Business Aviation

AI leaders cooperate; Cargo eVTOL flies; UK extends R&D funding; and China’s firefighting eVTOL.

SHELTAIR is adding 25,000 sq ft of hangar space (nine oversized t-hangars and 10 box hangars) at Kissimmee, FL.

JETS MRO was launched for business jet maintenance at Dallas Executive Airport, TX in partnership with JET ACCESS, which is adding 80,000 sq ft for early 2024, of which Jets MRO will lease 40,000 sq ft of new 60,000 sq ft hangar space.

VOLATO completed business combination with PROOF ACQUISITION and closed additional $12m (now >$60m) in private equity to fund business operations and increase its fleet. It currently provides HondaJet fractional programs.

Hinson, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, served as administrator for three years, from 1993 to 1996.

The new D090 opspec was introduced in FAA inspector policy N8900.679 issued in October.

Cyviation, a United States company focused on aviation cybersecurity, is furthering its expansion with the opening of a U.S. office.

Jovan Philips, Signature Renew Product Manager, shares the roadmap Signature Aviation developed and deployed to achieve carbon neutrality.

FOREFLIGHT (Boeing) was selected by Honda Aircraft for Runway Analysis solution for planning takeoffs/landings.

EMBRAER delivered a Praetor 600 to South Korea’s Flight Inspection Services Center, the first Praetor 600 in the country.

ForeFlight, alongside the Honda Aircraft Co., has rolled out its runway-analysis product designed for HondaJets.

Embraer has delivered the first Praetor 600 business jet to South Korea and sent it the country’s Flight Inspection Services Center.

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Textron plans to cut a total of 725 positions at its Bell, Industrial and Textron Systems divisions in a restructuring plan aimed at reducing operating expenses.

BUCHER has LOI from China Aviation Rescue & Emergency (CARE) to supply AC67 flex HEMS equipment for H135s.

GE AEROSPACE has LOI from Bel Air Aviation to provide Version 6.0 of EECU software upgrade for CT7-powered AW189s.

BRISTOW GROUP executed deposit agreement with Electra.aero for early delivery positions for five eSTOLs.

The Alliance for Aviation Across America is mourning the loss of Selena Shilad, 45, its longtime executive director.

The new fuel—UL100E—was developed by the partnership of LyondellBasell Industries and VP Racing.

U.S. startup Electra.aero has received cash deposits from Bristow Group to secure early delivery positions for an initial five eSTOL aircraft.

The FAA and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency are trying to figure out how best to certify the safety of nondeterministic programs.

FAI Aviation Group was honoured at the 2023 Middle East Aviation Awards on 14th November, during the Dubai Airshow.

CIRRUS AIRCRAFT added second CAE-supplied FAA Level D Vision Jet full flight simulator at Knoxville, TN.

The root causes of incursions can vary wildly, but NBAA categorizes them in four sections: Operational Incidents (OI), Pilot Deviations (PD), Vehicle or Pedestrian Deviations (V/PD) and Others (OTH).

SAF, like safety, should not be an area for competition.