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FBOs

Signature Aviation To Acquire TAC Air FBOs

Signature Flight Support will expand its already industry-leading network through an agreeement to purchase TAC Air and its 16 FBOs.
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Aircraft

Amid Bizav Surge Fractional HondaJet Operator Volato Takes Off

Amid Bizav Surge Fractional HondaJet Operator Volato Takes Off
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Charter & Fractional

Alaska Seaplanes Gets FAA Nod for Safety Management System

Alaska Seaplanes is one of only 32 Part 135 operators in the U.S. to implement a safety management system.
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Avionics

ForeFlight Raises Prices; Enhances W&B and Hazard Advisor

ForeFlight has raised prices and released new weight and balance and hazard advisor features.
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Gulfstream Adds International Rep in Vietnam

Sun Air will provide charter, management, and sales as the Gulfstream representative in Vietnam.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Resumes Falcon M&O Regional Seminars

Dassault Aviation plans to hold its Falcon Maintenance & Operations regional seminars in seven cities beginning in April.
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Report: Bombardier Contributes Billions To Canadian GDP

A report found that Bomardier remains a significant contributor to the Canadian economy and that is expect to grow with revenues of CA$9.4B by 2025.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Hartzell Propeller Appoints Indian Service Center

Arrow Aviation created a propeller overhaul shop in 2007 and has now become the only authorized Hartzell service and support center in India.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet MS Completions Rebrand To Include Facility Upgrade

MRO provider Jet MS is rebranding RAS Group's interiors and completions business to Jet MS Completions.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dart Developing H145 Fire Attack System

FAA certification of Dart's fire attack system for the H145 expected later this year.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Insurers Face Losses Due To Grounded Aircraft in Russia

The hard aviation insurance market could become harder if Russia confiscates the more than 500 airplanes in the country owned by non-Russian lessors.

Afghan Pilot Niloofar Rahmani Inspires at WAI

Niloofar Rahman traced her story during WAI2022 of becoming the first fixed-wing Afghan Air Force pilot.
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Accidents

Recorder Recovered from Doomed China Eastern 737

Search crews have yet to determine whether the heavily damaged recorder recovered from the destroyed China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 is an FDR or CVR.
FutureFlight

Joby Submits eVTOL Safety Certification Plan to FAA

An FAA type certification plan submitted by Joby Aviation this week centers on safety considerations relating to materials, seats, and occupant restraints for its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft..
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FutureFlight

Air Traffic Management Group Terra Drone Boosted by $70 Million Funding Round

The Series B funding round was supported by Mitsui, SBI Investment Co., Tokyo Land Corporation, Kyushu Electric Power T&D, and Seika Corporation
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FutureFlight

Japan's Kanematsu Group Leads $23 Million Series B Funding Round for Skyports

The trading conglomerate was joined by other new investors including industrial real estate company Goodman Group, Italian airport and infrastructure funds 2i Aeroporti and F2i, and GreenPoint, a U.S.-based venture-capital firm.
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FutureFlight

Air Greenland Plans to Acquire Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL Aircraft From Leasing Group Avolon

Avolon and Air Greenland partner to bring zero-emissions air travel to the Arctic region with a fleet of Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL aircraft.
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FutureFlight

Paris eVTOL Flight Trials Aim To Make a Big, Quiet Impact on Air Mobility

Flight testing with both the 2X technology demonstrator and the VoloCity eVTOL prototype are intended to provide a complete understanding of the aircraft's acoustic profile.
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FutureFlight

New Concept of Operations Report Paves the Way for UK Progress with Urban Air Mobility

The document was produced by a consortium that included Eve, Vertical Aerospace and Volocopter, along with air traffic management groups NATS and Atech, ground infrastructure specialist and drone operator Skyports, and London's Heathrow and City Airports.
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FutureFlight

Car Maker Suzuki Backs SkyDrive's Plans To Bring Flying Car to Market

The Tokyo-based start-up is now receiving professional support from Suzuki Motor Corporation for research, development, manufacturing, and business planning.
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Aircraft

Electric Aviation Pioneers Like Joby Want to Transform Air Travel With eVTOL Aircraft

Electric Aviation Pioneers Like Joby Want to Transform Air Travel With eVTOL Aircraft
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Sustainability and Environment

GAO: FAA Needs To Better Address Public’s Noise Concern

Despite advances in technology leading to quieter airplanes, the FAA needs to do more to address community concerns about aircraft noise, said the GAO.
ATC

HAI Pans FAA Report on BVLOS Uncrewed Aircraft Ops

HAI is opposing recommendations in an FAA Aviation Rulemaking Committee final report on uncrewed aircraft systems operating beyond the line of sight.
FBOs

Atlanta-area Airport Debuts New FBO Terminal

Georgia’s Henry County officially opened its newly-built FBO terminal at Atlanta Speedway Airport.
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BBGA Honors Gama Aviation's Marwan Khalek

Marwan Khalek received BBGA's Micheal Wheatley Award for Outstanding Services.
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WAI Draws Crowds in Return of a Live Show

Attendees at WAI2022, one of the largest yet, heard stories of trailblazing women, including the first female fixed-wing Afghan Air Force pilot.
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FBOs

Netherlands FBO Veteran Succumbs after Brief Illness

Edwin Niemöller, 57, Jet Aviation’s senior director of FBO operations for the Netherlands passed away on February 12 after a short illness.
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Sustainability and Environment

Jet Aviation Signs WEF Clean Skies Declaration

Jet Aviation has signed the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2030 Ambition Statement which aims to increase sustainable aviation fuel supply.
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Charter & Fractional

Upstart Volato Acquires Gulf Coast Aviation

With the acquisition of Gulf Coast Aviation in Houston, Volato has bases in six U.S. markets.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Orbit Develops Inmarsat Jet Connex-compatible Terminal

Orbit Communication Systems' AirTRx30 terminal for Inmarsat Jet Connex is expected to begin shipping in 2023 or sooner.
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