Content Archive: October 2026

Operations

MedAire, GoCrisis Move Toward Closer Integration

Companies have worked together in aviation four years
Bill Dolny and Elmarie Marais signing the agreement
Regulations and Government

U.S. Marines Extend Regent’s Electric Seaglider Deal

Phase IV adds $5 million, bringing the contract’s total to $19.25 million
U.S. Marines trial Regent Craft seaglider
Airports

Phoenix Airports Studying Surface Alert Technology

SURF-A offers safety benefits for pilots and airport operators
Honeywell SURF-A collision-avoidance technology
Charter & Fractional

AIN Buys Air Charter, Frax Buyer’s Guide SherpaReport

Move will enhance AIN’s connection with air charter and fractional aircraft purchasers, brokers, and providers
Jet at NBAA Miami forum
Aircraft

Stratolaunch Expands Hypersonic Test Fleet With 777

Third aircraft set to carry Talon-A hypersonic flight test vehicles to launch altitude
777 in desert, Stratolaunch branding
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

French Flight Tax Hits Country’s Charter Operators Hard

Movements by French charter jets have dipped between 11% and 20%
Paris Le Bourget Airport
Training and Workforce

Bop Aero Taps Elite for SF50 Vision Jet Owner Training

MOU covers initial and recurrent SF50 training for owners
A Cirrus jet on a ramp at dusk
FBOs

ExecuJet Earns First FBO IS-BAH Nod in New Zealand

The chain’s Australia FBOs secured Stage 3 in 2022
ExecuJet Auckland's FBO staff
Regulations and Government

KanRus Owner Sentenced for Avionics Export Violations

Company sold controlled technology to Russian buyers without required export licenses
Aircraft

Piaggio Organizes Inaugural Avanti Owners’ Meet in U.S.

Texas conference to unite owners and operators in early October
Aerial view of Grand Galvez hotel