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Maintenance and Modifications

Team Targets Fatigue Management for Aircraft Mx Techs

Software is for MRO facilities and continuing airworthiness management organizations
Rotorcraft

Bell Pilot on Flying the 525 Relentless Fly-by-Wire Helicopter and Program Update

The 525 is the first civil fly-by-wire helicopter.
Regulations and Government

U.S. Wx Service Budget Cuts Threaten Forecasting Accuracy

National Weather Service is forced to curtail data-collection activities
Safety

NBAA Chief Talks Bizav Safety as SDC Opens in New Orleans

Aviation is under scrutiny after several accidents to open the year
Environment

Avfuel Launches Portal To Streamline SAF Documentation

AvfuelZero Portal houses all necessary documentation for SAF and carbon emissions reporting
Training and Workforce

NATA Compliance Services Rebrands as AirTera

Company offers AI-powered safety systems
Aircraft

Bombardier Sells Two Challenger 650s for Australian ISR

Australia surveillance aims for Bombardier boost
Airports

UAS Adds Five Airports to Its U.S. Customs Program

UAS participates in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Reimbursable Services Program at 30 airports
Aircraft

AMSL Prepares to Test Hydrogen-powered Vertiia eVTOL Aircraft

Australian eVTOL start-up’s second full-scale prototype could fly this year
FBOs

W Aviation, Gulf Aviation, Wilde Air Join AEG Connect

Each addition features location-specific tailored services
Regulations and Government

NBAA Recognizes GAMA’s Bunce, Signature’s Miller

Both Bunce and Miller are retiring in April after decades in their respective positions
GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce and Signature Aviation corporate v-p of industry and government affairs Mary Miller with NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen (Photo:NBAA).
Environment

Study Targets Clarity for Mitigating Contrail Impact

Airbus and 10 European partners have launched the PACIFIC program
Airbus contrails
Charter & Fractional

Luxaviation Expands Asia-Pacific Fleet and Services

Bombardier Global 7500 and a Gulfstream G550 are now being managed in the region
Gary Forster, Dominique Gatto,Darren McGoldrick
Charter & Fractional

Airhub Aviation Expands Services at Siauliai Airport

Company hopes to meet growing global demand
Airhub Aviation
Aircraft

Airbus Reveals Latest ZeroE Hydrogen Airliner Design

More energy efficiency means four, rather than six, open rotor engines
Airbus hydrogen airliner concept
Charter & Fractional

FL3XX Presses Case for Automating Charter Operations

Company says it is adding 65 aircraft each month to its operations management platform
FL3XX charter flight planning platform
FBOs

FBO Market Survey Sees Fuel Sales Stagnating in 2024

Declining Part 91 and Part 135 flight activity is one of the root causes
Clay Lacy Aviation fueling business jet with SAF
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Hidden Cost of Losing a Senior Maintenance Technician

Costs to replace a critical flight department employee can easily be in the six-figure range
Dassault technicians
Safety

Nimbl Highlights Risk Assessments for Aviation Safety

Data analysis suggests key mitigation improvements
Image still from march 20 Nimbl Starr webinar
FBOs

Growing FBO Chain Adds Three Locations in Two Weeks

Launched in October, Vantage Aviation now numbers four facilities
Interior of former Monaco Air Duluth FBO
Environment

Airbus Doubles Down on Aviation Decarbonization Commitment

Aerospace and defense group partners with Solar Impulse Foundation
Bertrand Piccard and Julie Kitcher at Airbus Summit
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Plots Course for Airborne Connectivity Upgrades

About 2,400 aircraft still operate on Gogo’s legacy air-to-ground network
Gogo Avance LX5
Aircraft

ASG: Southeast Asia Leads Bizav Fleet Growth in Asia-Pac

China saw the largest business aviation fleet decline in the region
Business Aircraft at Singapore Airshow
Environment

Signature Aviation To Add More European SAF Locations

FBO chain bringing sustainable aviation fuel to six of its FBOs in the UK and France
Signature Refueler
Safety

Skyportz Tackles eVTOL Downwash and Outwash With Vertipad Design

Australian company plans to license its vertiport designs in other countries
Skyportz vertipad designs
Aircraft

U.S. Pushes For Air Dominance with F-47 Fighter Contract

$20 billion in Pentagon funding pledged to achieve first flights by 2029
Next Generation Air Dominance contract announcement
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Adds Line Maintenance Station in Perth

Facility is the company’s tenth and will be joined by one in Sydney
Bombardier line maintenance
Regulations and Government

Regent Submits Seaglider Approval Plan to U.S. Coast Guard

Sea trials with a prototype are underway in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay
Regent seaglider prototype
FBOs

St. Thomas Execujet FBO Opens New Terminal in USVI

The building replaces the old terminal, which was damaged by hurricanes in 2017
Execujet Flight Services new FBO terminal at TIST
Accidents

Investigators Note High Sink Rate in Toronto CRJ-900 Crash

Findings show ELT did not activate, winds gusting to 35 knots
TSB investigators are examining the occurrence aircraft while it is being moved to the GTAA hangar after the accident at Toronto Pearson Airport Ontario