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IADA: Preowned Bizav Market Calming from 'Feeding Frenzy'

The number of preowned transactions and and aircraft under contract has slowed, but IADA members are optimistic that inventory and pricing are improving.
Business jet on static display by aircraft brokerage Jetcraft
Aircraft

C&L Aero Clinches Sale of VVIP Bizliner to Argentina

C&L Aerospace has completed the sale of a VVIP Boeing 757 to the secretary general of the presidency of Argentina for presidential travel.
Argentina VVIP Boeing 757 for presidential travel in flight
Regulations and Government

FAA To Designate Areas for Non-ID UAS Ops

The FAA has released a draft environmental assessment for areas where UAS can be flown without remote identification equipment.
drone lifts off with pilot in background silhouetted sunset
Airlines

Sustainable Aviation Group Demands More Government Support

At the Sustainable Skies event in the UK, industry leaders called for more investment and urgent action to meet the net zero carbon goal by 2050.
Jonathon Counsell, head of sustainability with the International Airlines Group.
Aircraft

Brazil Seeks More Gripens as Saab/Embraer Strengthen Ties

Further Gripen fighter purchases for Brazil were discussed at the start of the program, but now serious evaluations are getting under way.
Saab Gripen F fighter

Hands On: Garmin D2 Mach 1 Aviation Watch

Garmin's latest aviation watch, the D2 Mach 1, adds a lot of new features and looks great too.
Garmin D2 Mach 1 aviation watch
Maintenance and Modifications

Aerocare Completes First Embraer Praetor 600 Repaint

Aerocare Aviation Services Limited completed its first full repainting of an Embraer Praetor 600 aircraft at its expanded paint facility in Chester, UK.
Embraer Praetor 600 repainted by Aerocare Aviation Services Limited in hangar
Aircraft

Gulfstream G400 Cabin Tour Launches, First Flight Nears

Gulfstream is launching a G400 cabin mockup tour in the U.S. as it prepares to fly the first of the twinjets later this year.
Gulfstream G400 cabin

Fort Lauderdale Int'l Reopens after 'Historic' Rainfall

After enduring what was described as a once-in-a-lifetime rainstorm, Florida's Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport.
Private jets sitting on flooded ramp at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport

Argus Sees Bizav Ops Continuing To Slide from 2022

Business aircraft traffic was down 4.8 percent year-over-year globally in March with operations softened in both North America and Europe, Argus reported.
Embraer Phenom 300E in front of hangar door
Aircraft

Boeing Confronted with Another Max Delivery Disruption

Aft fuselages for the 737 Max supplied by Sprit Aerosystems are the source of another delivery disruption.
Boeing 737 Max family on airport ramp
Aircraft

SkyDrive Signs First Preorder for Private-use eVTOL

SkyDrive opened the order book to private individual customers for its SD-05 two-seat eVTOL, and Drone Fund director Kotaro Chiba was the first to order.
Venture capitalist Kotaro Chiba (left) views a model of SkyDrive's SD-05 eVTOL aircraft.
Regulations and Government

AINsight: Waiting for an FAA Letter?

Pilots awaiting FAA letters regarding medical condition reviews need to have some significant patience these days, given the complexities for such reviews.
Aircraft

VietJet Expands Service to Australia amid SE Asian Rebound

VietJet A330-300 debuts in Sydney as Vietnamese authorities project traffic recovery to 2019 levels by year-end.
VietJet's expansion into Australia has seen its Airbus A330-300s debut in Sydney.
Charter & Fractional

SETOps Event To Probe Market Opportunities in Europe

Experts explain how Europe could more fully exploit EASA rules allowing single-engine turbine aircraft to fly commercially at night and in IMC conditions.
Daher Kodiak 900
FutureFlight

Skyryse Accelerates Plans To Enable Automated IFR Operations for General Aviation

The company has moved into expanded headquarters in El Segundo, California, and is recruiting more engineers to bring its FlightOS system to market.
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FutureFlight

Electric Motor Supplier Evolito Joins Cranfield-led Hydrogen Propulsion Project

Evolito joins fellow UK companies Reaction Engines and Ricardo as technology collaborators on Project Fresson.
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FutureFlight

Regent Unveils Full-scale Mock-up of Viceroy 12-Passenger Sea Glider

The start-up also announced that it has selected EP Systems and MagicAll to supply the batteries and electric motors for the sea glider.
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FutureFlight

Xwing Begins FAA Certification Process for ‘Superpilot’ Autonomous Flight System

Autonomous aviation pioneer Xwing says it has formally begun the FAA approval process for its 'Superpilot' autonomous flight control system, which the company plans to use for pilotless cargo delivery flights in the U.S.
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FutureFlight

SkyDrive Signs First Private-use Preorder for SD-05 eVTOL Aircraft

Venture capitalist Kotaro Chiba was the company's first investor and expects to pilot the two-seat vehicle himself for personal transportation.
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FutureFlight

Dutch Start-up Maeve Unveils Plans For All-Electric Regional Airliner

The company is starting conceptual design work for an initial 44-passenger aircraft with a projected range of 460 km (250 nmi) that it says could reopen abandoned short-haul air services.
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Sustainability and Environment

EBACE Keynoters To Mix Racing, Bizav, and Sustainability

F1 executives Toto and Susie Wolff will highlight sustainability in racing and business aviation during the keynote session at EBACE 2023 in Geneva.
Susie Wolff and Toto Wolff

Former Gulfstream President Larry Flynn Flies West

Larry Flynn, inducted as a Living Legend in Aviation in 2020, died on April 12 following a battle with cancer at the age of 71.
Larry Flynn looking out window in Gulfstream business jet
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Summit Aviation Breaks Ground on Yellowstone Facility

Summit Aviation will soon begin construction on its complex at Montana's Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport.
Artist rendering of Summit Aviation's new headquarters at KBZN

Foley: Bombardier Proving Ability as Pure-play OEM

Slimming down to a bizjet maker with $9 billion in debt could have imperiled Bombardier, but the OEM is showing resiliency, Brian Foley Associates said.
bottom view of Bombardier Global 7500 in flight over clouds
Cabin Interior and Electronics

JetMS Opening Aircraft Interiors Facility in Lithuania

JetMS Holdings is opening a more than 75,000-sq-ft aircraft interior fabrication and installation facility in Kaunas, Lithuania.
JetMS Holdings new aircraft interiors facility in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Avionics

Proposed AD Expands Limits on Helo Radio Altimeters

The FAA is proposing stricter limits on helicopters with a radio altimeter operating in the presence of possible 5G C-band radio frequency interference.
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Aircraft

Dutch Start-up Maeve Unveils All-Electric Regional Airliner

The company claims battery technology will be sufficient to carry 44 passengers over 250 nm by 2029, with range and payload to increase in the future.
Developers expect the Maeve 01 all-electric regional airliner to enter service in 2029.

WingX: Easter Week Curtailed Private Travel

An early Easter holiday skewed business aircraft activity comparisons between 2023 and 2022 according to industry analyst WingX Advance.
Grandview Aviation Phenom 300s on airport ramp with doors open
Avionics

Options Grow for Civil Black Hawks

Remote piloting and HUMS join list of capabilities available for civil Sikorsky UH-60 helicopters.
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter in flight