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Rotorcraft

R44 Makes First Flight with MagniX Electric Propulsion

Tier 1 Engineering plans to build fleet of all-electric R-44s for organ transport using MagniX propulsion.
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FutureFlight

ZeroAvia and Monte Aircraft Leasing To Retrofit 100 Aircraft with ZA600 Powerplants

Monte Aircraft Leasing’s agreement to buy 100 ZeroAvia hydrogen fuel cell powerplants accompanies plans to retrofit Cessna Caravans, DHC-6 Twin Otters, and Dornier 228s.
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FutureFlight

Universal Hydrogen Signs Deal to Convert 75 ATR-600s to Hydrogen Power for Connect Airlines

Massachusetts-based Connect Airlines plans to fly to Toronto Billy Bishop Airport from several U.S. cities in the Northeast and Midwest.
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Aircraft

Universal Hydrogen, Connect Airlines Plan ATR 72 Conversions

Universal Hydrogen said it has collected a firm order from prospective regional carrier Connect Airlines to covert 75 ATR 72-600s to hydrogen power.
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FutureFlight

With First VoloConnect Takeoff, Volocopter Has Three eVTOL Models in Test Flights

The four-passenger VoloConnect has joined the smaller VoloCity and VoloDrone prototypes in flight testing.
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Aircraft

Eviation's Alice Electric Aircraft Could Fly to Small Towns While Cutting Emissions

Eviation's Alice Electric Aircraft Could Fly to Small Towns While Cutting Emissions
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Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Expands into Rotorcraft MRO

The Cleveland MRO sees an opportunity to serve the emerging eVTOL market.
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Maintenance and Modifications

General Atomics AeroTec Extends Service Center Contract

General Atomics AeroTec Systems was formerly Ruag Aerospace Services Oberpfaffenhofen.
Avionics

Elliott Aviation Completes First CJ2+ Fusion Install

Elliott Aviation also offers Collins Pro Line Fusion installs on Cessna Citation CJ1+ and CJ3.
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Sustainability and Environment

Gevo Teams with Google Cloud on Biofuel Verifications

Sustainable fuel producer Gevo has signed an agreement with Google Cloud to measure and verify the environmental benefits of next-generation biofuels.

Volocopter's VoloConnect eVTOL Prototype Takes to Skies

Volocopter's VoloConnect four-seat full-scale eVTOL prototype is now in flight test, joining the two-seat VoloCity and freight-carrying VoloDrone.
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Hermeus Eyes DOD Support To Bring Hypersonic to Market

Hermeus opted to pursue hypersonics, rather than supersonics, in part because the U.S. military is more interested in the faster speeds.
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Regulations and Government

Seizure Warrant Issued for Two Russian-owned Jets

A U.S. seizure warrant has been issued for a Boeing BBJ 787-8 and a Gulfstream G650ER owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
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Avionics

AEA Partners with NextOp for Veteran, Military Hiring

NextOp assists veterans and active-duty military transition into civilian careers.
Sustainability and Environment

ICAO Launches New SAF Development Assistance Program

ICAO has launched its new multinational Assistance, Capacity-building, and Training for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (ACT-SAF) program.
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FutureFlight

Lilium To Step Up eVTOL Program Expenditure Under New CEO Klaus Roewe

In a shareholders' letter, the company says it aims to have the basis for type certification of its seven-seat eVTOL aircraft fully agreed to by EASA by the end of 2022.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Deloitte Study Considers How Advanced Air Mobility Stacks Up as a Mass-transit Contender

The consulting group focuses on how eVTOL air taxi services will compete on cost and price points with ground-based alternatives and also with scheduled airlines.

Robert and Todd Duncan Reflect on How People Matter in Aviation - AIN’s 50th Anniversary

Robert and Todd Duncan Reflect on How People Matter in Aviation - AIN’s 50th Anniversary
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Charter & Fractional

Sino Jet Aims To Be Carbon Neutral by 2035

Hong Kong-based business jet charter and management company Sino Jet has pledged to be fully carbon neutral by 2035.
Charter & Fractional

Charting a Course for Charter Flight Coordinators

The Academy College Learning Institute in Bloomington, Minnesota, has launched a two-week, 40-hour charter flight coordinator course.

IBAC Awards Leo Knappen Bizav Lifetime Service Award

IBAC has awarded Bombardier's Leo Knappen with the first François Chavatte Award for Lifetime Service to Business Aviation.
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Charter & Fractional

Embraer: Long-term eVTOL Biz Case Hinges on Autonomy

The long-term viability of the eVTOL market will depend on the ability to adapt and certify the segment’s vehicles for autonomous flight.

Argus: Bizav Activity Continues Upward Surge from 2021

European business aviation operations were up 46 percent in May over a year earlier, while global flight activity ended up 17.8 percent.

Airlift Flies 800 Special Olympics Athletes, Coaches

This is the eighth time Textron Aviation has organized the Special Olympics Airlift.
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Airlines

Eurocontrol Pushes Back Covid Recovery as Delays Worsen

The air traffic management agency published a revised short-term forecast for European air traffic, as airlines and airports face serious staff shortages.
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Airlines

JetBlue Again Sweetens Merger Offer for Spirit Airlines

In its latest offer to merge with Spirit Airlines, JetBlue increases its promised reverse break-up fee to $350 million.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Inmarsat Prepping for Higher Speed Satcom

Higher speed satellite service, including coverage for higher latitudes and the Arctic, is coming from Inmarsat.
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Avionics

When GPS Denied, Honeywell Has a Solution

Honeywell testing has shown that alternative navigation technologies can mitigate denial of GPS signals.
FutureFlight

NASA Adds More Partners to its Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign

The program is intended to promote public confidence and accelerate the realization of emerging aviation markets for passenger and cargo transportations in urban, suburban, rural and regional environments
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FutureFlight

VX4 eVTOL Operators, Lessor, and Airports Group Plan Brazilian Vertiports

Brazil is emerging as a likely early adopter of eVTOL air taxi services, in part because of strong existing demand for helicopter charter flights.
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