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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Taps Vocus SMS for Safety 24/7 Program

Software helps align company's safety management system with FAA and ICAO guidelines
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

EBAA Goes It Alone with EBACE Show after NBAA Sells Stake

Europe's business aviation industry group will promote the Geneva show without its U.S. partner
EBACE 2024
Rotorcraft

Light Jet Broker Aerocor Adds Helo Sales Division

Company is providing free information for potential light helicopter buyers
Devon Lyons, head of Aerocor's new helicopter sales division
Cabin Interior and Electronics

SmartSky Shuts Down Connectivity Network

Move leaves owners of SmartSky systems with orphaned hardware and no more service
Citation Excel
Aircraft

Archer Delivers First Midnight eVTOL Aircraft to U.S. Air Force

USAF performed simulated military missions using Midnight
A member of the USAF views Midnight during a test flight
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Quality, Not Quantity, Defines Pilot Shortage

What exists isn't a shortage of pilots but rather a shortage of qualified pilots
pilot
Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Service Soars Sky High in India

Passenger and cargo numbers are driving up income
Air Charter Service India CEO Ashish Wastrad
Maintenance and Modifications

Vance Street Capital Buys Aircraft Brake Maker APS

Acquisition moves VS Aviation into the PC-12 PMA brake market
Aviation Products Systems PMA brakes
Accidents

Crew Error Caused Premier I Fatal Crash in Malaysia

Second-in-command pilot was not type rated in the business jet
Schematic of crash site of a Premier I aircraft in Malaysia
FBOs

Million Air Dallas To Expand Addison Airport Ramp

Project will provide direct aircraft access from the customs facility to the FBO
New ramp under construction at KADS
Aircraft

Gulfstream's G400 Begins Flight-test Program

Large-cabin jet was announced in 2021
Gulfstream's G400 first flight
Aircraft

Post-pandemic Global Business Aviation Usage Surges

Managed aircraft saw the largest increase
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Training and Workforce

USAIG Gives Policyholders Access to VAI's Risk Program

ORRA program coaches help helicopter operators to be more resilient in dealing with risk
Charter & Fractional

Stronger Flight and Training Hours Boost NetJets, FSI

NetJets and FSI collectively saw revenues increase, earnings drop in the second quarter
NetJets Challenger jet
Maintenance and Modifications

OEM Launches New MLG Repair Process for Citation Excels

Solution reduces downtime and costs
Cessna Citation Excel MRO
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Delivers 400th Cessna Citation Latitude

Simmons Foods accepted the milestone delivery
400th delivery of a Cessna Citation Latitude
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Anra Demonstrates Drone Inspections of New York's Power Infrastructure

Mission Manager software coordinated a fleet of drones gathering video and data
Anra Technologies' Mission Manager system for drone inspections of power lines
Aircraft

Court Overturns Zunum's Trade Secrets Verdict against Boeing

U.S. District Court ruling reverses damages totaling more than $70 million
Zunum ZA10 hybrid-electric aircraft
Environment

New SAF Process Could Transform Industry

Flexiforming can use multiple feedstocks, even other SAF byproducts
Universal Fuel Technologies fuel processing demonstrator
Aircraft

Volocopter Flies its eVTOL Aircraft During the Paris Olympics at Versailles

eVTOL companies are trying to instigate their own revolution
Volocopter eVTOL aircraft on grounds of Versailles palace
Rotorcraft

Saudi National Guard Signs for MD 530F Helo Support

In-country factory maintenance support will help improve efficiency and availability
Saudi Air National Guard MD 530F helicopter
Rotorcraft

Australian Fire Service Selects GPMS Foresight HUMS

Fleet of Black Hawk helicopters is being equipped with health and usage monitoring systems
New South Wales Rural Fire Service Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter
Charter & Fractional

NATA Rolls Out Partner Platform To Support Members

Program is designed to help aviation businesses find resources to address a range of issues
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Maintenance and Modifications

Nextant Develops Kits for Starlink Installs on Globals

Kits are certified for the Bombardier Global Express, XRS, 6000, 6500, and 7500
Bombardier Global 7500 with new livery
Airports

LA Officials Ponder Whiteman Airport Closure

But the airport is not going away anytime soon
Los Angeles-area Whiteman Airport
Training and Workforce

IADA's NextGen Committee Makes Strong Start to Its Work

Group has held in-person and virtual events for newcomers to the industry
Avionics

FAA Certifies Garmin Runway Occupancy Awareness System

Following first certification in the Cessna Caravan, other Garmin-equipped aircraft to be approved
Garmin Runway Occupancy Awareness
Aircraft

Merlin Starts KC-135 Flight Test Campaign With the USAF

Tests support autonomous flight and aerial refueling studies with the military aircraft
KC-135
Charter & Fractional

Surf Air Mobility Introduces Software for Electric Aircraft

Surf Air Technologies subsidiary will develop "SurfOS" software
Electra eSTOL aircraft
Rotorcraft

LCI Places Two H145D3 Helos in Papua New Guinea 

Pacific Helicopters will operate the helicopters on behalf of Santos' Oil Search (PNG) subsidiary
Airbus H145D3 helicopters leased by LCI