Content Archive: August 2026

Maintenance and Modifications

Australian Regulator Approves Textron Service Centers

Textron operates service centers in Melbourne, Perth, and Gold Coast
Textron Aviation Melbourne service center
Training and Workforce

Tapping Data to Safely Drive Up Aerospace Productivity

The lack of 3D data is holding back some aspects of manufacturing
Dassault Systèmes augmented reality technology
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Saab Details Plans For Future Fighter Tech Demonstrators

At air force show, the company displayed mock-up of autonomous collaborative platform
Saab's A1 technology demonstrator
Aircraft

Zuri Prepares to Fly Hybrid-electric Cargo Drone

Platform offers 100 kilogram payload and 300 nm range
Zuri crewed and uncrewed hybrid-electric aircraft
Operations

Bluetail’s AI Platform Tops 30 Million Aircraft Records

Dataset powers Bluetail’s business aviation learning model
an airport terminal with a sign advertising Bluetail above the crowds
Rotorcraft

Vertical Lift Groups Extend Trade Show Partnership

European Helicopter Association and Vertical Aviation International extended their alliance
European Helicopter Association Chairman and Vertical Aviation International CEO
FBOs

Developer Gets Lease for Vegas-area Hangar Complex

Work will begin on the Boulder City facility by the end of the year
Boulder City Municipal Airport
Charter & Fractional

ACA Forum Explores Changing Role of Air Charter Brokers with AI

ACA is hosting its second U.S. forum as membership grows
Panelists at The Air Charter Association 2026 U.S. Regional Forum
Safety

TSB: Rotorcraft More Prone To Loss-of-visual-reference Accidents

Helicopters more than twice as vulnerable to loss of visual reference accidents than airplanes
Photos of a accident site in Nunavut in 2021, taken hours apart, showing the snow-covered, featureless terrain; an overcast sky; and flat white conditions.
Maintenance and Modifications

C&L Aerospace Tapped for Challenger Flutter Damper Mx

The company was selected by OEM Héroux-Devtek
Flutter damper units