Content Archive: May 2023

Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Reducing Debt Load with $100M Loan Prepayment

By making a $100 million prepayment, Gogo is reducing its long-term debt to $612.3 million and saving about $8.5 million annually in interest charges.
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Rotorcraft

McMahon Helicopter Opens New Headquarters

McMahon Helicopter Services has opened a 20,000-sq-ft facility at Canton-Plymouth Mettetal Airport in Michigan.
Ground Crew using a forklift to load pallets into helicopter
Charter & Fractional

Thrive Aviation Expands to East Coast, Adds Longitude

Nevada-based aircraft charter and management provider Thrive Aviation has opened a facility in Florida as it onboards a Citation Longitude to its fleet.
Thrive Aviation's newest Citation Longitude in hangar
Avionics

Thomas Global Introduces LCD Display for Challenger 604

Thomas Global Systems LCDs Selected for Challenger 604 Fleet Upgrade.
TFD-4100 drop-in CRT-to-LCD display
Cabin Interior and Electronics

ViaSat-3 Launched, Achieves Signal Acquisition

Viasat's new high-speed broadband satcom network is underway following launch of the first ViaSat-3 satellite.
ViaSat-3 launching on a SpaceX Heavy rocket
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet East Launches Mobile Structure Response Team

Jet East's Mobile Structures Response Team offers AOG repair services as quickly as possible nationwide.
Jet East mobile services truck on airport ramp
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lantal Intros Green Digital Carpet Dyeing Tech

Lantal introduced a dyeing technology that promises significant savings of time, cost, and environmental footprint in the production of aircraft carpeting.
Lantal textiles digital deep-dyed fabric swatches
FBOs

Houston-area Airport Debuts New Hangar

Sugar Land Regional Airport near Houston has introduced a new 38,000 sq-ft hangar to replace one removed during a taxiway relocation.
New 38,600 sq ft hangar at KSGR

Adjusting to a New Normal Without Russia

Russia sanction effects on business aviation have been absorbed by growth elsewhere in the industry but have created a series of complexities.
Vnukovo FBO in Moscow

People in Aviaton

A look at industry job title updates, leadership changes, and awards and at aviation VIPs who have taken their final flight.
People in Aviation AIN May 2023