Mark Huber is an aviation industry veteran who has worked in the flight training, aircraft sales, aircraft component, and airport development businesses. He has flight time in more than 50 different and diverse aircraft, including helicopters, aerobatic aircraft, vintage warbirds, jet fighters, business jets and turboprops, and transport-category aircraft. He has jumped out of several of these—on purpose—with a parachute. His defense and aviation journalism has been published in a variety of national and international periodicals.

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Mark Huber

GE Aviation’s Digital Group has joined GE’s software business, GE Digital. The group fashions digital solutions that address flight safety, fuel, asset records, and network operations for commercial airlines and business jet operators that increase aircraft readiness and decrease the sustainment cycle time and sustainment costs.&nbsp;GE Digital’s aviation software facilitates the collection of full flight data, manages compliance for leased asset records, and provides advanced analytics for fuel management, operational safety, and fleet optimization.

 


This solution enables aircraft operators to address maintenance issues faster, make better decisions regarding real-time fleet health, and increase fleet reliability. These predictive maintenance capabilities drive reduced operational costs through analytics-based solutions that take maintenance from unplanned to planned.&nbsp;&nbsp;

 


GE Digital&nbsp;CEO Pat Byrne said the group is “well-positioned to provide digital solutions across the aviation industry.&nbsp;They provide&nbsp;data-driven insights for commercial airlines and business jet operators to help aircraft operators to reduce operational costs, empower crews, improve passenger experience, and get mission-ready.&nbsp;With the addition of aviation as a target market for GE Digital, we are strengthening our overall industrial software business.”

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

GE Aviation Digital Joins Software Business

GE Aviation’s Digital Group has joined the GE’s software business, GE Digital. 

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Amy Wilder

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

First installation set for end of September

FAA Clears Lithium Battery for Gulfstream Jets

Matt Thurber

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

Panel participants included Boeing, Gulfstream Aerospace, and West Star Aviation

Summit Highlights St. Louis Aero MRO and Manufacturing

Kerry Lynch

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

What began 22 years ago as a Caravan project is now a busy multimillion-dollar business

Building Interiors at Yingling Aviation

MRO services for E1000 turboprops available at company’s Denver location

Stevens Aerospace Joins Epic Aircraft Service Network

Executives share their experience with system

Duncan Adds Gogo 5G to Company Citation Excel

Charles Alcock

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

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FAA Clears Lithium Battery for Gulfstream Jets

First installation set for end of September

Summit Highlights St. Louis Aero MRO and Manufacturing

Panel participants included Boeing, Gulfstream Aerospace, and West Star Aviation

Building Interiors at Yingling Aviation

What began 22 years ago as a Caravan project is now a busy multimillion-dollar business

Stevens Aerospace Joins Epic Aircraft Service Network

MRO services for E1000 turboprops available at company’s Denver location

Duncan Adds Gogo 5G to Company Citation Excel

Executives share their experience with system

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Textron operates service centers in Melbourne, Perth, and Gold Coast

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The company was selected by OEM Héroux-Devtek

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The Kansas-based company specializes in modifying airframes

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