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DENTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--M1 Support Services (“M1”) announced today that the UND Aerospace Foundation (“UNDAF”) has joined Team M1 to bring unmatched academic perspective and flight training expertise to the Army’s Flight School Next (“FSN”) program. FSN is an innovative Army initiative designed to improve student pilot proficiency while reducing costs with a turn-key Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated (“COCO”) service. The UND Aerospace Foundation is the not-for-profit support organi...

URBANA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frasca International, Inc., a FlightSafety International company and leader in flight simulation, today announced that Hanseo University in South Korea is expanding its aviation program with a new Level 5 Cessna 172 Flight Training Device (FTD), the seventh Frasca device to join the university’s fleet. Hanseo University’s school of Aeronautical Science recognized by the Korean University Accreditation Institute as the nation’s first Specialized University for Trai...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Airgain signs partnership agreement with U.S. based telecom systems integrator to support the rollout of Lighthouse™ Smart 5G NCR nationwide....

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NetJets, the global leader in private aviation, and Starlink have entered into an agreement to bring high-speed in-flight connectivity to 600 aircraft across NetJets’ global fleet by the end of 2026, unlocking a new level of productivity and exceptional travel experiences in the air. “This agreement with Starlink positions NetJets to continue delivering exceptional travel experiences for our Owners and their guests,” said Patrick Gallagher, President, NetJets Av...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsara Inc. ("Samsara") (NYSE: IOT), the pioneer of the Connected Operations® Platform, today announced new impactful results with Swissport, the global leader in airport ground operations, air cargo services, and airport hospitality. To establish an even higher standard for operations in the high-stakes aviation ground handling industry, Swissport North America leveraged Samsara's AI-powered platform and achieved impressive results, including a 60% reduction in...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN), the leading all-in-one business travel, payments, and expense management platform, today unveiled its upgraded multi-city booking experience, designed to handle the most complex travel scenarios. Building on a major engineering breakthrough, the new functionality ensures travelers no longer need to rely on human travel agents for complex trips. Multi-city booking is a significant engineering challenge. Any online booking tool must ingest...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), today announced the signing of an agreement with Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) under which the parties will collaborate to accelerate the deployment of electric air taxis across the Kingdom. Under this collaboration, GACA and Archer plan to work to establish a regulatory pathway for the introduction and scale-up of eVTOL air taxi operations in the Kingdom. This framework is planned to align with the...

MINNETONKA, Minn. & REHOVOT, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Powered by Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) technology, Airbus is producing more than 25,000 flight-ready 3D-printed parts annually, transforming how aircraft are built and maintained across its global fleet. Evolving from its first part, a spare crew seat component, Airbus has embraced additive manufacturing, taking it to new heights with more than 200,000 certified Stratasys polymer parts now in active service. Recent data shows that the implement...

WEST HARRISON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sky Harbour Group Corporation (NYSE: SKYH, SKYH WS) (“SHG” or the “Company”), an airport infrastructure company building the first nationwide network of Home Base Operator (“HBO”) campuses for business aircraft, today announced that the City of Fort Worth has authorized the execution of a ground lease agreement for the development of a Sky Harbour HBO campus at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW). The Sky Harbour campus will serve as a home base...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kingswood Capital Management, LP (together with its affiliates, “Kingswood”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Safran Passenger Innovations (“SPI” or the “Company”) from Safran, an international high-tech company operating in the aviation, defense, and space markets. SPI is a leading global provider of in-flight entertainment and connectivity solutions for airlines and airplane manufacturers worldwide. Matt Smith will contin...