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Safety

TBM Owners and Pilots Convention Breaks Records

Hundreds of attendees and TBM aircraft flocked to Colorado
TBMs lined up on ramp
Maintenance and Modifications

Yingling To Complete Second Expansion in 2023 by Year-end

Project increases the company’s facility space to 320,000 sq ft
New Yingling parts facility
Environment

Rolls-Royce Runs Pearl 700 on Hydrogen Fuel

The aero engines group has also tested a new small gas turbine intended for hybrid-electric powertrains
Rolls-Royce prepares to test hydrogen fuel burn with Pearl 700 engine
Maintenance and Modifications

CitationPartners is Breathing New Life into Older Cessna Citation Jets

The Citation Excel Eagle program gets you a like-new aircraft.
CitationPartners Citation Excel Eagle aircraft
FutureFlight

Rolls-Royce Achieves Max Takeoff Thrust with Hydrogen-powered Pearl Engine

The UK aero engine maker is working with several partners, including EasyJet, to advance plans for a hydrogen-powered narrowbody airliner.
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FutureFlight

GKN and Pratt & Whitney Collaborate on Hybrid-electric Demonstrator Project

The demonstrator will combine a one-megawatt electric motor with an existing Pratt & Whitney aircraft engine.
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Avionics

Citation XLS+/XLS Gen2 Next in Line for G5000 Upgrade

Touchscreen controllers, emergency descent mode, and LPV approaches come with the upgrade
Garmin G5000 avionics upgrade Cessna Citation XLS+ and Gen2 jets
ATC

Ops, Security Experts Alert of GPS Spoofing Near Iran

A dozen reports of GPS spoofing near Iran have surfaced
Ops Group maps the fake GPS occurrences (Image: Ops Group)
Aircraft

12th Mediterranean Business Aviation Conference Set for October

Athens will host annual MBA conference
Marathon Airlines
Aircraft

Wichita Aviation To Take Center Stage at NBAA-BACE 2023

Textron Aviation and Spirit are among numerous Wichita exhibitors
Wichita Textron Facilities
Maintenance and Modifications

AAR: Aircraft Mechanic Shortage Reaches Critical Point

AAR urges employers to show more willingness to cooperate with colleges and schools to support training
Dassault Falcon mechanics at work
Safety

Laser Injures Yorkshire Air Ambulance Flight Crew

Yorkshire helicopter ambulances hit by lasers three times in one week
Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter
FutureFlight

Universal Hydrogen Resumes Flight Testing in Mojave

The company now has more than 250 orders for powertrain conversion kits in its backlog.
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Aircraft

Textron Confirms Surf Air Order for 20 Grand Caravan EXs

Aircraft deliveries to commence in 2024
Textron Aviation
Regulations and Government

AEG Speeds Up Dubai Landing Permit Process

Worldwide trip support is on the AEG menu
AEG Fuels fuel truck
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet East Techs Tackle G550 Composite Cowling Repair

Work blends creativity with engineering prowess
A composite cowling repair for a G550
Aircraft

IADA Aircraft Dealers Flocking to NBAA-BACE Show

Aircraft dealers trade group is releasing Third-quarter Market Report
IADA companies at NBAA 2022
Aircraft

IADA To Meet in Vegas ahead of NBAA-BACE

Large contingent of IADA members set to attend convention
IADA companies at NBAA 2022
Rotorcraft

Low Clearance Helicopter Snagged Under Freeway Overpass

Sikorsky S-92 gets jammed under I-12 in Louisiana while being transported by truck
Environment

Airbus Seeks Greener Helos from PioneerLab Research

Modified H145 helicopter will feature hybrid propulsion and autonomous systems
Airbus's PioneerLab helicopter technology testbed based on an H145 model.
FutureFlight

Joby Delivers First eVTOL Aircraft to U.S. Air Force

Joby Aviation has delivered an air taxi to the Edwards Air Force Base in California about six months ahead of schedule, marking the first-ever delivery of an eVTOL aircraft to a paying customer in the U.S.
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Safety

Hangar Rash Prevention System Heading to Beta Test

Fyve By Is looking to recruit hangar keepers to test the new system.
Fyve By's test hangar for its Sky View system
Training and Workforce

FBO Group Cutter Aviation Honors Scholarship Winners

Named for the former company patriarch, 10 outstanding aviation students were awarded.
2023 Bill Cutter Memorial Scholarship Winners
Airports

UK's Southampton Airport Lengthens Runway

The construction project added more than 500 feet of runway length
WWII-vintage Spitfire parked on newly-lengthened Southampton Airport runway with (left to right) operational director Steve Szalay, UK aviation minister Baroness Vere, and local Member of Parliament Paul Holmes.
FBOs

Sheltair Completes Major Hangar Expansion at Tampa FBO

Project adds hangars, offices, and ramp at facility
Sheltair's new hangar complex at KTPA
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Rosen Aviation Unveils 97-inch 4K OLED for VIP Jets

The display weighs 100 pounds less than the customer's specification
Aircraft

Gulfstream Shows Off Second Production Test G700 with Full Interior

Gulfstream Shows Off Second Production Test G700 with Full Interior
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Dassault Falcon 10X Cabin Mockup Helps Customers Refine the Design of Their Jet Interiors

We tour the mockup with two Dassault designers.
Rendering of Dassault Falcon 10X flying
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Names New Board sans Founder Kenny Dichter

Dichter out, Bellemare in
Wheels Up King Air 3501
Training and Workforce

AINsight: The Overlooked Maintenance Crisis

Bridging the compensation gap in business aviation maintenance
Maintenance techs