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FBOs

Jet Aviation Adds Scottsdale Hangar

Jet Aviation now has nearly 90,000 sq ft of hangar space at its Scottdale, Arizona facility.
New Jet Aviation hangar at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona
Regulations and Government

FAA Floats Certification Path for Leonardo AW609 Tiltrotor

The FAA is seeking public comment on certification standards it has developed for the Leonardo AW609 civil tiltrotor.
Leonardo AW609 tiltrotor  in flight over company hangar
Regulations and Government

DOT Realigns Leadership with Trottenberg at FAA Helm

DOT COO and Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg is stepping in to replace Billy Nolen as acting FAA administrator, one of several changes DOT announced.
Polly Trottenberg headshot
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Canadian Engineering Firms Airhawke, Berletex Merge

Airhawke acquired Berletex Aero Design and intends to deliver "an enriched portfolio of options" in the conversion, completions and refurbishment markets.
Airhawke CEO David Vanderzwaag (left) and Ross Bellingham Berletex founder and v-p of customer relations pose with arms crosses
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Teledyne Wins Crystal Cabin Award for Cabin Air Monitoring

Teledyne is ready to start installing the ACES cabin air system in business aircraft and has introduced an app to help customers make the best use of it.
Teledyne Controls' Aces cabin air monitoring system app displayed on iPad in aircraft cabin
Avionics

Avidyne Introduces ‘Quantum’ Avionics Platform

Avidyne's new Quantum open avionics platform is designed to accelerate the development of advanced air mobility vehicles.
FutureFlight

French Government Backs VoltAero's Hybrid-Electric Cassio Aircraft with €5.6 Million Grant

VoltAero, which is preparing to exhibit at the Paris Air Show later this month, is increasing its capital base through a Series B funding round that is supported by Kawasaki Motors.
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Sustainability and Environment

SAF Startup Scores $22M in Development Funding

OXCCU, a new entrant into the sustainable fuel production arena, has earned funding to scale up its novel production process.
OXCCU founder and CEO Andrew Symes in test lab holding vial with tablets
Charter & Fractional

South Florida Part 135 Operator Exec Airlink Shutters

South Florida Part 135 charter operator Executive Airlink abruptly shuttered operations on Tuesday.
Hawker 800XP operated by Executive Airlink parked on airport ramp at sunset
Sustainability and Environment

Canadian Smoke Plume Snarls Northeastern Flights

Plumes of smoke from Canada's wildfires have caused historically poor air quality as well as low visibility, leading to delays at airports in the region.
Brooklyn Bridge in haze from smoke drifting south from Canadian Wildfires

Jefferies Estimates Pilot Shortage at 5,000 Already

Analyst Jefferies is estimating the industry has a shortfall of 5,000 pilots and that number will grow, despite a jump in pilot certificates.
Pilots in flight deck
Aircraft

Rohde&Schwarz makes the skies safe

The full range of aviation competence from Rohde&Schwarz features fully integrated, high performance and scalable trusted solutions
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Maintenance and Modifications

Solairus To Hire 100 Flight Crew and Mx Supervisors

Along with captains and maintenance supervisors, Solairus aims to recruit client aviation managers to lead flight departments.
Digital rendering of Solarius exhibit space
Maintenance and Modifications

Metrojet Completes Hong Kong’s First G650 8C Check

Hong Kong-based MRO Metrojet has completed its first 8C "heavy maintenance" inspection on a Gulfstream G650.
Tail and belly of Gulfstream G650 during heavy inspection
Regulations and Government

FAA Set to Publish eVTOL Pilot Training Requirements

The advanced air mobility sector needs a path to recruiting and training large numbers of pilots to fly new eVTOL aircraft.
AIN editor in chief Matt Thurber flies Joby's eVTOL aircraft simulator

May Bizav Flight Activity Down from 2022, Up from April

The May statistics from Argus Traqpak show a decline in bizav activity from the previous year, but an increase from April.
Cessna Citation CJ2+ takes off from Geneva Airport in Switzerland
FutureFlight

FAA Prepares To Publish Proposals for eVTOL Pilot-training Requirements

The U.S. air safety agency will release its plans in the Federal Register on June 14 and then allow 60 days to receive industry feedback.
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FutureFlight

Some Experts Say Best Use of Hydrogen Is Making Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Hydrogen is viewed by some as the fuel of the future for the air transport industry, but is it better used as a means for maker other synthetic eFuels?
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Aircraft

Jetcraft, Bluetail Partner on Cloud-based Recordkeeping

Jetcraft will include Bluetail’s cloud-based aircraft platform and services as part of each owned inventory aircraft sale the business completes.
Bluetail aircraft records dashboard displayed on iPad
FutureFlight

Moya Prepares To Flight Test Technology Demonstrator for Multirole Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

The Brazilian start-up is targeting applications including crop spraying and cargo deliveries for its all-electric aircraft, which will have a payload of 200 kilograms (440 pounds) and a range of 110 kilometers (70 miles).
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FutureFlight

FutureFlight Weekly News Roundup

A weekly roundup of significant achievements from companies and organizations working to transform aviation with new types of aircraft, propulsion systems, flight controls, and business models.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Airports Urged To Make Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Aircraft a Key Part of Their Future

Airport development specialist WSP is helping to ensure that gaps in long-term infrastructure planning don't stand in the way of new eVTOL and eSTOL aircraft.
Aircraft

Destinus Says Hypersonic, Zero Carbon Flights Are On the Horizon

Destinus Says Hypersonic, Zero Carbon Flights Are On the Horizon
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Avionics

Garmin GI275 Approved for Bell, Robinson Helos

Garmin's GI275 digital flight instrument has received FAA STC approval for installation in Bell 407 and Robinson R66 helicopters.
Garmin GI275
Cabin Interior and Electronics

SkyFive Targets Bizav with European ATG Connectivity

Broadband services newcomer SkyFive is targeting business aviation as a new market for its in-flight air-to-ground connectivity solution.
Thorsten Robrecht, SkyFive CEO
Airports

Gulf Coast Airport Fills Out Its Corporate Hangar Complex

Alabama's Gulf Shores International Airport has filled out its Southwest Corporate Hangar Complex, 15 years after it was developed.
New hangar at KJKA
Aircraft

Bringing Connectivity to a Globally Disconnected Fleet

Gogo Business Aviation’s new Gogo Galileo offering fulfills the company’s commitment to delivering reliable, high-speed connectivity to any type and size.
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Sustainability and Environment

German Protesters Damage Citation CJ1+ with Orange Paint

In the latest of a spate of attacks by European environmental protestors, a Cessna Citation was defaced with orange paint at Sylt Airport in Germany.
German protestors sprayed a Citation jet with paint at Sylt Airport.
Rotorcraft

Texas Aerospace Named European HeliSAS distributor

Genesys Aerosystems entered an agreement with Texas Aerospace Technologies to expand its HeliSAS distribution into European markets.
Genesys HeliSAS system installed in helicopter with pilot pressing button
Sustainability and Environment

Want Some Vodka With Your Sustainable Aviation Fuel?

Air Company, an innovator in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel market, has found a novel outlet for one of its byproducts.
Air Vodka