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Regulations and Government

Bizav Groups Praise SMS NPRM Comment Reprieve

The FAA has extended the deadline for comment on its NPRM for mandatory safety management systems to April.
Airvan passenger
Aircraft

Embraer Confirms Launch Delay for Proposed Turboprop

Talks between Embraer and potential suppliers for a new turboprop have advanced more slowly than expected.
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Accidents

Below Freezing and Snowing at Time of Phenom 300 Fatal Crash

The temperature was below freezing and snow was falling when a Phenom 300 crashed on takeoff from Utah's Provo Municipal Airport on January 2.
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Rotorcraft

Police Kill Man Lasing, Shooting at Helicopter

A 33-year-old Detroit man who opened fire on state police helicopter was fatally shot by officers on the ground.
night vision mode view of man on ground pointing long gun at Michigan State Police helicopter
Aircraft

Airbus To Hire 13,000 Employees This Year

After adding 13,000 employees in 2022, Airbus plans to match that hiring volume this year.
Airbus technicians perform winglet fitting on a China Eastern A350-900.
Aircraft

Boom Breaks Ground on North Carolina Overture Plant

The Overture Superfactory would sit on a 62-acre campus at Greensboro, North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad International Airport.
Digital rendering of Boom Overture in flight over clouds
Aircraft

Jordan Signs for New-generation F-16 Fighters

The Middle East nation's air force has operated Fighting Falcon fighters for many years, and is now refreshing the fleet with AESA-equipped aircraft.
F-16 Jordan
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Continues Market Leadership in 2022

Airbus Helicopters reported that it received 374 orders and made 344 deliveries last year.
Airbus Helicopters market chart
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Chip Necessary for Gogo 5G on Pace for Midyear Delivery

Gogo anticipates a chip that is necessary for its 5G service will be delivered by mid-year ad that its service will launch in the fourth quarter.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Legacy Parts Maker Ontic Looks To Build on 2022 Growth

Last year saw Ontic fully integrate its Staverton site in the UK, which now serves as one of the company's main production facilities.
Ontic employees at work
Aircraft

Gulfstream Aerospace Deliveries Set To Take Off in 2023

Gulfstream Aerospace delivered 120 jets in 2022 and is projecting 145 aircraft shipments this year, rising to 170 in 2024.
Gulfstream G700 at Savannah service center
Engines

Covington Renews PT6A Engine Overhaul Designation

Covington Aircraft Engines' relationship with Pratt & Whitney Canada extends back to the Canadian manufacturer's radial engines.
Image of Covington Aircraft facility at night
ATC

JetNet Buys ADS-B Exchange

The acquisition of ADS-B Exchange enables JetNet to expand into real-time flight data while ADS-B Exchange said it can maintain its unfiltered data.
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Fuel

Avfuel Launches 50th-anniversary Celebration at SDC

The company reflects on its history and looks ahead at NBAA's Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference this week in Nashville.
Avfuel-branded FBOs at SDC 2023
Maintenance and Modifications

Avionicare East Africa Selects FDS Readouts Service

Flight Data Systems will provide its Readouts service, including FDR and CVR reports, for Avionicare East Africa.
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Airlines

Somalian Airspace To Become Class A, Restoring ATC Services

The installation of modern navigation aids ends a 30-year interruption of full air traffic control operations over Somalia and the surrounding region.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Releases Part 135 Fatigue Recommendations

The report, which suggests alertness management programs, was submitted to the agency 18 months ago.
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Fuel

Electric Refueler Makes History at SDC2023

Envirotech Vehicles and Garsite have partnered on the industry's first all-electric aircraft refueler, which makes its public debut this week in Nashville.
The Envirotech Vehicles/Garsite all-electric refueler
FBOs

Bohlke International Aviation Rises Again on St. Croix

After five years, Bohlke International Aviation has replaced its FBO on St. Croix which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria.
New Bohlke International Aviation terminal on St. Croix
FBOs

San Diego's Crownair Joins the Avfuel Network

Crownair, an FBO at San Diego's Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport is among the latest to join the Avfuel dealer network.
Exterior of Crownair FBO at San Diego’s Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport
Training and Workforce

AEA Launches Resource To Promote Aerospace Careers

Aircraft Electronics Association has launched the AeroCareers website to help recruit the next generation of talent in the aerospace industry.
Screenshot of AeroCareers website header
Aircraft

Dassault Falcon 10X Cabin Racks Up More Kudos

The Chicago Athenaeum Award for Good Design has been awarded to Dassault Aviation for the cabin design of its flagship Falcon 10X.
Dassault Falcon 10X cabin design
Charter & Fractional

Charter Firm Pegasus Acquired by Prima Air Group

The acquisition gives Prima Air Group access to ultra-long-range business jets such as the Gulfstream G650ER.
Photo of Gulfstream G650ER
Accidents

NTSB Finds More Problems with Final Report on ET Max Crash

Ethiopian authorities say an electrical problem caused the Max 8’s left AOA sensor to fail, an assertion disputed by the NTSB.
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Aircraft

Australian Government Funds Plans To Electrify Aircraft

Dovetail Electric Aviation received an AUD$3 million grant from the Australian government to convert turboprop aircraft to electric propulsion.
Textron King Air
Maintenance and Modifications

Professional Aircraft Inks Landing Gear Contract

The five-year contract with Lufthansa CityLine solidifies relationship with Professional Aircraft Accessories.
Timothy Boland, Tonya Wondolowski and Thomas Kropf pose in front of Professinal Aircraft Accessories display
Training and Workforce

How To Be a Safe Helicopter Pilot

There's more to being safe than simply not crashing, and here we learn how from helicopter experts.
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FBOs

FBO Profile: Standard Aviation Reinvents the Caribbean FBO

Since its start in 2015, Standard Aviation has turned the FBO situation at St. Thomas' Cyril E. King Airport on its head.
Standard Aviation at Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas
FBOs

Chartright's Second FBO Joins World Fuel Network

Chartright Air Group's FBO at Lake Simcoe Regional Airport in Ontario, Canada, is joining the World Fuel Services network.
Chartright's hangar at Lake Simcoe Regional Airport with business jet parked inside
FBOs

Primesky To Begin Ground Handling at Mexican Airport

Under its Primesky FBO brand, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico will add ground handling services at Hermosillo International Airport.
general aviation terminal at Mexico's Hermosillo International/General Ignacio Pesqueira García Airport