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Regulations and Government

Changes Initiated for Mexico’s Private Aircraft Entry

The annual arrivals permit is no more
Customer service agent greeting arriving private aircraft at Mexican airport
Charter & Fractional

FlyExclusive Secures $25M Credit Facility

Facility comes one month after FlyExclusive went public
FlyExclusive CJ3+ (Photo: FlyExclusive)
Safety

AINsight: Most Wanted Safety Improvements for Business Aviation

The NTSB retired its safety list, so AIN's safety/airmanship blogger came up with his own
NTSB Safety List 2021-2022
FBOs

Avfuel Adds Two Washington State Branded Dealers to Network

The Spokane locations join the fuel provider's nearly 700-strong FBO network
Aero Centers FBO at KGEG
Environment

Bombardier Reveals First EcoJet Partners

The University of Victoria joins Bombardier's sustainability efforts
The Bombardier EcoJet engineering team is pictured with a subscale demonstrator
Charter & Fractional

Solairus Boosts Managed Aircraft Fleet and Team

Large-cabin, long-range jets account for highest percentage of fleet additions
Solairus headquarters in Petaluma, California
FBOs

Clay Lacy Expands eVTOL Ops Plan with New Partnership

Plans at California FBOs could extend to new vertiport locations
Clay Lacy's concept for eVTOL operations at FBO
Rotorcraft

Bell Textron's 4Q23 Results Surpass Projections

Bell's profit totaled $320 million last year, compared with $282 million in 2022
Bell 505
Airports

Las Vegas Bracing for a Super Storm of Private Aviation Traffic

November's F1 Grand Prix is being viewed as a dress rehearsal for the Big Game
Business jets parked on Signature Aviation's ramp at KLAS
Rotorcraft

NASA's Mars Helicopter Bites the Dust

Ingenuity's rotor blades sustained damage upon landing
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter captured this view of the shadow of a rotor blade that was damaged during a rough landing on Jan. 18, 2024.
Safety

EASA Lays Out Priorities in European Air Safety Plan

Latest safety plan includes 19 new rulemaking tasks
EASA headquarters in Cologne, Germany
Environment

LanzaJet Debuts World's First Ethanol-to-SAF Production Facility

The Georgia facility will be capable of producing 10 million gallons of fuel a year
LanzaJet SAF facility at Soperton, Georgia
Aircraft

Textron Sees Profits and Backlog Grow, Despite Revenue Dip

Textron Aviation delivered 50 jets and 44 commercial turboprops in Q4 2023
Textron Aviation Citation CJ3
Maintenance and Modifications

Plane Place Aviation Boosts Mx Offering in Texas, Oklahoma

Maintenance provider also expands support at Dallas Love Field
Plane Place Aviation Hawker
Aircraft

Gulfstream 2023 Bizjet Deliveries Slide on G700 Delays, but Set To Soar in '24

Company projects 160 jet shipments, including 50 G700s, this year
Gulfstream Aerospace winglet and logo
Charter & Fractional

PlaneSense To Extend PC-24 Program to West Coast

The company took delivery of the upgraded PC-24 and expects five more this year
PlaneSense Pilatus PC-12 and PC-24 (Photo: PlaneSense)
Charter & Fractional

PJCC Sees Softening in Jet Card Hourly Pricing

Jet card hourly prices were down 8.5 percent in Q4 2023
Gulfstream G500 (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)
Aircraft

IADA Report Predicts Price Decline for Higher-end Bizjets

After a year of stability, the group's members see a slight shift towards a buyer's market
Business jets lined up on taxiway
Accidents

Three Die in Oklahoma HEMS Crash

Air Evac Bell 206 LongRanger crashes at night on repositioning flight
The helicopter was on a 70-mile repositioning flight from Oklahoma City to Weatherford when it crashed.
Airports

Al Maktoum Sees 8% Bizjet Movement Increase in 2023

Investment in airport MRO is expected to reach $2.2 billion in the coming years
Tower at Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)
Regulations and Government

Aviation Groups Urge Senate Action on FAA Bill

23 organizations warned of consequences without prompt FAA reauthorization
U.S. Capitol Building
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Orders Rise, Deliveries Flat for 2023

Airbus delivered 346 helicopters in 2023
Airbus Super Puma
Aircraft

Pilatus To Take Over Ruag Workforce, Equipment in Emmen

Swiss aircraft manufacturer plans to start the takeover process in the second quarter
Ruag Aerostructures in Emmen, Switzerland
Rotorcraft

Aero Asset Sees Strong Single-engine Helicopter Pricing

Prices remained steady while sales numbers dropped significantly
Airbus AStar helicopter
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Extends Duncan Aviation’s Service Center Authorization

Five-year contract extension covers Phenoms, Legacies, and Praetors
Duncan Aviation Provo facility
Charter & Fractional

NetJets and Pilots' Union Trade Slowdown Accusations

The pilots' union and NetJets are facing more legal issues
NetJets Cessna Citation Latitude
Training and Workforce

West Star Open House Welcomes First Academy Class

Many maintenance companies are opening their own technician training programs
West Star Aviation Academy's inaugural class
Accidents

Cause of Challenger's Uncommanded Flap Failure Unknown

Charter flight landed safely after departing Farnborough Airport
Failures in the No 1 flap retract relay on a Challenger 604
Regulations and Government

Congress OKs Stopgap Funding Measure

Congress now has until March 1 to pass FAA budget
Washington, D.C. overview
Aircraft

Bizav Traffic Sees Continued Slide, WingX Reports

Business aviation traffic has trended down by 4 percent globally over the last four weeks
Gulfstream G650/650ER (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)