Content Archive: August 2026

Cabin Interior and Electronics

FlightPath3D and Gogo Extend Bizav Partnership

Flight-tracking service is available for display on passengers' devices
FlightPath3D flight-tracking display
Aircraft

GJC: Bizjet Market Remains Stable with Booming Backlogs

Backlogs jumped nearly 20% in Q2
Bombardier Global 8000
Aircraft

FAA Invites Comments on Flightdeck Controls Draft AC

Comments are due by September 24
a close up view of an aircraft cockpit showing contemporary avionics
Training and Workforce

Robinson R66 Chosen as New U.S. Army Trainer

M1 Support Services selected to provide $10 billion contract
R66 hovering above ground
Avionics

Honeywell Expands Guided Visual Approach List to 120

Improves safety when flying into challenging airports
KPWK approach
Sustainability and Environment

Partners Trial Electric Air Services in Norway and Sweden

Green Flyways initiative is considering the potential for MD Aircraft's eViator commuter
MDA1 eViator electric aircraft
Aircraft

Textron Delivers 500th CJ4 as Gen3 Nears Certification

Flight testing continues ahead of FAA Gen3 certification
A Citation CJ4 lit dramatically in a hangar with the number 500 projected on the wall behind it
Sustainability and Environment

North Atlantic Airspace-Scale Contrail Trial Underway

UK’s ‘Operation Blue Skies’ to redirect commercial traffic in Shanwick airspace
Map of north Atlantic airspace with red highlighted area over Shanwick
Maintenance and Modifications

Liquidation Auction of Eclipse VLJ Parts, Assets Begins

Parts manufacturer Resurgent Aviation Solutions will close on August 31
Eclipse 500 on runway
ATC

FAA Installs Surface Radars at Key Airports and Awards $74.3M to AT&T

KDCA and KEWR receive SMR-4 installations, while IDIQ AT&T covers coms
Surface Movement Radar installation at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport