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FBOs

Signature Installs Beta's Electric Charging Stations at FBOs

The infrastructure can support any electric aircraft and ground vehicles
Beta Technologies electric charging station
Maintenance and Modifications

Naples Jet Center Gets OEM Nod for Legacy, Praetor Mx

Designation expands the scope of the MRO provider's offerings
FutureFlight

SkyDrive Launches Production of SD-05 eVTOL Prototype

SkyDrive and its partner Suzuki have begun building the first prototypes of the three-seat SD-05 eVTOL air taxi in Iwata City, Japan.
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FutureFlight

Signature Aviation Electrifies FBO Locations With Beta's Aircraft Chargers

The business aviation services group inaugurated its first Beta charging station on March 7 at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (KMHT) in New Hampshire.
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Charter & Fractional

Levo Unveils Digital Offerings for Part 135 Operators

Technology company also has finalized a partnership agreement with Outer Banks Aviation
Levo
Regulations and Government

FAA To Get Funding Boost with Focus on Controllers, Oversight

,Congress is providing the FAA a $1.25 billion increase for $20.28B in FY'24
Washington, D.C. overview
Aircraft

Falcon Delivery Dip Hits Dassault's 2023 Revenues

Revenues last year fell by almost 31 percent to €4.8 billion ($5.2 billion) from €6.9 billion in 2022.
Dassault Falcon 6X business jet
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Extends MRO Support to Cargo Drones

Dallas satellite shop performs scheduled and unscheduled work on UAVs
Airports

UK Considers New Night Noise Limits for London Airports

The changes, running through October 2028, would mainly impact Stansted Airport
London Stansted Airport
Training and Workforce

FAA Awards $13.5 Million in Grants To Foster Workforce

32 schools received pilot, maintenance technician development grants
Pacific Aviation Northwest
Maintenance and Modifications

C&L Launches Parts Programs for Citation Sovereign, XLS

Two parts aircraft are undergoing disassembly in Bangor, Maine
Citation Sovereign C&L teardown
Maintenance and Modifications

Davinci Jets Installs SmartSky Lite on King Air 350

Fastest ATG now available for nearly 2,000 King Airs
Beechcraft King Air 360
Maintenance and Modifications

Rolls Appoints PHI MRO Services as Authorized Mx Center

Approval represents a step forward in delivering ‘unparalleled’ support
Executives from Rolls-Royce and PHI at HeliExpo
Rotorcraft

HAI Ushers in New Era as Vertical Aviation International

VAI wants to show it has 'open arms' for all kinds of vertical lift
HAI VAI announcement event
FutureFlight

Transcend Will Use HyperDrive Magnetic Levitation Technology for Vy 421 Tilt-wing VTOL Aircraft

The company has partnered with another Boston-based start-up, Maglev Aero, to replace electric motors.
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FutureFlight

Vela Alpha eVTOL Could Be Indonesia's First New Civil Aircraft in Decades

Vela Prima Nusantara is developing a piloted, four-passenger eVTOL aircraft called the Vela Alpha, which it intends to have certified and in service in Asia and North America in 2028.
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FutureFlight

Pipistrel Gains FAA Exemption for Velis Electro

The FAA's granting of an exemption to Textron eAviation means that Pipistrel Velis Electro owners and buyers can fly their electric-powered airplanes under light sport aircraft regulations without restriction.
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Training and Workforce

It’s Easier To Retain Your Employees than Replace Them

AIN 2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit – Retention, moderated by Jennifer English, Editorial Director, Business Jet Traveler magazine
Retain employees puzzle graphic
Maintenance and Modifications

There’s More to Maintenance than Fixing the Airplane

AIN 2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit – Maintenance, Moderated by Matt Thurber, Editor-in-Chief, AIN Media Group
Dassault Falcon mechanic
Regulations and Government

Johnny Law’s Long Reach into Bizjet Operations

AIN 2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit – Legal Roundtable, moderated by Nathan R. Pietila, Shareholder, Aero Law Group PC
Airplane law illustration
Training and Workforce

Building a Multigenerational Team Requires Multidimensional Thinking

AIN 2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit – Generational Differences, moderated by Hanneke Weitering, Science and Technology Editor, AIN Media Group
Generational change
Training and Workforce

Solving Real Training Problems in a Simulated World

AIN 2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit –Training Roundtable, moderated by Roger Woolsey, CEO of Million Air
simulator
Training and Workforce

Dealing with Business Aviation’s Other Sustainability Challenge

AIN 2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit – Hiring and DEI, moderated by Jay Boykin, VP of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Gogo Business Aviation
DEI, diversity, equity and inclusion
Training and Workforce

Solving the Compensation Conundrum

AIN 2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit – Compensation and Retention, moderated by Linda Herzog, founder of Herzog Leadership Consulting
Compensation highlited
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Clay Lacy Aviation Adds Starlink Satcom Dealership

Starlink terminal installation takes 15 to 25 days of downtime
Starlink business aviation satcom antenna installation
Regulations and Government

Ex-EBAA Leader Fernand François Passes Away

Career in aviation spanned five decades, including journalism and industry advocacy
Former EBAA chief executive Fernand François
Aircraft

IAI Prepares To Manufacture Upgraded Gulfstream G280

Details of improvements for a follow-on to the G280 model remain largely secret
Gulfstream G280 supermidsized business jet
Avionics

Iridium Agrees To Buy GNSS Protector Satelles

The acquisition may help avionics providers prevent GNSS jamming and spoofing
Iridium satellite network
Engines

GE Aerospace To Fly Solo Starting April 2

Industrial giant will comprise three independent companies
GE Catalyst turboprop in test cell
Aircraft

Piper M700 Gets FAA Nod

Deliveries of the airplane will begin immediately
Piper M700 Fury airplane