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TEXTRON AVIATION delivered the 100th Beechcraft King Air 360 to Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center.

F/LIST unveiled F/LAB Aenigma biobased material used in producing bulkhead/decorative surfaces for a Pilatus PC-24.

ARCHER AVIATION is teaming with Abu Dhabi Investment Office to set up eVTOL air taxi operations in city from 2026.

DAHER inaugurated a $2.7 million, 9,000ft.2 Kodiak aircraft paint facility at Sandpoint, Idaho, to meet increased production rates.

CAE launched business aircraft Master Technician Program to address a need to train 74,000 technicians over 10 years.

HONDA AIRCRAFT introduced customer-centric Aircraft Management Services program for managing maintenance.

HONEYWELL unveiled JetWave X high-speed inflight connectivity solution, using Viasat Ka-band network, for business jets.

SKYSERVICE BUSINESS AVIATION agreed to acquire interests in Fontainebleau Aviation's FBOs at Miami Opa-Locka and Fort Lauderdale.

BOMBARDIER delivered its 150th Global 7500; the fleet has surpassed 100,000 flight hours since December 2018. 

GLOBAL JET CAPITAL teamed with Azzera (carbon offsetting and compliance solutions) to design a multipronged approach to its sustainability platform, including a comprehensive annual audit to assess scope 1 and 2 direct emissions.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK was selected by Embraer to supply central Pax Service System for the Phenom 100EX.

AIRBUS CORPORATE JETS commissioned study that found 82% of U.S.-based business aviation financiers and private jet brokers expect access to business aviation financing will increase over next three years; most feel rates are still attractive.

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Steve Costley is responsible for the overall production SpeedNews. Steve has over 30 years of experience with SpeedNews, now part of the Aviation Week Network. He joined the company in August 1989 as an Associate Editor and was named Managing Editor in 1994. He was also named Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of SpeedNews, Inc., in the late 1990s, and held those titles until Prism Business Media acquired the company from Gil Speed in 2006.