Content Archive: October 2023

Maintenance and Modifications

Sanctions Force Russian Companies To Refurb Aging Airliners

Preowned Tupolev Tu-204 and Ilyushin Il-96 aircraft are now being sourced as bizjet replacements
Russian Business Aviation Exhibition at Moscow's Vnokovo Airport in September 2021.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Aerospace Delivers 27 Aircraft in Q3

The manufacturer anticipates more than 60 aircraft deliveries in Q4
Gulfstream G700 (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)
Safety

Helijet S-76 IFR Lands Safely after Lightning Strike

The helicopter lost twol rotor blades and its flight instruments were compromised
Helijet
Accidents

Bizjets Collide after Unauthorized Takeoff Attempt at Houston Hobby

While there were no injuries, the Hawker 850XP and Citation Mustang suffered substantial damage
Hawker 850XP N269AA
Training and Workforce

West Star To Open a Maintenance Training Academy

The company plans to hire 25 paid apprentices
West Star East Alton, Illinois (Photo: West Star Aviation)
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Air Methods Files for Bankruptcy Protection

The helicopter air ambulance provider will continue to operate during restructuring
Air Methods Bell 407 (Photo: Air Methods)
Charter & Fractional

Hahn Air Is European Launch Customer for CJ3 Gen2 Jet

The German operator has operated Textron's Citation business aircraft for almost two decades
(Left to right: Ron Draper, Textron Aviation; Captain Daniel Rudas, Hahn Air)
Avionics

Garmin Releases Biggest-ever Pilot Watch

The new watch adds a flashlight and ECG capability
Garmin D2 Mach 1 Pro watch
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aircraft Dealers Predict Bizav Growth in Market Report

Demand is forecasted to remain constant for turboprops and light jets
Pricing projections for the next six months
Security

OpsGroup: GPS Spoofing Falsely Pointing to Tel Aviv

GPS spoofing is continuing to show aircraft over Tel Aviv
OpsGroup Tel Aviv Spoofing Map (Image: OpsGroup)