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L3Harris Avionics/Training Unit Renamed Acron Aviation

Private equity group TJC has bought L3Harris’ avionics, data, and training unit

Training and Workforce

Acron Aviation flight training

In Wake of Crash, FAA Looking at Mixed Traffic at Multiple Airports

FAA is immediately looking at 10 'hot spots' and ultimately nationwide

Chris Rocheleau © NBAA

AINsight: Not Teaching Autopilot Should Be a Crime

New pilots need to learn how to use all the safety tools at their disposal

Training and Workforce

trainee pilots

FAA Warns Laser Strikes on Aircraft Still Too High

Reports dipped 3% in 2024 but still approached 13,000

FAA depiction of a laser strike on aircraft

Videos

Mitsubishi’s MRJ90 Airliner Makes Public Debut with ANA Livery at Paris Air Show 2017

Mitsubishi’s MRJ90 Airliner Makes Public Debut with ANA Livery at Paris Air Show 2017

Boeing’s 737 Max 9 Airliner Performs Validation Flight at Paris Air Show 2017

Boeing’s 737 Max 9 Airliner Performs Validation Flight at Paris Air Show 2017

New Russian Irkut MC-21 Narrowbody Airliner Makes First Flight

New Russian Irkut MC-21 Narrowbody Airliner Makes First Flight

Boeing’s 787-10 and 737 Max 9, and Airbus’s A319neo Airliners Achieve First Flights

Boeing’s 787-10 and 737 Max 9, and Airbus’s A319neo Airliners Achieve First Flights

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FCC Exploring Alternatives To Mitigate GPS Interference

Jamming and spoofing are compromising GNSS capabilities

GPS satellite

Team Targets Fatigue Management for Aircraft Mx Techs

Software is for MRO facilities and continuing airworthiness management organizations

Maintenance and Modifications

Fatigue risk management platform for aircraft maintenance

Study Targets Clarity for Mitigating Contrail Impact

Airbus and 10 European partners have launched the PACIFIC program

Sustainability and Environment

Airbus contrails

Airbus Customers Get Easier Access to SAF Book-and-claim

Early commitments to new program come from business aircraft operators Comlux and Luxaviation

Airbus A350-1000 is refueled with 35% blend of sustainable aviation fuel

Airbus Doubles Down on Aviation Decarbonization Commitment

Aerospace and defense group partners with Solar Impulse Foundation

Sustainability and Environment

Bertrand Piccard and Julie Kitcher at Airbus Summit

IS&S Standby Instrument Replaces Legacy Systems

3ATI Prodigy ISU has built-in inertial measurement unit

IS&S Prodigy integrated standby unit

Customer Base Grows for Electra’s EL9 Hybrid-electric Aircraft

Operators from Africa, Europe, India, Brazil and the U.S. have signed up for the nine-seater

Electra EL9 aircraft

Honeywell RASP Can Make Radio Calls More Understandable

Research could help controllers understand non-English speaker dialogue

Honeywell Real-time Anonymization & Speech Protection

WWII-era North Atlantic Blue Spruce Routes Removed

Blue Spruce involved airspace between Iceland and Greenland

OpsGroup NAT chart depicting Blue Spruce Routes

Aireon Tracks GPS Interference Via Satellite Detection

Metric highlights areas where jamming and spoofing are occurring

Aireon GPS interference metric map

Virgin Atlantic Teams with Joby for UK eVTOL Air Taxi Network

Long-haul airline has switched allegiance from Vertical Aerospace to Joby Aviation

Virgin Atlantic Joby eVTOL aircraft

Aviation Groups Urge Exemption from Tariffs

Groups asked for meeting with administration officials to discuss supply chain risks

Regulations and Government

Pratt & Whitney technicians with engine

Jet Fuel Suppliers Could Pay for UK SAF Pricing Mechanism

UK government consultation on revenue certainty mechanism

Sustainable aviation fuel at Farnborough Airport

Honeywell Finds Strong Consumer Support for eVTOL Flights

98% of airline passengers surveyed said they would consider eVTOL air taxi services

Archer Aviation eVTOL with United Airlines

Tariffs Threat Rippling Throughout Aviation Industry

Industry believes tariffs apply to aviation products despite earlier trade agreements

Bombardier Global 6500 business jet for U.S. Army Hades program

Leaders Reiterate Need for Consensus on ATC Overhaul

Lawmakers, aviation leaders signal they have little appetite for privatization debate

Regulations and Government

air traffic controller (Photo: the National Air Traffic Controllers Association)

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