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Safety

NATA, AACA Partner on Alaska Aviation Safety

National Air Transportation Association joining with Alaska Air Carriers Association to advance aviation
Charter & Fractional

Volato Cuts Five Jets from Fleet Amid Financial Issues

Company said move is "cost efficiency measure"
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Aircraft

Sikorsky VH-92A Now Officially Marine One

Militarized S-92A transports U.S. president for the first time
VH Ceremony Sikorsky
Regulations and Government

NBAA's Doug Carr Re-ups with FAA Advisory Committee

Carr will represent Part 91 and 135 operators on a gamut of issues
NBAA senior v-p of safety, security, sustainability, and international operations for NBAA (Photo: NBAA)
Airports

London City Airport Cleared To Add More Pax Capacity

UK government decision is unlikely to benefit business aviation
London City Jet Centre FBO
Airports

South Dakota's Pierre Regional Airport Rehabs Runways

Pierre Regional Airport is spending nearly $14 million on runway upkeep
Aerial Photo of Pierre Regional Airport (KPIR)
Regulations and Government

Aviation Industry Mourns Passing of Nick Fadugba

Fadugba founded and served as CEO of African Aviation Services
Nick Fadugba
Rotorcraft

Unither Bioelectronics Plans Hydrogen-powered Helicopters

Hydrogen fuel cells could power organ delivery flights
Mikaël Cardinal, vice president of program management and organ delivery systems at United Therapeutics, and David Smith, president and CEO of Robinson Helicopter Company, shake hands in front of a Robinson R66.
Charter & Fractional

FlyExclusive Reports $27M Net Loss in Second Quarter

Company blames losses on reducing non-performing aircraft from its fleet
FlyExclusive
FBOs

Signature Rolls Out Program for Small Fleet Operators

Bravo program provides better fuel pricing and other benefits
aircraft welcomed on ramp
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Taps Vocus SMS for Safety 24/7 Program

Software helps align company's safety management system with FAA and ICAO guidelines
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

EBAA Goes It Alone with EBACE Show after NBAA Sells Stake

Europe's business aviation industry group will promote the Geneva show without its U.S. partner
EBACE 2024
Rotorcraft

Light Jet Broker Aerocor Adds Helo Sales Division

Company is providing free information for potential light helicopter buyers
Devon Lyons, head of Aerocor's new helicopter sales division
Cabin Interior and Electronics

SmartSky Shuts Down Connectivity Network

Move leaves owners of SmartSky systems with orphaned hardware and no more service
Citation Excel
Aircraft

Archer Delivers First Midnight eVTOL Aircraft to U.S. Air Force

USAF performed simulated military missions using Midnight
A member of the USAF views Midnight during a test flight
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Quality, Not Quantity, Defines Pilot Shortage

What exists isn't a shortage of pilots but rather a shortage of qualified pilots
pilot
Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Service Soars Sky High in India

Passenger and cargo numbers are driving up income
Air Charter Service India CEO Ashish Wastrad
Maintenance and Modifications

Vance Street Capital Buys Aircraft Brake Maker APS

Acquisition moves VS Aviation into the PC-12 PMA brake market
Aviation Products Systems PMA brakes
Accidents

Crew Error Caused Premier I Fatal Crash in Malaysia

Second-in-command pilot was not type rated in the business jet
Schematic of crash site of a Premier I aircraft in Malaysia
FBOs

Million Air Dallas To Expand Addison Airport Ramp

Project will provide direct aircraft access from the customs facility to the FBO
New ramp under construction at KADS
Aircraft

Gulfstream's G400 Begins Flight-test Program

Large-cabin jet was announced in 2021
Gulfstream's G400 first flight
Aircraft

Post-pandemic Global Business Aviation Usage Surges

Managed aircraft saw the largest increase
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Training and Workforce

USAIG Gives Policyholders Access to VAI's Risk Program

ORRA program coaches help helicopter operators to be more resilient in dealing with risk
Charter & Fractional

Stronger Flight and Training Hours Boost NetJets, FSI

NetJets and FSI collectively saw revenues increase, earnings drop in the second quarter
NetJets Challenger jet
Maintenance and Modifications

OEM Launches New MLG Repair Process for Citation Excels

Solution reduces downtime and costs
Cessna Citation Excel MRO
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Delivers 400th Cessna Citation Latitude

Simmons Foods accepted the milestone delivery
400th delivery of a Cessna Citation Latitude
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Anra Demonstrates Drone Inspections of New York's Power Infrastructure

Mission Manager software coordinated a fleet of drones gathering video and data
Anra Technologies' Mission Manager system for drone inspections of power lines
Aircraft

Court Overturns Zunum's Trade Secrets Verdict against Boeing

U.S. District Court ruling reverses damages totaling more than $70 million
Zunum ZA10 hybrid-electric aircraft
Environment

New SAF Process Could Transform Industry

Flexiforming can use multiple feedstocks, even other SAF byproducts
Universal Fuel Technologies fuel processing demonstrator