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Safety

FAA Stresses Legal Protection of Voluntary Reporting Programs

Issues reported under safety programs exempt from enforcement actions
Avionics

AIN Product Support Survey 2023 - Avionics

Garmin takes top billing as the highest-rated flight deck avionics maker
Garmin flight deck with two pilots
Accidents

Russia's Safety Board Not Investigating Legacy 600 Crash

Main federal agency looking into accident as criminal case
Legacy 600 crash in Russia
Accidents

Propeller Fault Caused Vertical's eVTOL Prototype Crash

Two more prototypes are under construction, and certification timeline is unchanged
Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL prototype crashed on August 9.
Safety

Airlines, ALPA Critique Proposed Public Charter Rule

Rule change could make 135 operators switch to Part 121
JSX Embraer ERJ
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Australia Preps for Falcon 6X Service Entry

First delivery is imminent following August 22 certification
ExecuJet MRO Services Australia maintenance facility
Cabin Interior and Electronics

VIP Completions Sees Uptick in Soft-goods Refurbs

Upholstery changes quickly refresh bizjet cabins
Gulfstream G550 soft goods cabin update (VIP Completions)
Sustainability and Environment

Italian Charter Broker Offers Carbon-offset Program

Volunteered costs will go to environmental programs
Contrails
Charter & Fractional

ANAC Grants Part 91K Approval to Brazil's Avantto

Operator started approval process in early 2022
Avantto Embraer Phenom 100
Training and Workforce

Training To Prevent and Recover from In-flight Upsets Can Save Lives — Part 2

The next level of UPRT is in a SIAI-Marchetti S211 jet fighter trainer
APS SIAI-Marchetti S211 jet trainer aircraft
Regulations and Government

International Team Arranges Rescue of Tally the Turtle

Turtles Fly Too racks up another turtle save
Rescued sea turtle Tally
Avionics

Garmin Digital Autopilot STC'd for King Air F90

Autopilot reduces workload, adds functionality
Garmin GFC 600 digital autopilot
Avionics

5000/6000-series Globals Get Vision Avionics Upgrade

Software upgrade matches new Global avionics status
Bombardier Advanced Avionics Upgrade for the Vision flight deck
Aircraft

Aerocor Releases Updated Beechcraft Premier Fleet Report

Nearly 91% of Premier I/IA's produced are still in service
Article image
Airports

Hurricane Idalia Snarls Florida Aviation Traffic

With thousands facing power outages, Florida's airports clean up and resume operations
Hurricane Idalia approches Naples Airport
Airports

Flight Procedures Set for Grand Prix Race in Singapore

Airports will be slot controlled prior to race
Car racing flag
Maintenance and Modifications

Wheels Up Picks Bluetail To Centralize Maintenance Records

Software promises faster records searches
Bluetail keeps centralized maintenance records for Wheels Up
Rotorcraft

Broward Air Ambulance Helicopter Crash Kills Two

Tail boom folded before accident
Broward Country air ambulance helicopter accident August 28, 2023
Accidents

Euro-registered Bizav Aircraft Fatalities Spike in 2022

Accidents involved crashes into the sea
Cabin Interior and Electronics

UK’s Moon Jet Partners with Aircraft Interiors Design Specialist

Demand for bespoke interiors on rise
Moon Jet founder and CEO James Moon
Cabin Interior and Electronics

StandardAero Preps for Gogo Avance Upgrade Demand Surge

Classic ATG system phaseout sparks demand
Gogo user
Training and Workforce

Training To Prevent and Recover from In-flight Upsets Can Save Lives — Part 1

The first part of training is in an Extra 300L
Aviation Performance Solutions Extra 300 aircraft
Aircraft

Deliveries, Billings Up in All GA Segments for 1H2023

GA delivery numbers show strong industry resiliency
Cirrus Vision Jet single-engine airplane
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron’s Wichita Expansion Set for Year-end Completion

Will create 180,000-sq-ft of space
Textron Aviation's Wichita Parts and Distribution Center
Rotorcraft

Brazil's Omni Unveils Luxury Helicopter Service Revo

Revo will be targeting high-net-worth individuals
Sustainability and Environment

Two Industry Groups Join Forces To Promote e-SAF

The two groups will work together on boosting eFuel acceptance and production
E-SAF production apparatus
Aircraft

MAG Aero, L3Harris To Deliver ISR Globals for U.S. Army

Will provide bridge to future ISR aircraft
Athena-R Global 6500
Maintenance and Modifications

NTSB: Maintenance Implicated in Fatal King Air C90 Crash

Recommended spar replacement would have prevented accident
King Air spar crack
Charter & Fractional

Aviation Orgs Question FAA over Proposed Public Charter Overhaul

Groups say proposal not based on data
FBOs

New York-area FBO Set To Expand

Republic Jet Center at Long Island's Republic Airport is building a $28 million FBO
Artist rendering of the new flagship facility for the Republic Jet Center at KFRG