Content Archive: April 2025

Rotorcraft

Settlement Reached in Hansen Helicopters Case

Agreement enjoins civil defendants from illegal activities for which Hansen was convicted
Hansen Helicopters
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Approves SkyWay Mustang Cabin Door SkyStep Upgrade

New door step is more robust and sleeker looking than the original
SkyStep cabin door step upgrade for Cessna Citation Mustang
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

France’s Daher Aircraft Says Its Investments Boost U.S. Aviation

CEO calls for transatlantic unity, arguing that no one wins from a trade war
Daher CEO Nicolas Chabbert (right)
Safety

Hop-A-Jet’s Ellis Shares Lessons Learned from Crash

Ellis provided insight into the aftermath of the February 2024 event
N823KD Hop-A-Jet Challenger 604
Training and Workforce

Aloft Launches Technician Training Academy

Workforce development program announced at AIX
Unsplash
Cabin Interior and Electronics

DirecTV Expands In-flight TV Internationally

Live U.S. channels now available abroad
Unsplash
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Crystal Cabin Awards Announced at AIX 2025

Winners highlight innovation in cabin design
Crystal Cabin Award
Airports

St. Louis-area Airport Building a Major CBP Facility

$30 million facility will allow KBLV to receive more international flights
New CBP facility under construction at KBLV
Aircraft

Bosch Teams With Vaeridion on Electric Microliner

Vaeridion focuses on short-haul business travel with its nine-passenger aircraft
Vaeridion CEO and CTO sign MOU with Bosch GM
Safety

ACSF Symposium Challenges All To Dig Deeper on Safety

ACSF President Burns’ son Ryan relays lessons learned from football
ACSF President Bryan Burns with son Ryan Burns and Convergent Performance CEO Tony Kerns.