Content Archive: September 2024

Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan To Add Paint Hangar in Lincoln

The 32,500-sq-ft facility will build in flexibility for large and 'drop-in' paint jobs alike
Duncan Aviation's depiction of its 32,000-sq-ft paint facility to open in 2026 (Image: Duncan Aviation)
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Pulls Out of NBAA-BACE

Decision comes amidst a 5,000-worker strike
Textron on static at NBAA-BACE 2023
Aircraft

AOPA Appoints Darren Pleasance as New President and CEO

Mark Baker is retiring after leading the association for more than 11 years
Darren Pleasance
Regulations and Government

VAI Airs BVLOS Concerns For Uncrewed Operations

Organization favors performance-based standards for UAS operations beyond a visual line of sight
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk's Broomfield MRO Gains FAA Part 145 Approval

Facility can provide full-service maintenance for Beechcraft King Airs
Blackhawk Performance Center in Broomfield, Colorado
Aircraft

JetNet Summit Touts Leadership, Not 'Fairy Dust'

Amalfitano: 'You gotta do the work'
JetNet iQ Summit Day 2
Regulations and Government

JetNet Summit Opens with SAF Optimism, Climate Pushback

Krahmer slams European Commission in climate panel
“Net Zero: Altitude, True Airspeed, Fuel Reserves, and Distance to Destination” panel at JetNet
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Pyka Raises $40 Million for Autonomous Electric Pelican Aircraft

Large-scale UAS has agricultural, cargo, and defense applications
Pyka's Pelican Spray aircraft is pictured spraying a field of crops.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Interpretation Disallows Remote Mx Supervision

Letter further claims that non-licensed techs must be watched 100% of the time
Duncan Aviation apprentices
Regulations and Government

JetNet iQ Summit Kicks Off with Focus on Future

Panelists asked about effects of war, globalization
JetNet iQ Summit