Content Archive: October 2026

Charter & Fractional

Avinode: U.S. Charter Demand Climbs 27% in Past Year

Departures remain stable despite influx of U.S.-based brokers
Avinode chart
Training and Workforce

Magnifica Air Spooling up Operations with Hiring Drives

Company recruiting during NBAA-BACE
Magnifica Air
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk Wins Anti-ice, Prop STCs; Launches Mobile Support

Avex Performance Center in Broomfield, Colorado, adds mobile maintenance services
Avex Performance Center mobile maintenance support
Aircraft

French Air Force PC-7 MKX Trainer Makes First Flight

Test campaign commences from Pilatus’ Swiss headquarters
Pilatus PC-7 MKX basic training aircraft
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

EBAA France Warns Tax Could Kill Off Charter Operators

Per passenger duty rates are far higher for private charter flights than airlines
EBAA France visit to Le Bourget
Aircraft

Comac Grows C929 Supply Chain As Design Work Continues

China's 290-seat intercontinental airliner will not enter service until the mid-2030s
Comac C929 airliner model
Security

Missile Protection System Certified for Global 7500

Ondas’ AMPS gains EASA approval for Bombardier’s long-range jet
AMPS laser pod mounted beneath 7500 fuselage
Operations

Skyportz To Test Full-Scale Vertiport Next Year

Fabrication of proprietary Aeroberm design now underway in Australia
Graphic rendering of octagonal landing pad
Safety

Battery Fire at Archer’s San Jose Lab Forces Evacuation

Three people were hurt and about 100 evacuated after a test pack overheated
Archer’s battery pack production line
Aircraft

Saab Planning Potential GlobalEye Production in Canada

New line could help support growing global demand for surveillance aircraft
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