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Embraer Commits to Hydrogen Propulsion Trials, As Electric Flight Testing Begins

As part of its new commitment to environmental sustainability, the Brazilian airframer is increasing research and development investment in green technologies, and plans to fly a hydrogen technology demonstrator by 2025.
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Ampaire Starts UK Hybrid-electric Flight Trials in Scotland

The company's Electric EEL technology demonstrator flew from Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands to Wick on the Scottish mainland to demonstrate the potential for hybrid-electric aircraft to connect remote communities.
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Overair Lifts the Veil to Reveal Its Butterfly eVTOL Aircraft Design

The company says it will have a prototype flying in 2022, as it heads for FAA Part 23 type certification in 2025, and the start of commercial advanced air mobility services in 2026.
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AEG Fuels, Prime Trip Support Forge Alliance

Dubai-based Prime Trip Support and AEG Fuels have formed a partnership in which they expect to leverage each company’s strengths.
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Rotorcraft

Scared Passengers Sue Helicopter Operator

Passengers sue for mental distress after crew recovers from botched oil rig approaches, vortex ring state spin.
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Aircraft

Sun Air Jets Continues To Build Managed Charter Fleet

Sun Air Jets has added a Bombardier Global Express and Gulfstream G550.
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WingX: Business Jet Activity Continues Torrid Summer Pace

Global business jet activity continues to outpace its pre-pandemic 2019 levels, according to industry data tracker WingX Advance.

NBAA Encourages Members about Human Trafficking Fight

DHS and DOT are hosting webinars on the Blue Lightning Initiative that trains aviation workers on identifying and reporting human trafficking.
Maintenance and Modifications

Inflite Joins EmbraerX's Beacon Digital Mx Platform

Inflite The Jet Center answers more than 800 AOG and line maintenance cases a year.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Sees Revenues, Membership Jump in Q2

Revenues were up 113 percent and active members 47 percent for Wheels Up, which reported its first quarterly results since going public.
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Regulations and Government

Helo Pilot Charged after Airlifting Ice Cream Cake

Dairy Queen drop-in lands helicopter pilot in the dock.
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Taps Pro Star Aviation as Bizjet Service Center

MRO provider Pro Star Aviation is also a Pilatus authorized service center.
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ATC

FAA Proposes Class C Airspace over Harrisburg

The agency is hosting a public meeting August 18 to discuss changing the airspace from Class D to Class C over Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to increase safety.
Airlines

JetBlue Launches A321LR Narrowbody Transatlantic Service

The launch of JetBlue's new transatlantic services between the U.S. and Britain has boosted hopes for recovery as Covid travel restrictions start to ease.
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Avionics

Honeywell Nears FAA Nod for Aspire 150/350

Honeywell has become a value-added manufacturer of aviation terminals that operate on the Iridium Next network as it nears certification of Aspire 150/350.
Aircraft

Joby Powers Up eVTOL Program with $2B IPO

Joby Aviation today became the first U.S.-based eVTOL developer to go public with a flotation on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Avionics

Spirit Aeronautics Expands Services to Texas

Avionics specialist Spirit Aeronautics will operate from Baker Aviation's new hangar at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet It Adds first Canada-based HondaJet to Fleet

Following up on its announced plans earlier this year to expand into Canada, Jet It has taken delivery of its first aircraft to be based there.
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Regulations and Government

Infrastructure Bill Clears Senate with Aviation Funding

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act easily passed the House with up to $2.5 billion in GA airport funding, part of $25 billion in aviation funding.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Expands Honeywell Component Repair Services

The expansion is the final phase of an agreement Duncan Aviation entered into with Honeywell Aerospace earlier this year.
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Aircraft

Amazon Opens Cincinnati Air Freight Hub

After four years of planning and construction, Amazon Air’s Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport hub opens for business.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Precision Aviation Buys King Air Landing Gear Specialist

Precision Aviation Group looks for the Trace Aviation acquisition to expand its landing gear work.
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Bluetail Achieves Growth Milestone, Secures VC Funding

Digital business aircraft records provider Bluetail was launched 14 months ago.
FutureFlight

ZeroAvia Enlists Military Truck For Hydrogen Propulsion Ground Tests

The start-up's HyperTruck has been fitted with the 600 kW powertrain that it intends to use to convert 19-seat aircraft to hydrogen-electric propulsion.
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FutureFlight

Eve Partners with Kenya Airways on Urban Air Mobility

The Embraer subsidiary and Kenya Airways launched collaborative studies into urban air mobility operational models to support key markets in Africa.
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FutureFlight

Archer Seeks $1B Damages over Wisk's Trade Secrets Lawsuit

The intellectual property lawsuit between rival eVTOL aircraft developers has become increasingly hostile, with defendant Archer now seeking substantial damages from plaintiff Wisk.
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How Ampaire Is Building Its Hybrid-electric Aircraft Strategy

The ambitious plans for California-based Ampaire include fielding a fleet of hybrid-electric-converted Cessna Grand Caravan utility aircraft.
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Aircraft

Leonardo’s AW609 Tiltrotor Progresses Toward Certification

Leonardo’s AW609 Tiltrotor Progresses Toward Certification
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FutureFlight

JetPack's Speeder Joins Jetoptera and Other HSVTOL Contenders in Pentagon Challenge

JetPack's Speeder VTOL vehicle is one of 35 selected for evaluation by the U.S. Air Force and Special Forces in a challenge event organized by the Afwerx division of the Air Force Research Laboratory.
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Russian Government Backs Hybrid-electric Aircraft Developments

President Vladimir Putin viewed several of the new eSTOL aircraft programs being advanced by state-backed scientific research institutes and aerospace companies.
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