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The Weekly of Business Aviation, March 8, 2024

VOL. 109 NO. 10 March 08, 2024
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Programs

Dassault Falcon 6X
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Dassault Investing In Supply Chain As Delays, Recessions Hit Bizjet Sales

Mar 06, 2024
Dassault Aviation chair and CEO Eric Trappier told journalists that delays to its Falcon 10X program were inevitable given the delays to the Falcon 6X.
Piper Aircraft M700 Fury
article

Piper M700 Earns FAA Approval; Deliveries To Begin

Mar 06, 2024
Piper Aircraft has received FAA type certification of its Piper M700 Fury six-seat single-engine turboprop.
Velis Electro
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FAA Grants LSA Exemption For Pipistrel Velis Electro

Mar 04, 2024
Pipistrel is part of Textron’s eAviation segment.
Icon A5
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Icon Increases A5 Gross Weight, Performance

Mar 05, 2024
The upgrades give the aircraft an additional two hr. of endurance or the ability to carry more baggage or heavier passengers, the company says.

Sustainability

Gulfstream's Scott Evans
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Gulfstream: OEMs Have To Lead SAF Charge

Feb 29, 2024
Business aviation’s efforts to decarbonize the aerospace ecosystem are considerable, but sector insiders say this too often goes unnoticed.

Intelligence

Suppliers

daher full-scale demonstrator
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Daher Readies Advanced Composites For 2027 Product Launch

Mar 05, 2024
Daher is gearing up to test large components made from thermoplastic composites and pitch them for future commercial aircraft.
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GE Aerospace To Become Standalone Company April 2

Feb 29, 2024
GE’s breakup has been years in the making after the erstwhile conglomerate appeared to expand into too many disparate sectors and built up too much debt.

Charters/Brokers

Wheels Up
article

Wheels Up Celebrates Women’s History Month

Mar 07, 2024
The aviation industry, long a male-dominated field, is in the midst of an effort to become more diverse in regard to various demographics.

Operations

Colorado Division of Aeronautics
article

Colorado Advances Digital Tower Effort Dropped By FAA

Mar 06, 2024
The state of Colorado is pressing ahead with plans to operate a digital tower system at Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL).

Training

article

Barrington Irving Training Program Expands To New York

Mar 01, 2024
The Barrington Irving Technical Training School has announced plans to expand its flight training program to Mount Vernon, New York.

Services

starlink
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Clay Lacy To Install Starlink Satellite Systems

Mar 05, 2024
Clay Lacy Aviation has agreed to be an authorized dealer and installer of SpaceX Starlink satellite broadband systems.
article

Five Hangars To Break Ground At Dubai South

Mar 05, 2024
Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub signs contract March 5 for another maintenance hangar.

Associations

Wisk air taxi mockup
article

HAI Rebrand Reflects Boom In Vertical-Takeoff-And-Landing Sector

Mar 05, 2024
After 35 years, Heli-Expo is transforming into a new, broader event to be called Verticon.

Technology

Bombardier Challenger 300
article

Jet.AI Launches Reroute AI Service

Mar 04, 2024
Jet.AI has launched new software, Reroute AI, to help Part 135 operators repurpose empty leg flights.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Bell Textron, Abu Dhabi Aviation Sign Facility Agreement

Mar 07, 2024
Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.
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Pilatus PC-21 Fleet Reaches 500,000 Flight Hr. In Safety

Mar 07, 2024
Pilatus announced the passing of 500,000 safe flight hr. for its global fleet of nearly 250 PC-21 training aircraft.
article

Air Charter Service Reflects On Humanitarian Flight Activity

Mar 07, 2024
Air Charter Service (ACS) had its busiest year for emergency response humanitarian flights in recent times, the charter reports.
article

Atlantic Aviation To Hold Girls In Aviation Day

Mar 07, 2024
Atlantic Aviation, a corporate member of Women in Aviation International (WAI), will host its first Girls in Aviation Day (GIAD) at Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) on March 16, 2024.
article

Bell Textron Receives Order For Four Bell 429s For Parapublic Operations

Mar 07, 2024
Bell Textron received an order for four Bell 429 helicopters for parapublic operations in the Middle East.
article

Air Center Helicopters, Airbus HCare Services Sign Contract For H225 Fleet

Mar 07, 2024
Air Center Helicopters (ACHI) signed an in-service contract with Airbus HCare for its fleet of 18 H225 helicopters over the next five years.
article

Bell Textron, Chinook Helicopters Announce Bell 505 Dealership Agreement

Mar 07, 2024
Bell Textron appointed Chinook Helicopters as an authorized Bell 505 dealership for western Canada during HAI Heli-Expo.
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Niagara Helicopters Orders Six Airbus H130 Helicopters

Mar 07, 2024
Niagara Helicopters announced the renewal of its fleet with an order of six Airbus H130 helicopters.
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Planet 9 Adds Two Global Express Aircraft To Charter Fleet

Mar 07, 2024
Planet 9, a charter  provider, announced the addition of a Bombardier Global Express N271GL and a Global XRS N372BC to its charter fleet.
article

Bell Textron Signs First Bell 525 Purchase Agreement With Equinor

Mar 07, 2024
Bell Textron announced the signing of a purchase agreement for 10 Bell 525 aircraft with Equinor.

Airworthiness Directives

Business Aviation Appointments

Calendar

Industry Data