Content Archive: August 2026

Charter & Fractional

LunaJets Reports Strong July Revenue Despite Soft Market

Company cites resilience amid Middle East tensions
Workers look at computers in an office
Aircraft

MEBAA: 100+ Exhibitors Expected for December Dubai Show

Organizers say Gulfstream, Bombardier, Dassault will exhibit in Dubai
MEBAA 2024 show
Safety

Li-ion Thermal Runaways on the Rise in Aircraft Cabins

Numbers are rising and the risk of a serious incident is increasing
Fire containment bag
Aircraft

Heart Aerospace Flies X1 Electric Demonstrator Aircraft

X1 demonstrator largest all-electric aircraft ever flown
Heart X1 flying over lake at sunset
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Vertical Extends Cash Runway with Fresh eVTOL Funding

UK group says it will complete Valo eVTOL’s critical design review this year
Vertical Aerospace at Farnborough air show
Operations

Ultralight eVTOL Joins 911 Response in Rural N.C.

Paramedic pilot reached one patient 20 minutes before the ambulance
A Pivotal BlackFly in Hyde County Emergency Services livery, N909HB, sits on grass beside a rural driveway.
Airports

GAO Identifies Gaps in Online FBO Fee Transparency

Operators can still call FBOs to confirm fees
GAO illustration of fuel vs fees at FBOs
Training and Workforce

ACA Hosts Intern Training Week at London Biggin Hill

Third annual event precedes students’ work placements
Students standing in hangar in yellow hi-viz jackets
Regulations and Government

Irish DoD: No Falcon 6X Capability Limitations sans EFVS

Alleged omission of Israeli co-developed FalconEye system under scrutiny
Black Falcon 6X at Baldonnel ramp
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Teams with Yacht Brokerage on Travel Packages

Partnership will offer end-to-end coordination, access to travel experiences
Wheels Up Challenger 300