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Aerospace Accelerator Starburst Drives Next-gen Disruption

Starburst looks to cultivate new technologies in advanced air mobility and air traffic management among several other sectors.
Starburst founder and CEO Francois Chopard
Rotorcraft

Military Variant of Leonardo AW609 Appears Likely

The U.S. Army's contract award to Bell to develop its V-280 tiltrotor for an assault aircraft raises speculation of the AW609's use as an escort vehicle.
Leonardo AW609 tiltrotor aircraft
Aircraft

Aerospace Eyes Emergence from Depths of Supply Chain Crisis

While the supply chain problem has the aerospace industry grappling with parts and raw materials shortages, signs of relief are beginning to emerge.
Liebherr work on aicraft air-conditioning pack in Toulouse, France
Fuel

Saudi Arabia’s AviLease to Bundle SAF with Leases

The Kingdom is targeting 330 million passenger arrivals the same year.
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Sustainability and Environment

New Hall Three Delivers More Space and Less Waste

Paris Air Show organizers have built a large Hall 3 structure, while also significantly reducing the environmental footprint of the building.
The new Hall 3 at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft

U.S., European Defense Suppliers Play Critical Role in Ukraine

Upgrading aging Russian jets with Western hardware is now making a difference in the air war in Ukraine.
PSU F-16-02
FutureFlight

Norway's Elfly Unveils Prototype for Noemi All-electric Seaplane

Scandinavian countries could be early adopters of electric aircraft as their governments prepare to ban fossil fuel for domestic flights.
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FutureFlight

NASA Designates Boeing's Transonic Truss-braced Wing Concept As An X-Plane

Work to prove technologies that could reduce carbon emissions from airliner flights are being stepped up under the White House’s U.S. Aviation Climate Action Plan.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Offers Certified Pre-Owned Aircraft as a New Way to Buy a Jet—BJT

Bombardier Offers Certified Pre-Owned Aircraft as a New Way to Buy a Jet—BJT
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FutureFlight

Whisper Aero Reveals Concept for Ultraquiet 'Whisper Jet' Regional Airplane

Whisper Aero has lifted the curtains on a new aircraft concept known as the Whisper Jet, which utilizes a next-generation, ultraquiet propulsion system that the Tennessee-based start-up has been developing in secrecy for the past two years.
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Why Continuous Training of Employees Stays a Key Factor of Success - AMAC Aerospace

Why Continuous Training of Employees Stays a Key Factor of Success - AMAC Aerospace
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Maintenance and Modifications

AINsight: Solving the Mx Tech Shortage without More Techs

Too much aircraft maintenance is done just for the sake of it, not because it is truly necessary, and this ties up valuable mechanic time.
Aircraft mechanic at work

Turtles Fly Too Seeks Ride for Tally the Turtle

An endangered Kemp's ridley turtle needs to be flown to Texas from Wales, where it was rescued after being cold-shocked.
Talley the Kemp's Ridley sea turtle rescued in Wales
Aircraft

GE Aerospace’s Roadmap for the Future of Flight

GE Aerospace is developing technologies to reduce CO2 emissions for a more sustainable future of flight
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Safety

IBAC Rolls Out Online IS-BAO Course

IBAC has teamed up with Aviation Safety Solutions to develop an online course providing an overview of the requisite protocols for IS-BAO.
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Rotorcraft

First Production Grey Wolf in Final Assembly

Final assembly of the first production USAF Boeing-Leonardo MH-139A helicopter has begun.
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Training and Workforce

NGPA Holding Key Annual Convention This Week in Florida

Other annual NGPA events take place on the U.S.'s east and west coasts.
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Engines

Safran Aims To Double Helicopter Engine Production

Safran Helicopter Engines' new CEO says the company will double annual production to 1,000 units in 2024.
Safran plans to double its engine manufacturing output in 2024.
Fuel

China Flies First Helo with SAF

China's State Grid Space Technology has flown an Airbus H125 with a 40 percent sustainable aviation fuel mixture.
An Airbus H125 has become the first helicopter to make an SAF-powered flight in China.
Aircraft

Cirrus Aircraft Set To Go Public with Hong Kong Listing

The U.S.-based, China-owned general aviation manufacturer is looking to raise further capital for expansion plans through an initial public offering.
Cirrus Aircraft Vision Jet
Sustainability and Environment

Swedish Airport First To Switch to All SAF

Sweden’s Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport will become the first to transition entirely to sustainable aviation fuel.
Västflyg airplane at Sweden's Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Fokker Teams with Aviation Glass To Improve Cabin Windows

During the AIX show in Hamburg, Germany, the partners unveiled plans to upgrade business aircraft windows by replacing polycarbonate lenses.
Airbus ACJ330 cabin equipped with "RealGlass" technology
FutureFlight

FAA Consults Over Long-Awaited Plans to Certify Leonardo's AW609 Tiltrotor Aircraft

The U.S. air safety regulators approach to certifying the Italian manufacturer's tiltrotor appears to be closely aligned for long-awaited type certification plans for new eVTOL aircraft.
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FutureFlight

Electra Rolls Out eSTOL Technology Demonstrator Aircraft Ahead of Flight Testing

During an event at Virginia Regional Airport in Manassas, the company explained how it intends to bring a nine-passenger, hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft into commercial service in 2028.
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Avionics

Father of EGPWS Don Bateman Passes Away at 91

Don Bateman, who held multiple patents for flight safety-related products and retired from Honeywell in 2016, died on May 21.
Don Bateman
Regulations and Government

AINsight: FAA Medical Document Submission Improvements

Aviation Medical Examiners now have the ability to upload a pilot’s required medical documentation to the FAA website, saving review time for medicals.
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Rotorcraft

Passenger Nearly Crashes Helitour Flight

A viral video shows a passenger reaching for the rotor brake.
A viral video shows a passenger reaching for a rotor brake during helitour flight
Aircraft

Classic Lear Jet Moving into Bombardier Hangar

After sitting on a ramp in Florida for 27 years, Lear Jet 23-003, the first one delivered to a customer, is ready for restoration to begin.
Lear Jet 23-003
Regulations and Government

House Releases Sweeping FAA Reauthorization Package

The just-introduced House FAA reauthorization bill looks to address many key issues in charter, business aviation, and general aviation.
Aerial view of the U.S. Capitol building
Accidents

NTSB Reiterates Part 135 SE Exclusion Recommendations

After another similar accident, the NTSB again recommended that single-engine commercial ops be included in load manifest regs under FAR 135.63(c).
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