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August 25, 2024

400th Cessna Citation Handed Off to Simmons Foods

Lucky Customer Gets Free Poster with Purchase

Textron Aviation has tendered the 400th Cessna Citation Latitude business jet to Simmons Foods, an Arkansas company. Simmons Foods has been a Citation operator for a while now, using their Cessnas to manage operations across their entire footprint. To celebrate lucky number 400, Cessna handed off the aircraft with a fun little bit of wall dressing, a banner featuring the new plane to decorate the Simmons Foods hangar.

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Latvian Man Extradited for Avionics Smuggling Scheme

Third Defendant Comes Forward in Several-Year Conspiracy

55-year-old Oleg Chistyakov was recently extradited from Latvia to Kansas City to face federal charges. He played a major role in an avionics smuggling operation, circumventing U.S. export laws to supply Russian customers. Chistyakov had two co-conspirators: Cyril Gregory Buyanovsky, aged 61, of and Douglas Edward Robertson, aged 56. These two men were both U.S. citizens and Kansas residents.  

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FAA Suggests New Cybersecurity Precautions

Cyber Attack Protections in for an Overdue Update

The FAA recently proposed an equipment, systems, and network information protection regulation. It is intended to standardize cybersecurity threat mitigation procedures. With the advanced security features in modern technology, it is hard to believe that flight operations could be outwitted by online attackers. However, the cybercriminal world is more expansive than ever, leaving any individual, company, or even government agency at risk.  

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Australian Airport Opens Hydrogen Refueling Site

AMSL Aero Builds Small Hydrogen Footprint Down Under

Sydney's Bankstown Airport has announced the availability of hydrogen on-site by way of AMSL Aero, a local firm developing 'emissions free' VTOL aircraft. The deal came with a partnership alongside Aeria Management Group, posting up hydrogen fuel cylinders at Bankstown to prepare for future flight testing using the novel power source. AMSL's Vertiia will be test flown on the hydrogen fuel next year, with an eye towards commercial rollout in 2027. For now, however, it doesn't seem like there's much demand for hydrogen in the area, but that will quickly tip once enough aircraft make their way to market. AMSL Aero is planning to build out a lot more at Bankstown than just parking a few cylinders th

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