Content Archive: August 2026

Aircraft

Spain and Poland Agree to Buy A330MRTT Tanker Transports

The two NATO allies will purchase seven of the tanker/transport aircraft
Airbus A330 MRTT
Aircraft

GE Aerospace Flies Boeing 747 To Test New Engine Tech

GE Aerospace has tested the GE9X, Leap 1A, Leap 1B, and more with the 747.
GE Aerospace Boeing 747 Test aircraft at Farnborough Airshow 2026
Engines

GE Aerospace and Beta Technologies Cross Atlantic in Hybrid-electric Saab 340B Commuter Aircraft

The first hybrid-electric flights above 30,000 feet, as well as the first across the North Atlantic, GE says.
Saab 340B hybrid-electric aircraft flying at Farnborough Airshow 2026
FBOs

Wisconsin FBO Chain Expands with Janesville Purchase

Spring City Aviation now has four FBOs in the Badger State
Operations

CrewBlast OS Now Includes A&P Mechanics on Platform

Geolocation tool matches operators with available mechanics
a hand holds a smartphone with CrewBlast OS on the screen
Safety

AINsight: Go-arounds Are a Normal and Expected Outcome

UK CAA concerned over rise in unstable approaches continuing to land
business jet from rear
Rotorcraft

FAA Floats Special Conditions for Skyryse Fly-by-wire R66

Proposed rule addresses pilot awareness of control limits
Skyryse One
Regulations and Government

New Treasury Rule Limits LLC Information Reporting

The revision relaxes some provisions of the Corporate Transparency Act
Business jet taking off
Avionics

Garmin Expands SmartCharts Reach to Canada and Mexico

New release adds missed approach climb gradient table and climb gradient values on departure procedures
Garmin SmartCharts
Aircraft

Helsinki Evaluates Hybrid-electric Flight Connections

City officials and a local university are working with manufacturer Electra
Electra's nine-passenger EL9 Ultra Short