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 ATP’s ChronicX solution has been named a winner in the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards program presented by the Business Intelligence Group.   ChronicX uses natural language processing and machine learning to analyze aircraft defect information, automatically pinpointing and organizing issue clusters. The complete advanced web and mobile solution provides automatic identification of chronic aircraft defects, chronic resolution management and defect analysis to…

Connectivity provider SmartSky Networks announced Davinci Jets as its newest sales and installation partner. Davinci Jets, a North Carolina-based aircraft management and charter firm, was the very first aircraft management company to offer SmartSky to its customers. It has since opened a new division, Davinci Jets Services, which provides FAA Part 145 certified, full-service maintenance, repair and…

Bluetail has announced that Houston-based Wing Aviation, Part 135 on-demand charter and aircraft management company, has selected Bluetail’s leading modern aircraft records platform and to digitize all of the maintenance and operational logs for its current fleet of over 30 business aircraft. “The on-demand segment has grown to unprecedented levels over the past 24 months,…

Twenty-three schools will receive $10 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help attract and train students for careers as pilots and aviation maintenance technicians.  Twelve of the schools will receive $5 million from the FAA’s Aircraft Pilots Aviation Workforce Development Grants program. The schools can use the funding to create and deliver…

Zagreb-based business aviation operator Jung Sky has lots of reasons for contentment looking back at 2022. Besides achieving YoY growth in revenue, number of passenger flights, flight-time with passengers, the number of destinations covered and the number of clients who chartered flights from them, the company also added a certified Part-145 aircraft maintenance organization to…

Bluetail, an SaaS aircraft records platform for private aviation, has announced that it closed an additional $2.2 million Series A investment. The round was led by AZ-VC, an Arizona-based venture capital fund that is uniquely focused on supporting emerging technology companies throughout the state. With its triple-digit growth in 2022, 600M+ in aircraft records managed,…

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) has appointed industry veteran Leo Knaapen as head of the IBAC Industry Partner Program. Knaapen joined IBAC following his retirement from Bombardier in December 2022, where he was Chief of Industry Affairs. “It is my pleasure to welcome Leo to the growing IBAC team. He brings to this new…

Ontic has entered into a new license agreement with Honeywell for its vacuum generator and check valve waste management product line, marking the 42nd license agreement between the companies. Extending across Boeing platforms including the 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777, the vacuum generator provides the vacuum required for vital flushing systems when on the…

Aiir Innovations, startup in artificial intelligence (AI) for the visual inspection of aircraft engines, has raised €2.1M ($2.16 million) in an oversubscribed investment round. Led by VC fund Borski Fund, with the participation of HearstLab Europe and existing shareholder Mainport Innovation Fund.  Founded in 2016 by a group of artificial intelligence students from the University…

Sheltair Aviation announced its partnership with Turtles Fly Too, a registered 501c3 charity for the purpose of maintaining the ongoing rescue, rehabilitation, research, and education efforts for endangered sea turtles, further strengthening the company’s growing culture and reputable mission: Family First. Fuel, Build, Serve. Founded in 2014, Turtles Fly Too works to improve the survival…

StandardAero has acquired Western Jet Aviation, an independently owned business jet maintenance company that specializes in Gulfstream aircraft, located at the Van Nuys, California airport – one of the busiest business aviation airports in the world, with an additional facility located at the Miami-Opa Locka, Florida Executive Airport.    Western Jet Aviation represents StandardAero’s 12th acquisition…

In addition to heralding their 50th year in business, Covington Aircraft Engines is celebrating renewal of their certification as a Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) Designated Overhaul Facility (DOF). As a DOF, Covington has the ability to carry-out factory-authorized maintenance, warranty, and parts support work on 59 models of the P&WC PT6A turbine engine. Covington…