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After Slow Start, Gulfstream Expects To Meet 2023 Delivery Goals

Gulfstream delivered three fewer aircraft than anticipated in the first quarter of the year, for reasons that were out of its control.
Gulfstream G280
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Joins ATEC To Help Inspire Future A&Ps

West Star Aviation joined the Aviation Technical Education Council as it looks to attract more interest from youth in the aviation maintenance field.
West Star hangar with multiple business jets being serviced
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Developing Multiple STCs for Gogo 5G Connectivity

Duncan Aviation is expanding the suite of STCs to prepare aircraft—including Bombardier, Gulfstream, and Citation jets—for Gogo 5G connectivity.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Alto Offers Receptacles for Cabin Tablet Mounting

The new Alto Aviation Cadence base receptacles for mounting tablets in cabins are available in a variety of configurations.
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Airlines

EU Countries Agree on ReFuelEU Decarbonization Plan

An agreement reached Tuesday on the ReFuelEU proposal sets the conditions for codifying decarbonization targets in Europe.
Veuling A320
Airlines

EU Countries Agree on ReFuelEU Aviation Plan

An agreement reached Tuesday on the ReFuelEU proposal sets the conditions for codifying decarbonization targets in Europe.
Veuling A320
Charter & Fractional

ExecuJet To Open Dubai OMDW FBO This Year

The site will replace a temporary facility that ExecuJet has been running at Dubai’s second airport since 2016.
Dumani Ndebele, regional FBO director, ExecuJet, Dubai
Aircraft

First Flight for Turkey’s Hürjet Trainer

The advanced trainer is planned to adopt light combat roles in addition to its supersonic training function.
TAI Hürjet
Regulations and Government

EASA Proposes Flight Dispatcher Rules

An EASA notice of proposed rulemaking seeks to standardize flight dispatcher training across member states.
Dispatchers at their computers
Rotorcraft

Helo Market Forecasted To Grow 30 Percent

A MarketsandMarkets study predicts 6 percent annual growth for the helicopter market over the next five years.
U.S. Army helicopter
Rotorcraft

Noise Study Drives Washington Helicopter Route Change

The FAA is modifying helicopter routes in the Washington, D.C. area based on the results of an aviation noise study.
Military helicopter in flight over Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C.
Maintenance and Modifications

Leonardo Plans Agusta-branded Service Centers

Leonardo intends to open dedicated Agusta helicopter service centers across the globe with its first to be in Europe.
Silhouette of maintenance techs at work on Agusta Helicopter in hangar
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Hands Over 400th Citation CJ4

Textron Aviation delivered the 400th Citation CJ4 13 years after the light business jet entered the market.
The 400th Textron Aviation Citation CJ4, a Gen2 in showroom hangar
Regulations and Government

House Considers Funding Limits, Green Tax Credits Repeal

While the debt ceiling bill has little chance in the Senate, House Republicans are pushing for discretionary funding limits, repeals of green tax credits.
U.S. Capitol Building

Ducommun Completes BLR Aerospace Buy

With the acquisition, BLR Aerospace will add a portfolio of performance enhancing systems to Ducommun's lines of commercial aerospace engineered products.
Airbus AS355 equipped with BLR Aerospace's FastFins parked on airport ramp
ATC

FAA Weighs Aircraft Versus Spacecraft Airspace Needs

With increasing space operations frequency and launch sites, the FAA is trying to strike a balance on aircraft and spacecraft airspace needs.
SpaceX Dragon launch
Aircraft

CenTex King Air 350/360 Halo Mod Ups Weight, Safety

The CenTex Aerospace Halo 350 mod for Beechcraft King Air 350/360s increases max takeoff weight by 950 pounds and adds new safety systems.
King Air 350ER
Avionics

SmartSky Skytelligence Adds Airborne Intranet Routing

SmartSky's private intranet enables secure airborne connectivity and eliminates the need for a VPN.
SmartSky equipped Cessna Citation Excel on airport ramp with door open
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Peregrine Expands Mexican STC List for CVRs

Peregrine expands AML/STC approvals for AFAC-mandated CVR and video recorders.
Cat 05 Flight Data Recorder
Training and Workforce

CAE To Expand Bizav Training into Central Europe

CAE is planning to open a business aviation training center in Central Europe in 2024, marking its first such facility in the region.
Simulator bay at CAE training center in London Burgess Hill
Avionics

Universal Avionics Gains Connected FMS TSO

The Universal Avionics Connectivity Ecosystem adds safety and convenience features to Universal's Connected FMS.
Universal Avionics Connected FMS in flight deck
Avionics

Blackhawk Nearing STC for GI 275 Standby in Citations

Replacement of older standby instruments in Citations with Garmin's GI 275 electronic standby will reduce maintenance costs and increase reliability.
Garmin GI 275 electronic standby instrument upgrade installed in Cessna Citation business jet
FutureFlight

Electro.Aero Signs Charging Partnership Deals with Four Electric Aviation Firms

Contracts will give Electro.Aero customers access to fully integrated smart software for electricity and traffic management.
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FutureFlight

Magpie Aviation Demonstrates First Autonomous Tow for Electric Airplanes

Magpie Aviation says its aerotow could enable large electric airplanes to fly much longer long distances
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Aircraft

Archer Aims to Revolutionize Air Travel With Its Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi

Archer Aims to Revolutionize Air Travel With Its Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi
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Pryor Field To Expand, Add MRO Operation

The Pryor Field Regional Airport authority board recently approved a 25-year lease with Acquisition Integration to build an MRO at the airport.
Aerial view rendering of planned construction at Pryor Field Regional Airport
Rotorcraft

Airbus To Build Militarized H125 Helicopters in the U.S.

The Airbus AH-125 and MH-125 military helicopters will be built at the company's U.S. manufacturing plant in Columbus, Mississippi.
Airbus H125M in flight over mountains with soldier repelling down rope
Aircraft

Jefferies: Used Bizjet Inventory Rises Along with Pricing

While the used business jet inventory continues to grow from its near-record lows a year ago, pricing is still rising in most cases.
Gulfstream G550

Absolute Aviation First To Join IADA from Africa

Absolute Aviation has become an accredited dealer member of the International Aircraft Dealers Association, marking a first from Africa.
A Cessna Citation Sovereign+ is pictured on the runway
Avionics

Gogo Business Aviation Expanding 5G Coverage to Canada

On track to commercially launch its 5G service in the U.S. later this year, Gogo Business Aviation is planning to extend the coverage into Canada in 2024.
Gogo 5G airborne connectivity service