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HondaJet Elite II completes Garmin Autoland flight testing, secures FAA type‑inspection authorization

Honda Aircraft has finished certification flight testing of Garmin Autoland on the HondaJet HA‑420 Elite II and received FAA type‑inspection authorization, confirming systems meet design and safety requirements and clearing the program for final evaluation by FAA test pilots — positioning it to be the first twin‑turbine VLJ with Autoland.

2025-10-15T12:13:00.649236-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Earth-independent AI: The Next Moat in Space Operations

2025-10-15T06:07:16.836143-07:00

Textron

FAA certifies Textron's Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 (with Garmin autothrottles) and CJ3 Gen2

2025-10-13T15:04:47.049460-07:00

AINonline

Camp Systems and West Star to deploy AI 'Operations Manager' to boost MRO efficiency

2025-10-14T00:40:36.663483-07:00

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FlightGlobal

MD Onboard aims to modernize in‑flight medical response for business aviation A business‑jet passenger developed chest pain suggestive of a heart attack while cruising at 40,000 ft, roughly 30 minutes from the nearest diversion airport. MD Onboard is developing modern in‑flight medical response technologies to support operators, heads of operations and safety teams managing such high‑stakes events.

2025-10-15T15:50:00.579196-07:00

MD Onboard aims to modernize in‑flight medical response for business aviation

Air & Space Forces Mag

US Air Force to lease land at five bases for commercial on‑base AI data centres The U.S. Air Force has identified five bases to lease land for commercial on‑base AI data centers, inviting developers to build facilities that will host hardware and services supporting Air Force AI programs. The service notice lists the sites and initial terms for developer engagement.

2025-10-15T15:40:47.545412-07:00

US Air Force to lease land at five bases for commercial on‑base AI data centres

FlightGlobal

FAA ambassador unveils AI career tool at NBAA to counter looming pilot and technician retirement wave Huge numbers of experienced pilots and technicians are set to retire within the decade, threatening an acute talent shortfall across aviation. In April at NBAA, FAA ambassador Jamail Larkins introduced an AI-powered career tool to identify, guide and fast-track candidates into pilot and maintenance roles to shore up the pipeline.

2025-10-15T15:24:30.574760-07:00

FAA ambassador unveils AI career tool at NBAA to counter looming pilot and technician retirement wave

Wall Street Journal

Trump Hosts White House Dinner Attended by Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Meta and Palantir Representatives President Trump hosted a White House dinner attended by representatives from major defense and technology firms, including Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon and Palantir Technologies. The gathering brought together senior private‑sector contractors and cloud/data companies for discussions at the White House.

2025-10-15T13:49:06.215855-07:00

Trump Hosts White House Dinner Attended by Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Meta and Palantir Representatives

FlightGlobal

HondaJet Elite II completes Garmin Autoland flight testing, secures FAA type‑inspection authorization Honda Aircraft has finished certification flight testing of Garmin Autoland on the HondaJet HA‑420 Elite II and received FAA type‑inspection authorization, confirming systems meet design and safety requirements and clearing the program for final evaluation by FAA test pilots — positioning it to be the first twin‑turbine VLJ with Autoland.

2025-10-15T12:13:00.649236-07:00

HondaJet Elite II completes Garmin Autoland flight testing, secures FAA type‑inspection authorization

AINonline

Innovative Solutions & Support becomes Innovative Aerosystems, pivots to advanced integrated flight systems Innovative Solutions & Support has rebranded to Innovative Aerosystems and repositioned itself to prioritise advanced integrated flight systems—bringing avionics, flight controls and systems-integration services under one banner. The change signals a strategic push to offer end-to-end flight systems solutions to aircraft manufacturers and integrators.

2025-10-15T07:04:55.238306-07:00

Innovative Solutions & Support becomes Innovative Aerosystems, pivots to advanced integrated flight systems

SpaceNews.com

Earth-independent AI: The Next Moat in Space Operations Earth-independent AI — autonomous, on-board algorithms that operate without relying on continuous ground downlinks — is emerging as the next competitive moat in space operations. By enabling real-time sensor fusion, autonomous tasking and resilience in communication-denied or contested environments, it shifts value from bandwidth to on-orbit compute.

2025-10-15T06:07:16.836143-07:00

Earth-independent AI: The Next Moat in Space Operations

AINonline

Web Manuals offers NBAA-BACE deals and free tokens for Amelia AI document-management Web Manuals is promoting Amelia, its AI-based document management tool, with show-only deals and free usage tokens for NBAA-BACE attendees. The offer aims to accelerate adoption among business aviation operators by lowering barriers to trial and demonstrating AI-driven maintenance and documentation workflows.

2025-10-14T21:44:59.542561-07:00

Web Manuals offers NBAA-BACE deals and free tokens for Amelia AI document-management

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