Content Archive: December 2024

Training and Workforce

AIN Year-end Report 2024

A letter from AIN founder and chair emeritus
AIN Founder & Chair Emeritus Wilson Leach
Aircraft

Aircraft in 2024: Bigger, Better, Bolder

2024 was marked by the certifications of the G700 and unveiling of the next generation of CJs
Gulfstream G700
Aircraft

Finish Line Still Eludes Advanced Air Mobility Rush

Key milestones set for 2024 and 2025 now appear to be in doubt
Volocopter eVTOL aircraft
Training and Workforce

2024 Brings Major Leadership Moves at Boeing, Wheels Up

New directions for Boeing, Wheels Up, EASA, AOPA, and many others
Leadership changes
Aircraft

Business Jet Market Stable Heading into 2025

OEMs finish out year with strong order books
Rolland Vincent, JetNet
Training and Workforce

Aviation Community Steps Up on Mental Health

Industry/FAA joint report was released and FAA has updated guidance and training
Pilot mental health
Regulations and Government

A Year of Partisanship and Change, a Year of Bipartisanship and Stability

Washington is facing a shakeup, but a massive FAA bill sets a stable foundation over five years
The White House
Aircraft

AutoFlight Demonstrates Prosperity eVTOL Prototype in Japan

Flight in Okayama prefecture is latest public demonstration of Chinese aircraft
AutoFlight's Prosperity eVTOL prototype aircraft
Avionics

Avionics Advancing Slowly but Surely into the Future

Recent developments presage some compelling new products
Garmin G3000 Prime flight deck
FBOs

Flightstar: Serving Illinois Aviation for Nearly a Half-century

Company has grown into a full-service FBO at the University of Illinois Airport
Flightstar FBO and ramp at KCMI