Content Archive: July 2024

Avionics

Bose Demos Aviation Headsets and Offers Onsite Repairs

Buyers of new headsets through August 17 get a free SoundLink Bluetooth speaker
Bose pilot ambassador Stevie Triesenberg
Safety

AINsight: Is VNAV a Pilot’s Friend or Foe?

Automation can both help and hurt flight crewmembers
Regulations and Government

Hong Kong Introducing Advance Passenger Info System

New rules apply to operators of international flights to/from Hong Kong
Aircraft

Harbour Air Electric Beavers Draw Oshkosh Crowds

Electric power turns the de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver into a sleek, modern-looking airplane
Harbour Air eBeaver electric airplane
Safety

Spate of Runway Safety Incidents Sparks Avionics Innovation

Surf-A warns of runway incursions by aircraft, as well as excursions, and wrong-surface events
Honeywell Surf-A test aircraft
Training and Workforce

Georgia Bizjet Operator Scores Navy Training Contract

Phoenix Air Group will provide 10 Learjets for electronic warfare testing and evaluation
Phoenix Air Group Learjet in flight
Aircraft

Bombardier Eyes Next Steps for Spirit Belfast Plant

Reacquisition could be on the table
Challenger 650 Exterior Cloud and Mountain (Photo: Bombardier)
Rotorcraft

GE Aerospace, Airbus Complete First Stage of Research on Next-Gen Helicopter Propulsion

Milestone marks a significant advancement in the collaboration between the two companies
Engines

GE Catalyst Turbine Prepping for Year-end Approval

Certification testing is set to be complete in the third quarter
GE Catalyst engine
Airports

Dubai Clears Air Chateau To Develop Vertiports

The company already operates a heliport at Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport
Air Chateau's Heliport at Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport.