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Magazine Issue

The Weekly of Business Aviation, October 6, 2023

VOL. 108 NO. 41 October 06, 2023

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Airports

Volatus Details Oshkosh Vertiport Project Challenges

Sep 29, 2023

The rules, regulations and parameters within which vertiports will operate are all works in progress.

Suppliers

Pilatus Battles Supply Chain Issues On PC-12, PC-24 Production

Oct 04, 2023

Aerospace manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft says the raw materials shortage it experienced in 2022 has improved, however.

Operations

Industry Concerned Over GPS Interference Near Iran

Sep 29, 2023

Reports suggest recent occurrences are more significant than routine jamming; EASA and FAA have issued special alerts to operators and other authorities.

Daily Memo: French Researchers Delve Into Pilot Cognitive Performance

Oct 04, 2023

Experts at ONERA’s research and technology facility in Salon-de-Provence, France, are looking for new means to help civil and military pilots in flight.

Services

Bombardier Launches Smart Services Elite Cost-Per-Hour Program

Oct 03, 2023

The program expands on Bombardier’s current Smart Services programs and allows operators to budget and track annual costs for aircraft parts and maintenance.

Early Dialog Critical To Develop AAM Insurance Models, Broker Says

Oct 02, 2023

Insurance is vital for any business to obtain, but convincing an insurer to take a risk on an unprecedented product may be trickier than inventing new tech.

Sounding Board

Sounding Board: Five Minutes With Textron Aviation’s CEO

Oct 03, 2023

Ron Draper joined Wichita’s Cessna Aircraft Co., now Textron Aviation, in 1999 as director of supply chain.

Charters/Brokers

Airshare Finalizes Purchase Of Wheels Up’s Aircraft Management

Oct 02, 2023

Airshare, a Kansas-City area-based fractional and aircraft management provider, has closed on its purchase of Wheels Up’s aircraft management business.

Operators Launch New Part 135 Charter Association

Oct 02, 2023

Charter operators have formed the US Private Aviation Association (USPAA), an organization devoted to the Part 135 private air charter industry.

Safety

Plane Crash Claims Life Of AOPA’s Richard McSpadden

Oct 02, 2023

Richard McSpadden was senior vice president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute.

Sustainability

Colorado Airport Hastens Change To Unleaded Avgas

Oct 04, 2023

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport aims to be the first airport in the state to fully transition to supplying unleaded avgas for all piston-engine aircraft.