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SDC2023 To Bring Bevy of Educational Sessions

Nearly three-dozen educational and panel discussions are planned for NBAA's SDC2023, including roundtables with CBP and FAA officials.
Overhead view of NBAA Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference exhibition hall
FutureFlight

Moya Aero Views Agricultural and Cargo Services as Likely Early Uses for Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

The company's plans to develop an eVTOL vehicle with a 440-pound payload were boosted this week by a $2 million grant from the Brazilian government.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Wind Gusts Around City Buildings Could Threaten Small Aircraft

Hybrid eVTOL configurations with both a fixed wing and multiple rotors are best at dealing with wind gusts when flying in urban areas, researchers found.
FutureFlight

MightyFly Starts Flight Testing Longer-range Autonomous eVTOL Freighter Aircraft

The second-generation Cento design features a new pusher propeller that will allow the derivative of the earlier MF-100 design to carry a 100-pound payload on trips of up to 600 miles.
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Aircraft

Australian Government Funds Plans To Electrify Aircraft

Dovetail Electric Aviation received an AUD$3 million grant from the Australian government to convert turboprop aircraft to electric propulsion.
Textron King Air
FutureFlight

Private Jet Group Vista Invests in Swiss eVTOL Developer Dufour Aerospace

Swiss eVTOL developer Dufour Aerospace says it has closed a Series B funding round with a new investment from the private charter flight operator Vista Global Holding. 
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Training and Workforce

How To Be a Safe Helicopter Pilot

There's more to being safe than simply not crashing, and here we learn how from helicopter experts.
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Charter & Fractional

Volato Offers Broker Perks To Use Its HondaJet Fleet

Volato's Broker Rewards program offers an up to 4 percent cash commission for booking its HondaJets.
Photo of Volato HondaJets at airport
Regulations and Government

CBAA Joins Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Task Group

The Canadian Business Aviation Association's participation in an industry-government advanced air mobility task group will help shape priorities for AAM.
Supernal cabin concept on display at NBAA2022
Training and Workforce

Pilot Shortage Expected To Continue Through Next Decade

Jefferies, citing Oliver Wyman insight, believes a global pilot shortage could continue through 2032, with the shortfall hitting North America first.
Pilots in flight deck of airliner (Photo: Pixabay)
Charter & Fractional

Vista Global Sees Jump in Revenue, Members in 2022

Vista Global Holding's revenue last year was 50 percent higher than 2021, driven by a 74 percent rise in VistaJet’s program membership gross hours sold.
VistaJet Global 7500 on airport ramp backdropped by pastel colored clouds
FBOs

TAM AE Welcomes Bizav to Brazil at NBAA S&D Show

Brazil's TAM Aviação Executiva is highlighting its aircraft ground handling and maintenance services at the NBAA Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference.
Exterior of TAM Aviação Executiva FBO with business jet parked in front
Rotorcraft

Used Single-engine Helicopter Sales Fell in 2022

Sales for preowned, single-engine helicopters were down 12 percent in 2022 as supply dwindles.
Airbus H125 on helipad in Rio de Janeiro overlooking city
Aircraft

Asean Carriers Prepare for Post-pandemic Rebound

2023 is already seeing airlines in the Association of Southeast Asia Nations restore service, expand fleets, and enhance air connectivity in the region.
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NBAA Honors FirstEnergy's Spring Adamo for Leadership

Spring Adamo, a longtime business aviation scheduler and former chair of the S&D Committee, is this year’s recipient of the S&D Leadership Award.
Spring Adamo (fourth from right) presents check to Midge Donald for Dress for Success New Orleans (Photo: Curt Epstein)

ATP To Introduce Flightdocs Enhancements at SDC

ATP said the enhancements to Flightdocs Operations will improve communication to keep flight scheduling and trip planning running smoothly.
Flightdocs Operations software displayed on MacBook and iPhone devices
FBOs

All JetCenters of Colorado FBOs Now Avfuel Dealers

JetCenters of Colorado's third FBO has now joined the Avfuel branded network
lobby of JetCenters of Colorado's FBO at Northern Colorado Regional Airport
Charter & Fractional

Public Charter Operator Aero Expands to Texas

Fueled by a new round of financing, private jet charter provider Aero is expanding its market with the opening of a hub in Dallas, Texas.
Aero ERJ 135 on the ramp
Charter & Fractional

Climate JetClub Eyes Sustainability with Empty-leg App

Climate JetClub developed an app that maps empty-leg flights, saying booking those flights could be more sustainable and less costly.
Digital illustration of a green planet with arrows suggesting sustainability

Argus TraqPak Adds Aircraft Ground Tracking Capability

The latest addition to Argus International's TraqPak software gives subscribers to ability to track their aircraft movements on the ground.
screenshot of Argus TraqPak's aircraft ground tracking functionality
FBOs

Chartright's Second FBO Joins World Fuel Network

Chartright Air Group's FBO at Lake Simcoe Regional Airport in Ontario, Canada, is joining the World Fuel Services network.
Chartright's hangar at Lake Simcoe Regional Airport with business jet parked inside

Nolen Advises To 'Go Where Audience Is' To Build Workforce

The FAA looked to TikTok and gamers to recruit air traffic controllers and results far exceeded the agency's expectations, FAA's Nolen said.
Air Traffic Controllers working in tower overlooking airport
FBOs

FBO Profile: Standard Aviation Reinvents the Caribbean FBO

Since its start in 2015, Standard Aviation has turned the FBO situation at St. Thomas' Cyril E. King Airport on its head.
Standard Aviation at Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas
Aircraft

Flying the Daher Kodiak 900 Turboprop

Flying the Daher Kodiak 900 Turboprop
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FBOs

Primesky To Begin Ground Handling at Mexican Airport

Under its Primesky FBO brand, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico will add ground handling services at Hermosillo International Airport.
general aviation terminal at Mexico's Hermosillo International/General Ignacio Pesqueira García Airport
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Delivers 5,000th Black Hawk Helicopter

Sikorsky delivered its 5,000th Black Hawk Helicopter to the U.S. Army, which plans to fly the type for at least another 40 years.
Black Hawk helicopter sits in hangar beneath U.S. flag
Airlines

Aviation Industry Applauds Delay of EU Biometric Border Checks

The EU has postponed the implementation of the Entry Exit System—the smart border system for non-EU nationals entering the bloc—beyond May.
Travelers await clearance by passport control at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Don’t Shoot the Messenger

The pilot shortage requires corporate flight department managers to have "hard conversations" with HR about increasing pilot compensation and benefits.
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Airports

Brazilian Air Force Go-to Guy Goes to Airports Council

Ex-Brazilian Air Force brigadier Ary Rodrigues Bertolino has joined the civilian ranks at Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean.
Headshot Ary Rodrigues Bertolino
Sustainability and Environment

Singapore To Launch SAF Offtake Study

To boost its competitiveness as a global sustainable air travel hub, Singapore is looking to develop the framework to have permanent SAF supplies.
Samples of SAF in testing lab