Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Will artificial intelligence (AI) change how we fly aircraft or how flight departments function? At the 2024 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), early adopters of AI shared how it may improve safety and lower costs while making business aviation even more flexible and responsive. Taking place at the Flight Deck, moderator Robin Riedel, partner […]
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) release of a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) to establish requirements for the safe, efficient integration of advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft into the nation’s aviation system. “Advanced air mobility promises to change the very definition of on-demand aviation worldwide,” Bolen said. “Given the
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest carrier in Africa, is excited to announce the resumption of its passenger services to Monrovia, Liberia, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening connections across the African continent. Starting on November 30, 2024, the airline will offer three weekly flights to Liberia’s capital, restoring a critical air link that will enhance connectivity in
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Nairobi is fast emerging as a mini-hub in the Africa-Asia connector market, as several airlines launch flights to East Africa’s business hub. Air India, already operating a 3x service between Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International and New Delhi Indira Gandhi International, will be launching a 3x service to Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, starting Nov.
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National airline South African Airways (SAA) is extending its partnership with Turkish-based SunExpress by leasing four Boeing 737-800 aircraft with cockpit and maintenance crew for the peak summer season and into April next year. The deal, which is over a six-month period and effective from November, also covers the busy Easter holiday period in 2025.
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Honeywell has received an FAA technical standard order for its Aspire 350 Hybrid satcom terminal, marking the first such approval for a dual unit that combines legacy and next-generation Iridium safety and Iridium Certus services in one system. Aspire 350 Hybrid will enable business aircraft owners, airliners, and helicopter operators to have secure cockpit voice
Embraer (NYSE: ERJ; B3: EMBR3), a global leader in the aerospace industry, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the certification of the Ipanema EMB-202A ethanol-powered agricultural aircraft, the first and only series-produced aircraft in the world to fly with a biofuel. Today, the model has undergone a technological evolution and is marketed under the designation
Yesterday, when France celebrated the 60th anniversary of the first operational alert of the Mirage IV of the Strategic Air Forces, a patronage agreement were signed by the Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation Éric Trappier and the Chairman of the Charles de Gaulle Foundation Hervé Gaymard. The signing – attended by the Minister of
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Phase two of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Deep Sensing and Targeting (DSaT) system was successfully demonstrated at Vanguard 24, an annual capstone experiment hosted by the U.S. Army. DSaT gathers space-based data for long-range precision fires while airborne, helping bridge specific capability gaps and future warfighting requirements by expanding mission effectiveness and standoff range
On October 21, 2024, Textron Aviation announced that a new series of light jets would represent the introduction of the Cessna Citation M2 Gen3, CJ3 Gen3 and CJ4 Gen3. All three new models are currently in development, but Textron revealed that the Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 is expected to enter service in 2026, followed by both the
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