Universal Hydrogen’s De Havilland Dash 8 hydrogen fuel-cell-powered testbed flies its first flight using a powertrain that includes a prop designed and tested for the experimental aircraft by Hartzell Propeller.

Quality Aircraft Accessories (QAA) reopens an expanded Fort Lauderdale repair station focusing on maintenance, repair and overhaul of general-aviation accessories, principally magnetos and exhaust systems. After being shut down for several months for renovations, the Fort Lauderdale reopening features a larger facility and additional employees with revamped, modernized processes and the addition of welding services, primarily to accommodate aircraft engine exhaust system refurbishment.

ATP, a provider of information services and software solutions for the aviation industry, announces that its ChronicX solution has been named a winner in the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards program presented by the Business Intelligence Group. Currently in use on 25 percent of the world’s commercial airline fleet, ChronicX uncovers recurring defects and previously undetected issues at both the tail and fleet level.

SmartSky Networks, an inflight connectivity provider, announces that customer Davinci Jets is now its newest sales and installation partner. Through the expanded partnership, Davinci, a North Carolina-based aircraft management and charter firm, will equip more business aircraft with SmartSky’s capabilities, allowing an entire aircraft to stay connected in-flight nationwide.

LYTE Aviation, the world’s newest advanced air-mobility innovator addressing advanced urban mobility and connectivity, reveals its 40-seat (hybrid) eVTOL SkyBus and SkyTruck program. LYTE Aviation’s LA-44 design is powered by four conventional turbine engines running on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) complemented with four electric motors at the wingtips powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The SkyBus and complementary SkyTruck cargo variant, designed around a 4.5 tonne payload, is the accumulation of three years’ R&D. The result is a game-changing vertical take-off and landing vehicle designed to be five times more fuel-efficient than current helicopters.

StandardAero signs a long-term CFM-branded service agreement (CBSA) to support the CFM International LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines. Under the terms of the CBSA, StandardAero becomes part of CFM’s authorized maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) network for the latest generation LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines, providing a full range of MRO services to operators worldwide.

Tecnam Aircraft celebrates 75 years. Italian brothers Luigi and Giovanni Pascale started their legacy in 1948 by gathering four non-working aircraft engines in a flea market full of post-war machines. They assembled a working engine for their first legendary aircraft, the P.48 Astore, which first flew in 1951.

C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, announces the establishment of a new sales office in South Africa as Timothy Semetsing joins the company in the position of regional sales manager, Africa. Semetsing will lead sales and marketing activities in this region for the regional airline and corporate market segments.

On March 15, the FAA issued SAIB 2023-04. The SAIB alerts owners, operators, maintenance technicians and inspectors of an airworthinesss concern for Hartzell Propeller Inc. (Hartzell) and McCauley Propeller Systems (McCauley) propellers, specifically those returned to service by Trinity Specialized Services, LLC (Trinity) doing business as Specialized Propeller Services, LLC.

STS Aviation Services, the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul arm of STS Aviation Group, announces it has been granted UK CAA Design Office Part 21 Subpart J Approval. The issue of regulatory approval follows nearly two years of executing several complex aircraft repairs and modifications while building the experience and database for both legacy and next-generation aircraft types.