Content Archive: June 2025

Airports

UrbanV Partners With eVTOL Operator FFG to Develop Vertiport Network

Test operations could begin in Rome during 2026
UrbanV's vertiport test site in Rome
Aircraft

Saudi Group Agrees to be Distributor For Joby's eVTOL Aircraft

Agreement calls for orders of up to 200 of Joby's four-passenger vehicles
Joby in Saudi Arabia
Charter & Fractional

Beta Makes First Electric Flight into New York City Airport

Energy cost for 45-minute flight into JFK was just $7
Beta Alia flying into JFK Airport
Security

Widening Drone Warfare Raises Airspace Risks over Russia

Osprey Flight Solutions warned of risks from Russian surface-to-air missiles at all altitudes
Aircraft

Goodyear Blimp Celebrates a Century in Flight

AirVenture 2025 to host two of the company’s airships
Wingfoot One, one of Goodyear's three US-based airships, flies over Akron, Ohio. The first Goodyear Blimp took flight 100 years ago.
Training and Workforce

JSSI, IADA Join Forces on Innovation Student Grant

Groups will award $5,000 grant for business aviation innovation
JSSI Chair Neil Book
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Parts, DAS Aviation Merger To Improve Efficiency

Combines component repair and overhaul and parts services companies
DAS Aviation component repair
FBOs

FBOs Prepare for Move at Saint Martin Airport

ExecuJet and Signature Aviation welcome the move to a larger facility
Business jets on the ground at Princess Juliana International Airport on Saint Martin
Accidents

Tail Rotor Failure Leads to EMS Helo Emergency Landing

All three aboard suffered only minor injuries
A screenshot from a YouTube video showing the rotorcraft in a residential yard
Aircraft

Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Starts Piloted Test Flights

First pilot-on-board flights featured conventional takeoffs and landings
Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft