Content Archive: January 2024

Airports

Las Vegas Bracing for a Super Storm of Private Aviation Traffic

November's F1 Grand Prix is being viewed as a dress rehearsal for the Big Game
Business jets parked on Signature Aviation's ramp at KLAS
FBOs

Clay Lacy Expands eVTOL Ops Plan with New Partnership

Plans at California FBOs could extend to new vertiport locations
Clay Lacy's concept for eVTOL operations at FBO
Rotorcraft

Bell Textron's 4Q23 Results Surpass Projections

Bell's profit totaled $320 million last year, compared with $282 million in 2022
Bell 505
Rotorcraft

NASA's Mars Helicopter Bites the Dust

Ingenuity's rotor blades sustained damage upon landing
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter captured this view of the shadow of a rotor blade that was damaged during a rough landing on Jan. 18, 2024.
Charter & Fractional

Solairus Boosts Managed Aircraft Fleet and Team

Large-cabin, long-range jets account for highest percentage of fleet additions
Solairus headquarters in Petaluma, California
Environment

Bombardier Reveals First EcoJet Partners

The University of Victoria joins Bombardier's sustainability efforts
The Bombardier EcoJet engineering team is pictured with a subscale demonstrator
Maintenance and Modifications

Plane Place Aviation Boosts Mx Offering in Texas, Oklahoma

Maintenance provider also expands support at Dallas Love Field
Plane Place Aviation Hawker
Aircraft

Gulfstream 2023 Bizjet Deliveries Slide on G700 Delays, but Set To Soar in '24

Company projects 160 jet shipments, including 50 G700s, this year
Gulfstream Aerospace winglet and logo
Safety

EASA Lays Out Priorities in European Air Safety Plan

Latest safety plan includes 19 new rulemaking tasks
EASA headquarters in Cologne, Germany
Environment

LanzaJet Debuts World's First Ethanol-to-SAF Production Facility

The Georgia facility will be capable of producing 10 million gallons of fuel a year
LanzaJet SAF facility at Soperton, Georgia