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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Opens Expanded Turbine Engine Shop

Facility will serve growing global customer base
Todd Duncan and Lincoln, Nebraska mayor Leiron Baird
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Galileo Satcom Now Factory Option on Pilatus PC-24

System is FAA- and EASA-certified
Pilatus
Regulations and Government

Aviation Coalition Supports California Fuel Tax Bill

Bill would send 20% of revenue to GA airports
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Regulations and Government

FAA Backs Radar Altimeter 5G Coexistence in FCC C-Band Auction

FCC vote set for July 22 on 160-MHz auction order
Operations

AI Powers New Jeppesen ForeFlight Features

Releases include Clear Notams, a ChatGPT connector, and flight school Scheduler
ForeFlight AI Connector
Rotorcraft

Nigerian Medical Group Buys Two Airbus H135 Helicopters

Rotorcraft are the first HEMS-equipped H135s in Africa
Kasi Healthcare Airbus H135 helicopter
Airlines

AIN Appoints New Editor for Leeham News and Analysis

Appointment marks next chapter for respected commercial aviation news source
Howard Hardee
Aircraft

AIN Roundtable—Managing Supply Chain through Overheated Demand

Surging demand across all sectors is unprecedented
Round Table July 2026
Maintenance and Modifications

Completions: Highlighting the Best and the Latest

Completions shops showcase their latest projects
AMAC rendering
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Altus Aerospace, 31 Years and Counting

Maintaining bizjets and commericial airliners at Long Island’s MacArthur Airport
Aircraft undergoing maintenance in Altus hangar
Training and Workforce

People in Aviation—July 2026

Todd O’Hara is CEO of TracPlus, Tim Varga president of GE Honda Aero Engines
People in Aviation July 2026
Safety

Helping Families through Emergencies

Fireside Partners’ Gina Shealy advises on the difficult task of family notification
Gina Shealy
FBOs

FBO Profile: Nebraska's Blue Line Aviation Gets New Life

Owned by law enforcement officers, its guests are on their best behavior
Blue Line Aviation at Nebraska's KAFK
Accidents

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: July 2026

Preliminary and final accident reports, July 2026
rural runway
Training and Workforce

FAA Breaks Ground on AAM Test Range in Oklahoma City

Range supports eVTOL testing, training, and integration
U.S. Department of Transportation and FAA officials broke ground on the Vertical Procedures and Analysis Range
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes Noise Rule for Supersonic Flight Over Land

NPRM seeks to end blanket overland ban
NASA’s X-59 in flight
Aircraft

Embraer Praetor 500E Gets Nods from FAA, EASA, and ANAC

Deliveries of the upgraded twinjet are expected to begin in 2029
Embraer Praetor 500E
Training and Workforce

Loft Adds Axis Flight Challenger 350 Simulator

Level D-qualified training solution fourth to get FAA regulatory approval
People standing in front of flight simulator in hangar
Safety

Bombardier Opens Registration for Flight Attendant Safety Summit

Aviation Secure’s Kristopher Cannon returns as a presenter
Bombardier’s Flight Attendant Safety Summit returns to Montreal August 5-6, continuing an event built around elevating cabin crew safety training in corporate aviation.
FBOs

Avflight Opens FBO at Michigan’s Cherry Capital Airport

Facility is its second new FBO in the state this month
Avflight's new terminal at Michigan's Cherry Capital Airport
Regulations and Government

FAA Announces KDCA Closures around Independence Day

Combined pause windows total nearly 15 hours
blue angels in flight
Safety

FAA Investigates Bizjet Runway Incursion at Miami Int’l

An American Airlines A319 rejected takeoff when a Phenom 300 crossed the runway
Aircraft

Toyota and Joby Start eVTOL Manufacturing Joint Venture

Toyota will be the majority owner of the production company
Joby and Toyota fly eVTOL aircraft
Charter & Fractional

World Cup Boosts Business Aviation Flights in Host Cities

Airports in cities such as Seattle and Mexico City saw higher than usual traffic levels
WingX business aviation traffic data
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Skyryse and Robinson Develop Uncrewed R66 Helicopter

The SkyOS autonomous operating system will be integrated with the single-engine rotorcraft
Skyryse R66 flight trials
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Rocket Lab To Acquire Iridium Communications in $8B Deal

Deal is expected to close in mid-2027
Rocket Lab and Iridium Communications
ATC

FAA’s Wilbur To Improve Flight Delay Data Efficiencies

FAA completed an audit to strengthen NAS operations related to flight delays and cancellations
GAO cites hiring and training attrition and urges FAA to establish metrics, improve applicant status tools, and use collected data to guide changes.
Accidents

PC-6 Crashes in France, Killing Pilot and 10 Skydivers

French BEA investigators are probing the June 28 accident
Aircraft

Special Olympics Airlift Returns 800 Athletes Home

About 130 aircraft volunteered for Textron Aviation’s mission to transport athletes from games
The Special Olympics Airlift, held every four years, returned hundreds of athletes home from St. Paul aboard donated business jets, turboprops, and a Boeing 777.
Maintenance and Modifications

Klatt Works Appoints Duncan as SAVED Mask Dealer

System is designed to help pilots manage smoke-in-cockpit emergencies
Klatt Works SAVED mask for smoke-in-cockpit emergencies