravels Expansive Ambitions at Aerion

NIAR's Werx Organization Leverages Engineering, Mod Capabilities

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