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Charter & Fractional

Premiere Private Jets Expands Charter Fleet

The addition of two Cessna Citation Ultras brings the total of Premier Private Jets' floating fleet of business jets to 17.
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Aircraft

Battery Catches Fire at Beta Technologies’ Vermont HQ

A lithium-ion battery pack burst into flames inside a Beta Technologies shipping container at the eVTOL developer’s facilities near Burlington, Vermont.
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Aircraft

Europe's AllianceJet Expands Managed Fleet with Challenger

Malta-based AllianceJet is growing its managed fleet to maintain the highly personalized service it says makes the difference for private owners.
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Sustainability and Environment

Bolen Calls for an End to Shaming Bizjet Use

Responding to an opinion piece calling for increased levies on business jets, Bolen reminded that business jets are an essential transportation tool.
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Rotorcraft

HAI Joins Utah Roundtable To Explore Workforce Efforts

HAI joined an Aviation Workforce Development Roundtable to discuss ways to attract interest in rotary-wing careers.
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Aircraft

Legacy Tails: Hawker 4000

The super-midsize Hawker 4000 business jet finds maintenance refuge after a limited production run.
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FBOs

Holman Aviation, Great Falls International Airport

Fly fishing draws crowds to this family-owned FBO, which has been in operation for more than 70 years.
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Airports

AAM Infrastructure Still the Known Unknown

Panelists at the VFS Electric Aircraft Symposium stressed the need for advanced air mobility infrastructure for commercial success.
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Avionics

Product Support Survey 2022, Part 2: Flight Deck Avionics, Cabin Management Systems, and Airborne Connectivity

Results of AIN's Avionics Product Support Survey show Garmin ranked number one, followed by Collins Aerospace, and Universal Avionics.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Engine Fires Prompt Army To Ground Entire Chinook Fleet

CH-47 engine fires are linked to use of nonstandard engine O-rings.
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Aircraft

China Airlines Orders 16 Boeing 787-9s

An order for 16 Dreamliners by China Airlines calls for first delivery in 2025.
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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Adds To A&P Corps through OJT Program

West Star Aviation has hired A&P technicians after their completion of an FAA on-the-job training apprentice program offered by the MRO provider.
Maintenance and Modifications

C&L Aerospace Expanding PMA Parts

C&L Aerospace has become the exclusive distributor for the ATR’s rear tail cone lens assembly.
Aircraft

Hermeus Acquires 3D Printers for Quarterhorse, Chimera

Velo3D is supplying its traditional Sapphire and large-format Sapphire XC to Hermeus for the Mach 5 Quarterhorse aircraft and its Chimera engine.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik Adds Mx Capacity in the Philippines

New hangar adds 20 percent more capacity for Lufthansa Technik Philippines.
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FBOs

North Texas FBO's New Terminal Now Active

Rise Aviation, the sole service provider at North Texas Regional Airport has opened its new FBO terminal.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Blue Sky's SkyLink Satcom Passes Qualification Testing

Blue Sky Network's SkyLink antenna also received FAA technical standard orders approval.
Avionics

SmartSky Achieves 100% Continental U.S. Coverage

SmartSky Networks’ high-speed, air-to-ground (ATG) broadband network is now available for business aircraft users across the entire continental U.S.
Security

Gama Aviation Brings Glasgow FBO Screening In-house

Gama Aviation has introduced in-house security screening at its FBO at Scotland’s Glasgow International Airport.
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Avionics

SkyLink 7100 Qualified for Crewed Aircraft

Blue Sky Network has qualified its SkyLink 7100 Iridium satcom to DO-160G, and the antenna has received FAA TSO C159d approval.
Airlines

European Commission Seeks Return to Normal 80:20 Slot Rule

Brussels argues that the recovery of air traffic to pre-Covid levels no longer warrants the relief from the usual 80:20 slot use requirement.
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Airlines

China's Covid Policy Curbs Traffic Rebound in Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific airlines seek new market opportunities to compensate for the loss of the Chinese market.
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Aircraft

VoltAero Says Its Parallel Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Can Turn Air Transport Green

VoltAero Says Its Parallel Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Can Turn Air Transport Green
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Aircraft

Gripen E Fires Meteor as Air-to-Air Combat Approval Nears

The Gripen E program is now into the serial production phase, while work progresses at pace to bring the aircraft into operation.
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Rotorcraft

PHI Opens Regional Headquarters in Perth

PHI's new regional headquarters in Perth will oversee operations in the Asia Pacific.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Grants HOGE Utility Power STC for AW139

Defense systems on Boeing-Leonardo MH-139A triggered the need for multiple STCs.
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Accidents

Canada Reports No Bizjet Fatal Accidents in 2021

For the fifth year in a row, there were no fatal business jet accidents in Canada in 2021.
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Aircraft

Aeronautix Seeks King Air 350 Starter/generator STC

Wichita-based Aeronautix has developed a starter/generator that will increase power and decrease maintenance for the Beechcraft King Air 350.
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Aircraft

Daher Delivers 20th TBM 960 Turboprop Single

The 20th Daher TBM 960 delivery comes a little more than two months after receiving FAA type certification.
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Avionics

High Number of TCAS Alerts at KDEN Still a Safety Issue

The FAA has issued a safety notice to advise pilots of the continued high number of TCAS alerts on approaches to Runway 16L/16R at Denver Intl. Airport.
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