Content Archive: April 2023

Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Developing Multiple STCs for Gogo 5G Connectivity

Duncan Aviation is expanding the suite of STCs to prepare aircraft—including Bombardier, Gulfstream, and Citation jets—for Gogo 5G connectivity.
Aircraft

First Flight for Turkey’s Hürjet Trainer

The advanced trainer is planned to adopt light combat roles in addition to its supersonic training function.
Regulations and Government

House Considers Funding Limits, Green Tax Credits Repeal

While the debt ceiling bill has little chance in the Senate, House Republicans are pushing for discretionary funding limits, repeals of green tax credits.
Regulations and Government

EASA Proposes Flight Dispatcher Rules

An EASA notice of proposed rulemaking seeks to standardize flight dispatcher training across member states.
ATC

FAA Weighs Aircraft Versus Spacecraft Airspace Needs

With increasing space operations frequency and launch sites, the FAA is trying to strike a balance on aircraft and spacecraft airspace needs.
Rotorcraft

Noise Study Drives Washington Helicopter Route Change

The FAA is modifying helicopter routes in the Washington, D.C. area based on the results of an aviation noise study.
Avionics

SmartSky Skytelligence Adds Airborne Intranet Routing

SmartSky's private intranet enables secure airborne connectivity and eliminates the need for a VPN.

Ducommun Completes BLR Aerospace Buy

With the acquisition, BLR Aerospace will add a portfolio of performance enhancing systems to Ducommun's lines of commercial aerospace engineered products.
Aircraft

Archer Aims to Revolutionize Air Travel With Its Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi

Archer Aims to Revolutionize Air Travel With Its Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Hands Over 400th Citation CJ4

Textron Aviation delivered the 400th Citation CJ4 13 years after the light business jet entered the market.