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Accidents

Parents of Helitour Crash Victim Receive $100 Million

Airbus, Papillon agree to nine-figure settlement in 2018 Grand Canyon helitour accident
Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Invests in Talent for Component Repair

Company has appointed five new technical representatives
Duncan Aviation
Training and Workforce

Enstrom Sets Dates for 2024 Maintenance Classes

Piston-powered helicopter classes start on June 2
Enstrom facilities in Menominee, Michigan
FutureFlight

Airbus Surveys 100 Airports to Train Machine Learning Algorithms

Airbus's Acubed innovation unit has surveyed more than 100 U.S. airports as part of a massive data collection campaign to advance automation and artificial intelligence in the aviation industry.
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FutureFlight

Business Aviation Group Installs Beta's Electric Aircraft Charging Stations

Beta Technologes' 320 kilowatt charging equipment has been designed to work with any type of electric aircraft or ground vehicle.
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Sustainability and Environment

UK Company Creates SAF from Sewage

The process leverages an abundant 'problem' feedstock
Sewage biosolid and flask of SAF
Rotorcraft

New Hawaii Park Aerial Tour Plan Cuts Flight Numbers

Plan drastically slashes the number of permitted flights over Volcanoes National Park
Helicopter over Hawaiian landscape
Aircraft

Aerocor Adds Turbine Aircraft Management to Portfolio

New division expands offerings across business aircraft ownership spectrum
Aircraft

Bizav Market Optimism on the Rise in Asia-Pacific

India sees a jump in optimism, fleet size, and flight hours
G700 in Vietnam (Photo: Gulfstream)
Rotorcraft

MD Helicopters Booked Record Orders in 2023

The OEM is focusing on product support and gradually ramping up production
MD Helicopters
Maintenance and Modifications

VIP Completions Reports Strong Start to New Year

Heading into 2024, the company’s hangars remain full
Gulfstream G550 at VIP Completions in Fort Lauderdale
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation To Install Electric Chargers at FBOs

Beta's charging stations can support multiple electric aircraft and ground vehicles
Beta's electric charging cube and its Alia electric aircraft
FutureFlight

Supernal Debuts S-A2 eVTOL Air Taxi Mockup at Consumer Electronics Show

The Hyundai subsidiary is showcasing the four-passenger S-A2 aircraft this week at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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FutureFlight

Wave Says Huntress VTOL's Speed and All-Weather Capability Are a Match for Tough Tasks

The uncrewed hybrid-electric VTOL vehicle can deploy reverse thrust for maneuvers such as stationary hover loitering and landing on a ship.
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FutureFlight

Los Angeles Area Airport to Get Joby's Electric Aircraft Charging System

Clay Lacy Aviation is a business aviation services group operating a network of FBOs and an aircraft charter and management fleet.
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FBOs

Montana Airport Now Offers FBO Choice

Beacon Air Group now offers Billings airport customers an alternative
Beacon Air Group FBO at KBIL
Aircraft

Jefferies: Bizjet Deliveries To Ramp Up with G700, 6X

Gulfstream has produced 49 G700s and is expected to hand over 30 in 2024
Pete Bunce and Ed Bolen at Pete's retirement party
FBOs

Clay Lacy's John Wayne FBO To Get Joby's Electric Charging Unit

Joby designed its electric charging system to work with multiple aircraft types
Joby has developed a universal charging system for electric aircraft
Safety

Boeing Max 9 Depressurization Emergency Prompts Grounding

An Alaska Airlines flight landed safely after cabin depressurization at 16,000 feet
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9
Rotorcraft

PHI Group Files Public Stock Offering

The Lafayette, Louisiana company operates 213 aircraft
PHI Group
Aircraft

AINsight: No Reason Not To Shout 'Hooray'

Business aircraft transactions slowed but were still robust in 2023, and 2024 should bring more of the same
wind sock
Aircraft

Hermeus Completes Iron Bird Quarterhorse Testing

Mk 0 is one of four test vehicles in Hermeus' hypersonic program
Hermeus Quarterhorse Mk 0 (Photo: Hermeus)
Aircraft

Daher Delivers Milestone 100th TBM 960 Aircraft

Kevin Kaseff transitioned from a piston-engine airplane to the TBM 960 turboprop
100th TBM 960 delivery
Aircraft

Bombardier Defense Prepares Luxury Global and Challenger Jets for Military Service

You probably won't find any champagne on these business jets.
Bombardier Defense Global 6500
FutureFlight

East African Airlines Commit to Surf Air Mobility's Plan to Electrify Cessna Caravan Aircraft

Safarilink and Yellow Wings Air Services operate the turboprop-powered versions of Textron's aircraft on services in Kenya and Tanzania.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

SMG Lays Out Bold, but Caveated Predictions for Advanced Air Mobility in 2024

The consultancy sees progress on eVTOL aircraft type certification this year, but the frontrunners won't have everything their way.
Accidents

NTSB: Skydiving Pilot Involved in Fatal Plunge Had Used Kratom

NTSB report did not conclude that the pilot committed suicide
CASA 212 aircraft operated by North Carolina skydiving company
Charter & Fractional

Volato Statistics Demonstrate Company Growth

HondaJet operator has more than tripled its market share
Volato HondaJet on on ramp
Aircraft

Bombardier Defense Wins Hades Global 6500 Contract

Contract supports research for the Army's Hades program
Bombardier Global 6500 business jet for U.S. Army Hades program
Charter & Fractional

Argus: Bizav Traffic Ends Year on Soft Note

North American operations were off by 3 percent and Europe by 8.8 percent in December
Phenom 300 (Photo: NetJets)