Content Archive: November 2024

Rotorcraft

Fort Worth Police Buy Second Bell 505

Plans call for growing the department's public safety presence
Fort Worth Police Department Bell 505 helicopter
FBOs

Clay Lacy Aviation Starts Construction on New KSNA FBO

The facility will lean heavily towards sustainability
Artist rendering of planned Clay Lacy Aviation facility at KSNA
Safety

Ferraro's Safety Case Study: Lessons from a Not-quite Incident

Systems, culture, and training key to preventing aviation mishaps
Amanda Ferraro on stage at Safety Standdown
Charter & Fractional

Report Calls for Irish Advanced Air Mobility Network

eVTOL aircraft could carry workers, business leaders, and tourists
Shannon Airport vertiport
Environment

NASA and GE Plan Flight Tests To Study Contrails

NASA's Gulfstream G-III will use lidar technology to scan contrails of GE's Boeing 747
GE Aerospace Boeing 747 Flying Test Bed
FBOs

NATA Panel Examines FBO Preparation for eVTOL Service

OEMs and FBOs talk about how electric aircraft can be accommodated at FBOs
FBO/AAM Panel at NATA Aviation Business Conference this week in Nashville
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Future of Aviation’s Mx Workforce

Attracting and retaining technicians is a mix of pay and quality of life
Maintenance technician panel
Avionics

Beta’s Electric Airplane Debuts Garmin G3000 Prime Avionics

Garmin introduced the third-generation flight deck last month
Beta Technologies pilot flying with Garmin flight deck
Aircraft

NBAA Expands Roles for Two Senior Executives

Jo Damato and Andrew Broom assume additional responsibilities
Jo Damato and Andrew Broom
Cabin Interior and Electronics

West Star Developing Three Embraer Gogo Galileo STCs

Approval for these aircraft is expected in early 2025
Embraer Praetor 600 in flight