Content Archive: July 2025

Aircraft

Air One eVTOL Is Poised for Both Uncrewed and Private Pilot Roles

Early use cases include logistics operations with expanded cargo volume
Air One eVTOL aircraft
ATC

French Controllers Strike Disrupts Traffic at Multiple Airports

Aviation safety agency ordered cancellation of at least 40% of flights
Paris Le Bourget Airport
Aircraft

Embraer’s Praetor Deliveries Take Off in 1H2025

OEM increased its midsize bizjet deliveries by 86% year over year in the first six months
Embraer Praetor 600 on runway
Regulations and Government

Mexico Restricts GA Airport Access, Tightens Permitting

GA access limited to public use airports
universal aviation mexico hangar
Charter & Fractional

Volato Divests GC Aviation in Strategic Shift

GC Aviation, Part 135 certificate sold in $2 million transaction
Several Volato HondaJets parked on an airport ramp
Sustainability and Environment

Study: Private Jets Outpaced Heathrow Emissions in 2023

Private aviation accounts for about 4% of civil aviation emissions
Tail of Gulfstream in hangar
Regulations and Government

AINsight: Cancer and Flying, Part 2

FAA program allows many AMEs to issue medicals on the spot for pilots with stabilized cancers
medical implements
Aircraft

Cirrus Expands Grand Forks Manufacturing Facility

Cirrus Aircraft will invest $13M to expand the facility by 30,000 sq ft
Cirrus Aircraft
Accidents

Bizjet Accident Fatalities Soar in First Half of 2025

18 fatal turbine business aircraft accidents worldwide claimed 81 passengers and crewmembers
Learjet crash Feb. 10, 2025
Aircraft

VoltAero Finds Backers for Malaysian Production of Cassio Aircraft

SEDC Energy and ACI Groupe plan to take equity stakes in the French start-up
VoltAero's Cassio family of hybrid-electric aircraft