Content Archive: April 2025

Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Expands Active Winglet Dealer Network

MRO operates service facilities in Ohio and Florida
Cessna Citation Equipped with Tamarack winglets
Aircraft

Gulfstream G800 Wins FAA and EASA Certification

Company's longest-range business jet exceeds performance expectations
Gulfstream G800 is pictured in flight
Regulations and Government

DOT Files Civil Action Against Illegal Charter Operation

Walter Bius and his Prairie Flower company allegedly operated an illegal charter service using deceptive aircraft leasing practices
Accidents

FAA Orders Emergency Suspension for NY Helicopter

Company’s abrupt firing of operations director prompts FAA emergency order
NTSB team surveying the wreckage recovered from the Bell 206 L-4 helicopter that crashed into Hudson River on April 10 near Jersey City, New Jersey.
Training and Workforce

JSfirm and NAAA Partner on Job Access

New partnership supports access to aviation careers
Native American Aviation Association
Charter & Fractional

Ethiopian Airlines Launches VIP Charter Flight Division

East African carrier has taken delivery of a Boeing Business Jet
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800
Rotorcraft

Helijet Gifts S-76A for Medical Flights in Ukraine

Helicopter has been used for patient transfer missions in British Columbia
Helijet S-76A helicopter in Ukraine
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

China’s EHang Says U.S. Tariffs Will Not Affect eVTOL Business

Escalating U.S.-China trade war could complicate eVTOL supply chains
EHang EH216-S eVTOL aircraft
Operations

Bristow Poised to Start Electric Aircraft Operations in Norway

Helicopter operator will begin flying a Beta Alia electric aircraft in Norway in August
Beta Technologies Alia CX300 electric aircraft
Charter & Fractional

Aircraft Services Group Building New Headquarters

New Jersey-based company will migrate to Florida
An architectural rendering of the new Aircraft Services Group's hangar at KSRQ