CommercialFraud Investigation Leads to Indictment of Former Boeing 737 MAX Chief Technical Pilot Mark A. Forkner, former Boeing 737 MAX Chief Technical Pilot, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas, according to an Oct. 14 Department of Justice…
CommercialFrontier Airlines Adopts Airbus Skywise Health Monitoring on A320 Fleet Frontier Airlines is adopting Skywise Health Monitoring (SHM) technology from Airbus across its fleet of A320neo aircraft, according to an Oct. 14 press release. SHM will give Frontier the ability to gather…
Air TaxiJapan Airlines Joins Growing List of Future Avolon eVTOL Orders Under a new partnership signed with Dublin, Ireland-based aircraft leasing company Avolon, Japan Airlines (JAL) will have the right to purchase or lease up to 50 Vertical VA-X4 electric vertical takeoff and…
Business & GAPODCAST: VistaJet's Leona Qi Talks Business Aviation Supply Chain Issues On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, we feature a discussion with Leona Qi, president of the U.S. division of VistaJet. We recorded this interview live at VistaJet's booth during…
Business & GAGulfstream Brings Avionics Upgrades to G280 Building on what the company describes as growing investment and interest in the super midsized segment, Gulfstream has introduced new avionics and cabin upgrade options to its G280 business jet. According to…
Business & GATextron Pitches Gen2 Upgrades for Citation XLS, M2 at NBAA LAS VEGAS, NV — Textron Aviation has introduced the Gen2 variants of its Citation M2 and XLS jets at the 2021 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) BACE, adding a blend of new…
ConnectivityBombardier’s New Preferred Connectivity Service Provider is Collins Aerospace Bombardier has named Collins Aerospace as its new Preferred Service Provider (PSP) for cabin and cockpit connectivity, the two companies announced on the first day of the 2021 National Business Aviation Association…
Business & GAHondaJet Launches New 2600 Concept Light Jet at NBAA BACE LAS VEGAS, NV — Honda Aircraft opened the 2021 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) conference and exhibition by introducing its next generation HondaJet 2600 Concept, displaying a mockup of the new design…
Air TaxiBrazilian Private Jet Operator Signs LOI for 100 Eve eVTOL Aircraft Aviation Management Services – Serviços Aeronáuticos Ltda. (Avantto), the largest operator of Embraer executive jets in Latin America, has signed a letter of intention (LOI) under a partnership with Eve Urban Air…
ATM ModernizationFAA Uses NextGen Software Update to Reduce Taxi Time at Busy Airports The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are ready for the initial roll out of an air traffic system software update designed to significantly improve the pre-departure…