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Legacy Tails: The Premier Stands 'Outside its Time'

The Great Recession sealed the fate for the Beechcraft Premier family but its fans remain faithful.
Premier I aircraft

People in Aviation

A look at changes in job titles in the aviation industry, awards presentations, and the accomplishments of those who have passed on.
People in aviation
FutureFlight

With FAA Authorization, Aska Set To Expand Flight Testing of A5 Flying SUV

The four-seat hybrid-electric vehicle is intended for both personal and commercial flights and will be able operate either vertically from helipads or conventionally from runways.
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FBOs

Banyan Air Selected for Customs RSP at KFXE

Banyan Air Service is the exclusive provider of the reimbursable services program at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.
Banyan Air Service at KFXE
Regulations and Government

Airbus Helicopters H160 Medium Twin Gets FAA Nod

FAA approval for Airbus Helicopters' H160 comes three years after the model was certified by EASA.
Airbus H160 in flight near Statue of Liberty
Avionics

Preparing for Night Vision Goggles

Adding night vision goggles into an operation requires careful planning, training, and support, experts say.
Pilots wearing night vision goggles in flight
Rotorcraft

IBA: Civil Helicopter Market Will Continue Bounce

IBA predicts deliveries of up to 525 new civil turbine helicopters in 2023.
Bristow Helicopters Agusta AW139 taxiiing at Wagga Wagga Airport

Eco-protests Target Private Aviation: A Call to Action

Protests against business aviation are likely only to become more prevalent, and the industry must take action to improve sustainability...and its image.
Protesters at EBACE 2023
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Austria's F/List Shows Off Its Sustainable Products

Austria-based F/List is moving its sustainable materials into the high-end aviation, yacht, and residential design market.
F/List's Aenigma material
Aircraft

Pilatus PC-12 NGX Fleet Expands to Japan

OpenSky, a private membership company that added a Pilatus PC-24 to its fleet earlier this year, has taken delivery of the first Japan-bound PC-12 NGX.
OpenSky Pilatus PC-12 NGX (Pilatus Aircraft)
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Navigating the Pilot Sim Training Slot Issue

Transparency and working together can help fix the lack of available simulator training slots for pilots.
CAE flight simulators in training center
ATC

FAA Calls Trajectory-based Flight Demo a Success

Working across nations, the FAA successfully concluded a six-day demonstration to optimize flights using Trajectory Based Operations.
Flight routes using Trajectory Based Operations (Graphic: the FAA)
FutureFlight

NASA Wraps Up X-57 Program without a Flight

NASA's experimental electric airplane, the X-57 Maxwell, will not achieve a first flight before the agency cuts the program in September.
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FutureFlight

H2Fly Expands Hydrogen Propulsion Ambitions With Plans For Higher Altitude Operations

The company is preparing to start flight testing the H175 propulsion system later this year in its HY4 technology demonstrator aircraft.
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FutureFlight

SK Telecom Makes $100 Million Investment In Joby's eVTOL Aircraft

The companies are building on an earlier collaboration launched back in February 2022 that could support the launch of eVTOL air taxi flights in South Korea.
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Aircraft

NASA Wraps Up X-57 Program without a Flight

NASA's experimental electric airplane, the X-57 Maxwell, will not achieve a first flight before the agency cuts the program in September.
NASA's all-electric X-57 "Mod II" prototype in hangar
Avionics

Nationwide 5G Helicopter Restrictions Begin June 30 in U.S.

The use of a variety of helicopter flight procedures that rely on legacy radio altimeters will be banned under the new FAA 5G restrictions.
Radio altimeter cost estimate by FAA
ATC

FAA Seeks Comments on Draft Tower Environmental Review

The FAA has opened for comment a draft environmental assessment for the replacement of 31 aging air traffic control towers at small airports.
Digital rendering of sustainable tower design
Avionics

Airbus Helicopters Selects Thales Next-gen Standby Units

Airbus Helicopters has selected Thales third-generation integrated electronic standby instrument for its new-production aircraft.
Thales Integrated Electronic Standby Instrument installed in helicopter flight deck
Training and Workforce

CAE: Aviation Industry Needs 1.3M New Professionals by 2032

CAE predicted that business aviation alone will need 106,000 pilots and maintenance technicians to join the segment by 2032.
Captain and First officer in flight deck
Regulations and Government

Skyryse Ramps Up Automated Flight Tests with R66 Helo

Skyryse has kicked off a flight-test campaign for its FlightOS highly-automated flight control system on a Robinson R66 helicopter.
R66 helicopter with Skyryse FlightOS
Training and Workforce

Pioneers in Flight Simulation Synergize for Future Success

In 1951, corporate pilot Albert Lee Ueltschi rented a Link trainer to provide pilot training training in the Marine Air Terminal at New York’s LaGuardia Airport under the name FlightSafety, Inc.
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Aircraft

Honda Launches Certified Preowned Aircraft Program

Following the lead of Canada’s Bombardier, Honda Aircraft has established a CPO program to aid entry into business jet ownership.
HondaJet on airport ramp
FutureFlight

Universal Hydrogen Moves Flight Test Campaign to Mojave Desert

Having completed multiple successful flight tests with its hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system in Moses Lake, Washington, Universal Hydrogen has relocated its flight testing activities to the Mojave Air & Space Port.
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Avionics

Sporty's Intros Backup Aviation Radio with Lemo Jack

Sporty’s Pilot Shop unveiled the handheld L6 COM Radio that features a built-in Lemo jack.
A radio and headphones sit on the wing of an airplane.
Avionics

Sporty's Intros Backup Aviation Radio with Lemo Jack

The L6 COM handheld radio from Sporty's Pilot Shop has built-in Lemo jacks, making it a suitable emergency backup for business jet pilots.
L6 COM Radio with headset displayed on aircraft wing with other aircraft in background
Regulations and Government

Senate Measure Would Link FBO Pricing To Airport Grants

A Senate measure would require full disclosure of FBO chains on pricing and mandate reasonable fees.
U.S. Capitol building
Charter & Fractional

AeroVanti Shutters Amid Fraud Charges

Private aviation membership company AeroVanti has grounded its fleet following filing of a civil fraud suit and ongoing FAA investigation.
AeroVanti branded Piaggio Avanti P.180 in flight
Avionics

Honeywell Adding HUD to Its Avionics Portfolio

Honeywell's purchase of Saab's head-up display will bring new competition to the HUD market for business aviation, airlines, and military platforms.
Honeywell head-up display
Maintenance and Modifications

API Taps West Star Chattanooga for Falcon Winglets

West Star Aviation in Chattanooga, Tennessee, now serves as an authorized winglet installation center for Falcon 50s, 900s, and 2000s.
API winglet on Falcon