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Electra Set to Take Deposits for Ultra Short Hybrid-electric Aircraft

Blown-wing technology demonstrator conducted flight trials with Virginia Tech and Surf Air Mobility

August 14, 2025

Electra Aero EL2 technology demonstrator at Virginia Tech

Signia Adds Precise Flight to Aerospace Family

Company joins Hartzell Propeller and other familiar names

Maintenance and Modifications

August 13, 2025

Precise Flight birdstrike prevention

Bristow and Beta Start Testing Electric Aircraft Routes in Norway

Flights could connect the coastal cities Bergen and Stavanger

Charter & Fractional

August 11, 2025

Beta delivers Alia CX300 electric aircraft to Bristow in Stavanger, Norway

Japanese Airline ANA Expands eVTOL Air Taxi Alliance with Joby

Joby will fly its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft at the Expo 2025 event in Osaka this October

Joby eVTOL aircraft in Japan

Videos

How New Covid Travel Passes Make Trips Easier For Airline Passengers

How New Covid Travel Passes Make Trips Easier For Airline Passengers

Despite Covid, Air Transport Can’t Dodge Pressure to Reduce Its Environmental Impact

Despite Covid, Air Transport Can’t Dodge Pressure to Reduce Its Environmental Impact

Lessons to Be Learned From Engine Failure On a United Airlines Boeing 777 Flight

Lessons to Be Learned From Engine Failure On a United Airlines Boeing 777 Flight

February 24, 2021

UPS Extends Airbus A300 Service Life with Honeywell Primus Epic Avionics

UPS Extends Airbus A300 Service Life with Honeywell Primus Epic Avionics

February 10, 2021

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DOT Watchdog To Probe FAA's Spectrum Safety Communications

Big Beautiful Bill calls for spectrum reallocation

5G tower

NTSB DC Midair Hearing Panel 3 Covers Frequency Issues

Technology has not been deployed despite what many feel is an urgent need

Clark Allen, FAA DCA air traffic control tower

NTSB Hearing Addresses Complex D.C. Airspace Flight Ops

Helicopter routes around KDCA have no mandatory boundaries

Route of PAT 25 Black Hawk and PSA Airlines CRJ700

ADS-B Issues Didn’t Hamper ATC in DCA Midair Collision

Accident helicopter’s transponder was broadcasting

The former Baltimore-Washington Helicopter Route Chart

Waste Carbon to SAF Process Touted as Cost Breakthrough

UK start-up's CEO Andrew Symes expresses concern over deprioritizing aviation decarbonization

OXCCU's OX1 SAF plant at Oxford Airport in the UK

NTSB Opens Hearing into KDCA Midair Collision

Purpose is to find facts and not come to conclusions

DCA

Senate Bill Calls for ADS-B In and Out on New Aircraft

Bill comes as NTSB is set for hearing on January 29 midair collision

Regulations and Government

U.S. Capitol Building (Photo: Fotolia/trekandshoot)

DOT Watchdog To Probe Shift of Newark ATC Management

FAA moved air traffic responsibilities from New York to Philadelphia before outages

Newark Liberty International Airport

Boeing Commences 777-8 Freighter Production

Assembly of the first 777-8F wing is underway at the airframer's Everett facility

Robot arm operator Casey McDowell drilled the first hole into a 777-8 Freighter wing spar

Senate Panel OKs $1.4B FAA Boost, Rejects Privatization

Bill calls for trade policies to support manufacturers

Regulations and Government

U.S. Capitol Building

Porter Pilots Start Training on CAE’s E195-E2 Simulator

7000XR Series full-flight simulator features CAE’s Prodigy visual system

Training and Workforce

Embraer-CAE Training Services E195-E2 full flight simulator

Trump Nominee for ICAO Draws ALPA Fire

White House nominated former Delta Air Lines pilot Jefferey Anderson to ICAO rep role

Regulations and Government

The White House

House Panel Approves Budget Jump for FAA in 2026

House bill to provide a $23.3 billion budget for FAA in 2026

Regulations and Government

U.S. Capitol

ZeroAvia Builds Patent Portfolio for Hydrogen-electric Airliners

Start-up says it now holds 45 patents around its plans for hydrogen-electric powertrains

ATR72 regional airliner could be fitted with ZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric propulsion system.

What Shape Will the Next Generation of Airliners Take?

Part 1 of a series from new AIN Media Group title Leeham News and Analysis

A variety of new airliners are being discussed for the next decade or more.

AIN Completes Acquisition of Leeham News and Analysis

Premier source for in-depth aerospace and airline industry insights added to group’s portfolio

AIN Media Group and Leeham News and Analysis

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