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Rotorcraft

Bell Sells Three 429s to UK, Estonia VIP Operators

VIP interior can accommodate up to seven passengers
Bell 429 helicopter cabin
Charter & Fractional

ACA Warns Rising Costs Could Spur Illegal Charter

Air Charter Association is concerned some for-hire flights are circumventing rules
Aero Friedrichshafen
Sustainability and Environment

SAF Mandate Complicates European Bizav’s Green Intentions

Industry calls for changes to Refuel EU rules
Bombardier fueling with SAF
Charter & Fractional

Flight Time Limitations Pose New Cost Threat for Charter Operators

Europe’s charter operators face revised EASA pilot flight time limitations.
Woman on business jet
Sustainability and Environment

DLR Tests Experimental Vibrational Anti-Icing System

Technology to fly onboard clean-sheet, all-electric, ducted-fan gyrocopter
Future Vision S2TOL Jet Demonstrator at Aero Friedrichshafen stand
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Textron Aviation Expands Airborne Connectivity Options

Starlink now available for 560XL series, and Gogo 5G in a variety of Citation models
Starlink satcom for Citation 560XL
Sustainability and Environment

EU Court Set to Rule on Business Aviation's Sustainability Status

EU Court to decide if industry is “an environmentally sustainable economic activity."
Judge at podium
Training and Workforce

Aura Aero Eyes Military Training Contract For Integral S

Specific tender dependent on summer certification of tricycle-gear trainer
Red Integral S on ground
Fuel

AINsight: Fuel Crisis Could Be Tough Test for Bizav

Charter operators incur sharps spike in fuel costs
Aero Friedrichshafen panel
Aircraft

Electron Targets 2027 Flight For E5 Electric Prototype

Full-scale all-electric aircraft will feature recent design revisions
Electron E5 aircraft graphic