Textron Aviation

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Gregory Polek

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

The Texas-based company expands at Dallas Love Field and beyond

Plane Place Aviation Taps into Surging Demand for Airframe MRO

Hanneke Weitering

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

NASA and the U.S. Air Force invest in autonomy

Reliable Robotics Gains Fresh Funding for Autonomous Flight Tech

Matt Thurber

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

The AD would require installation of placards and a flight manual update

FAA Proposes AD on Tamarack Aerospace Winglet Mod

New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

The retrofit will include TXi flight displays, GTN Xi navigators, GFC 600 digital autopilot

Garmin's Citation CJ2 Avionics Upgrade Nears Approval

Two parts aircraft are undergoing disassembly in Bangor, Maine

C&L Launches Parts Programs for Citation Sovereign, XLS

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

The revision is a rare case of a successful petition for reconsideration

NTSB Revises Probable Cause for Citation Accident

Mark Huber

The XL/XLS Excellence Program offers new avionics, paint, and interior

Elliott Launches Citation XL/XLS Refurb with G5000 Upgrade

David Donald

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

News and information about crew, passenger, aircraft and airport security issues.

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

China’s expansionist aims boost requirements for military aircraft 

Asia-Pacific Air Power Demand Fueled by China Threat

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

The aircraft management company is installing SmartSky systems in most of its aircraft

Davinci Jets Installs SmartSky in Citation Latitude

Jessica Reed

Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

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Plane Place Aviation Taps into Surging Demand for Airframe MRO

Reliable Robotics Gains Fresh Funding for Autonomous Flight Tech

FAA Proposes AD on Tamarack Aerospace Winglet Mod

Garmin's Citation CJ2 Avionics Upgrade Nears Approval

C&L Launches Parts Programs for Citation Sovereign, XLS

NTSB Revises Probable Cause for Citation Accident

Elliott Launches Citation XL/XLS Refurb with G5000 Upgrade

Asia-Pacific Air Power Demand Fueled by China Threat

Davinci Jets Installs SmartSky in Citation Latitude

Bell Textron's 4Q23 Results Surpass Projections

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