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Airports

Jetex Wins Concession To Operate Al Bateen FBO

With the concession to operate the FBO at Al Bateen Executive, Jetex now has the chance to operate at three key facilities in the UAE’s two main cities.
Jetex and Abu Dhabi Airports representatives at table during signing ceremony for concessionary agreement
Airports

Colorado Airport's Remote Tower on Life Support

A remote tower project at Northern Colorado Regional Airport is in limbo after the FAA changed the process to certify the equipment.
remote tower at Northern Colorado Regional Airport
Maintenance and Modifications

C&L Aerospace Named Securaplane Products Dealer

C&L Aerospace signs on as a Parker-Meggitt Securaplane products dealer for main ship batteries, emergency batteries, and business jet camera product lines.
The Parker-Meggitt battery 43 Ah mainship battery for King Airs
Cabin Interior and Electronics

PWI Gets FAA PMA for Falcon 900B LED Cabin Light Upgrade

Aircraft lighting specialist PWI earned parts manufacturer approval from the FAA for LED Cabin Lighting upgrades on Dassault Falcon 900B business jets.
Falcon 900B aircraft cabin equipped with PWI's LED lighting system
Aircraft

Liebherr Developing Air Supply System for Airbus ZeroE Program

Toulouse-based Liebherr-Aerospace has entered the second phase of study into an air supply demonstrator for Airbus’s hydrogen fuel-cell system.
Airbus ZeroE fuel cell
Safety

SayWeather Adds Text, ForeFlight Delivery Options

The new SayWxAir service adds on-demand weather information via text message and the ForeFlight electronic flight bag app.
Say Weather report for Foreflight
ATC

NBAA Asks FAA To Continue Remote Tower Ops at Leesburg

After eight years, the FAA has decided to discontinue remote tower operations in Leesburg, Virginia, raising concerns from NBAA.
Mobile tower Saab used as part of its remote tower demonstration
Airports

UK Aviation Groups Seek Strategic Airfield Policy

Aviation leaders say there needs to be a strategic policy for small airport infrastructure in the UK.
Fairoaks Airfield is an active general aviation hub in the London area.
Aircraft

AINsight: 1 in 60 Rule and Why Accuracy Matters

Aircraft specification on aircraft listings need to be extremely accurate since buyer deals are often predicated on installed equipment per the specs.
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Rotorcraft

Lisa Atherton Appointed Bell CEO

Lisa Atherton will succeed Mitch Snyder as CEO of Bell Helicopter following his retirement.
Headshot Lia Atherton Bell Helicopter CEO
Rotorcraft

GAO Rejects Sikorsky FLRAA Appeal

After losing the FLRAA program, Sikorsky examines new markets for its X2 technology.
Siksory Raider-X (Photo: Sikorsky)
Maintenance and Modifications

Pro Star Aviation Performs In-the-field Lighting Upgrade

Pro Star Aviation upgrades a Phenom 300 with Whelen HID taxi and landing light system.
Phenom 300 with Whelen HID taxi and landing lighting upgrade installed
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Expanding Savannah Service Center

Gulfstream begins a $98.5M expansion to its Savannah service center.
Aerial view of Gulfstream Aerospace facilities at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
Sustainability and Environment

FAA Invests $19M in Aviation Noise Research

The FAA has awarded $19 million in research grants to 14 universities in an effort to reduce noise pollution associated with aviation.
An engineer looks at a holographic diagram of an airplane
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Connects You to Now and Next

Gogo Connects You to Now and Next
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Sells 50 H160 Helicopters To China's GDAT

GDAT deal for 50 Airbus H160s is largest sale to date for the new intermediate twin helicopter.
Airbus H160
Rotorcraft

Annual Global Helo Market Forecasted at $11.5B by 2032

Future Market Insights report predicts the global helicopter market will reach $11.5 billion by 2032.
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Aircraft

AINsight: Matching Words with Action

With the preowned business aircraft market normalizing, it's important to right-size pricing rather than overprice and assume the market will correct it.
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JetASAP Reports First-quarter Dip in Charter Rates

JetASAP reported an average decline in hourly, on-demand charter rates of 4 percent for the first quarter of 2023.
side view of business jet looking toward engine and tail
FBOs

Georgia FBOs See Ownership Changes

Two FBOs at separate Georgia airports have been purchased by competing chains.
Former Epps Aviation FBO at Atlanta-area Peachtree-DeKalb Airport

Baldwin Rolls Out External Safety Reporting Tool

Baldwin is offering a tool to its SMS program subscribers that would enable companies to receive external safety and quality reports.
Side view of business jet looking toward engine and tail
Aircraft

Wichita's Clemens Aviation Buys Rival Midwest Corporate

Clemens Aviation has cornered the FBO market at Colonel James Jabara Airport with its purchase of Midwest Corporate Aviation.
Clemens Aviation Beechjet 400As parked on airport ramp in front of facility at Wichita's Colonel James Jabara Airport
Avionics

ForeFlight Buys Flight Analytics Provider CloudAhoy

CloudAhoy has grown from a small post-flight debriefing tool into a flight data analytics provider, and it is now owned by Boeing's ForeFlight unit.
CloudAhoy debriefing of aircraft flight
Aircraft

Airbus To Build Second Assembly Line at Chinese A320 Site

An agreement to expand Airbus’s production capacity in China came during an official visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Beijing.
Airbus A320 under assembly in Tianjin
Accidents

Vietnam Suspends Helitours After Fatal Crash

The Vietnamese Civil Aviation Authority has suspended helitour operations following a fatal Bell 505 crash on Wednesday.
VNH Bell 505 helicopters in flight over Ha Long Bay in Vietnam
Avionics

Bell 407GXi Autopilot UK-Approved

Bell's 3-axis autopilot is available as factory option or retrofit on Bell 407GXis.
Bell’s 407GXi
Regulations and Government

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Plans To Ban Business Aircraft in 2025

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is proposing a ban on business aircraft starting in 2025 as part of a wider strategy to reduce noise and CO2 emissions.
Jet aviation Amsterdam
Accidents

Bizjets Sustain Two Fatal Accidents in 1Q2023

Accidents involving two U.S.-registered business jets and three turboprops took the lives of 16 crew and passengers in the first quarter of 2023.
Hawker 800XP resting at edge of runway with door open following an aborted takeoff
FutureFlight

H2Fly Tests Liquid Hydrogen Refueling Process for HY4 Technology Demonstrator Aircraft

Working with industrial gas supplier Air Liquide, H2Fly is preparing for flight tests this summer aimed at doubling the range of an aircraft fitted with its fuel cell-based powertrain.
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FutureFlight

South Korean eVTOL Developer Plana Expands Operations to the U.S.

The start-up has opened California offices in San Jose and Irvine to more readily connect with U.S. partners and also to advance its plans to achieve FAA type certification in 2028.
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