Les Abend
Contributor Les Abend is a retired airline captain on the Boeing 777, a contributing editor to sister publication FLYING Magazine with his Jumpseat column and the author of the novel Paper Wings. He also serves as an aviation analyst for CNN.
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NBAA-BACE 2024: True Blue’s new lithium-ion battery
A drop-in replacement for the 44-amp battery found in many small turbines, the new lithium-ion provides more power and weighs 50 percent less than lead-acid and NiCad batteries