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Rotorcraft

First Navy Class Begins Training in Leonardo TH-73A

Student naval aviators will now train in the Leonardo TH-73A Thrasher.
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Charter & Fractional

Luxaviation Unveils Real-time Travel Management Platform

Luxaviation's real-time travel management platform enables clients to oversee all aspects of their flight.
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Aircraft

Eviation's Electric Alice Takes to the Skies for First Time

Eviation's Alice flew for eight minutes, completing two circuits at 3,500 feet, during its first flight in Moses Lake, Washington.
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Safran COE Consolidates Electrical Design Expertise

Safran's focus on future electric and hybrid products is consolidating at a new electrical engineering center of excellence in Créteil, France.
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Rotorcraft

Accident Board Takes Fresh Issue with S-92 Main Gearbox

Issues with Vespel spline adapters continue to overhang S-92 main gearboxes.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Tamarack Signs MoU for Oxï-Zen Carbon Balancing

Tamarack Aerospace winglet customers will be able to buy carbon-balancing services from Oxï-Zen under an agreement between the two companies.
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Regulations and Government

BBGA Seeks UK Trade Body for Aviation Services

The aviation services sector needs a UK trade body to be more effectively represented, according to the British Business and General Aviation Association.
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Sustainability and Environment

Bizav Groups Release Policy Principles on Sustainability

In the run-up to a triennial ICAO meeting, business aviation groups have released policy principles to guide long-term carbon emissions reductions.
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Nolen, Ky To Join NBAA-BACE Keynote Slate

Nolen and Ky, alongside NBAA's Bolen, will discuss safety, security, sustainability, workforce and other issues of importance to business aviation.
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Accidents

AW139 Makes Emergency Landing in Louisiana

All survive after a Bristow medevac flight experiences cockpit smoke and loss of flight controls, resulting in an emergency landing in southern Louisiana.
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Aircraft

Boeing Marks Opening of Its Washington Additive Facility

Boeing held an opening ceremony for its new 3D printing facility in Auburn, Washington, on September 23.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Delivers 500th G650/650ER

In just 10 years since service entry, the 500th Gulfstream G650/650ER has been handed over to a customer.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Paves Way for AAM Use with Vertiport Standards

The FAA said the standards are interim and would change over time as more data is gathered about eVTOLs and their operations.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

FAA Approves 1st Retrofit Aspire 400 in Global Express

Honeywell's Aspire 400 SwiftBroadband satcom offers a smaller, lighter, and lower-cost system capable of safety-service ATC communications.
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AAM Leaders Say Certs on Track Despite FAA Reg Shift

AAM developers say the FAA has honored previous technical work when it shifted cert paths, but they are concerned about resulting operational issues.
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FutureFlight

Disjointed U.S. and Europe Could Lose Advanced Air Mobility Leadership to Asia, Warns eVTOL Leader

Michael Cervenka, president of UK-based eVTOL aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace told Honeywell's Air Mobility Summit that there must be alignment on policy, regulation and global collaboration.
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FutureFlight

Chicago Gets a Preview of an Urban Air Mobility Future, with India Next

Working with helicopter charter flight group Blade, Eve conducted a simulation of what its eVTOL aircraft could do for travelers in the sprawling U.S. city and its suburbs. Blade plans to add eVTOL vehicles to its network in America and India.
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FutureFlight

FAA Lays Foundation For eVTOL Aircraft Operations With Vertiport Standards

The U.S. aviation regulator has published safety guidelines for key advanced air mobility ground infrastructure.
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FutureFlight

Vertical's VX4 eVTOL Aircraft Prototype Makes First Hover Flight

An initial tethered takeoff marks the start of extensive flight testing for the four-passenger vehicle, which is expected to enter service with several major international airlines.
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FutureFlight

With New Funding, SkyDrive Unveils Two-Seat, Short-hop eVTOL Aircraft

The Japanese start-up's SD-05 all-electric vehicle is expected to operate congestion-busting flights of up to just 10 kilometers, when it begins air taxi services at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka.
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Sustainability and Environment

MEBAA Chief Sounds Alarm on Environmental Campaign Against Bizav

The Middle East is a vital cog in the global business aviation industry because of high VVIP aircraft numbers.
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Avionics

Bizjets Fly Better with Modern Integrated Avionics

Today's integrated flight decks offer significant safety advantages but there are some interesting differences between the various avionics manufacturers.
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Sustainability and Environment

Bombardier To Highlight Sustainability at Québec Airshow

Bombardier will be a major sponsor and exhibitor at this weekend's inaugural Volaria Airshow in Québec.
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Aircraft

Airbus Maintains Outlook of 700 Commercial Deliveries This Year

The European OEM will need to deliver some 320 airplanes over the last four months of the year to meet its target of 700.
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Aircraft

Pilatus Acquiring U.S. Aircraft Sales/mx Firm Skytech

Switzerland-based Pilatus Aircraft is expanding its U.S. footprint with the acquisition of Skytech, which has bases in Maryland and South Carolina.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Aerocare Expands Capabilities after CAG Acquisition

Aerocare Aviation Services' expanded capabilities include modified paint facility and investment in equipment and manpower.
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Regulations and Government

AINsight: Spin Cycle

The FAA's decades-old thinking on spin training needs a new approach.
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Sustainability and Environment

Atlantic Aviation Ups SAF Supply for UN Conference

With Aspen, Colorado playing host to the UN Mountain Partnership Global Meeting, Atlantic Aviation is bringing in extra SAF to meet anticipated demand.
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Charter & Fractional

Magellan Jets Brings Back College Tours Jet Card

Demand for the card has prompted the charter broker to revive it.
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Rotorcraft

French Navy Receives First Airbus H160 for SAR Duties

Six civilian-standard helicopters are being taken into service by the Marine Nationale in advance of the first deliveries of militarized H160Ms.
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