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Embraer Sees Progress on E-Freighter Project

The program expects to add more than a decade of use to aging E-Jets

December 7, 2023

Embraer E-190 E-Jet with new cargo door conversion

FAA ARC To Tackle Mental Health Barriers

ARC announcement came as NTSB holds summit on mental health issues in aviation

December 6, 2023

Jennifer Homendy

Europe's Free Route Airspace Opens Up Direct Routes

Free route airspace expansion has been implemented by control centers in Maastricht and Karlsruhe

December 6, 2023

Eurocontrol’s Maastricht Upper Area Control and the DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung’s Upper Area Control Center

The Fast, the Far-reaching, and the Future

A range of technologies forwarded in 2023

December 4, 2023

Bombardier blended-wing body demonstrator

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How WAAS Turned into a Must-have System

Once the subject of criticism, WAAS is on the majority of general aviation aircraft

December 4, 2023

WAAS locations (Image: the FAA)

Impatient eVTOL Start-ups May Have To Embrace Crawl-Walk-Run

Type certification remains an uphill task, as does building the advanced air mobility ecosystem

Regulations and Government

December 4, 2023

EHang's EH216-S eVTOL aircraft

Former FAA Head David Hinson Flies West

Hinson, 90, had amassed more than 9,000 fight hours on 70 types

Regulations and Government

December 4, 2023

Former FAA Administrator David Hinson, former FAA acting Administrator Robert A. Sturgell, and Russell Meyer, Cessna chairman emeritus (Photo: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)

Lawmakers, Industry Urge Senate Action on FAA Bill

House lawmakers stepping up call for Senate to move on stalled reauthorization bill

Regulations and Government

November 30, 2023

U.S. Capitol

Honeywell Launches Darwin Single-pilot AI Project

Project addresses minimum-crew challenges

November 29, 2023

Honeywell Darwin artificial intelligence project

Lawmakers Seek To Secure Use of Agriculture for SAF

Bills could expand SAF sources and educate on unleaded aviation fuels

Sustainability and Environment

November 28, 2023

Cornfield at sunset (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Virgin's SAF Transatlantic Flight is COP28 Prelude

The air transport industry aims to demonstrate SAF's potential as political skepticism surrounds UN gathering in the UAE

Sustainability and Environment

November 28, 2023

A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 flew from London to New York on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel

Azul Plans To Electrify Caravan Fleet with Surf Air

Brazilian airline seeks to convert 27 Cessna Caravans to electric power

Sustainability and Environment

November 27, 2023

Surf Air Mobility intends to convert Cessna Caravan aircraft to electric propulsion

Boeing Steps Up Flight Testing of New 777-9 Airliners

Its GE9X engines are the largest ever in commercial aviation.

November 21, 2023

Boeing 777-9 at Dubai Airshow

CrewBlast Launches SaaS Model for Efficient Crew Placement

Operators can integrate their internal contractor databases directly into the platform

Training and Workforce

November 21, 2023

STCs Underway for Klatt Works AR Oxygen Mask

The Klatt Works mask helps pilots fly the airplane in case of smoke in the cockpit

November 20, 2023

Klatt Works Saved Augmented Reality Oxygen Mask System on Boeing 777

Other Voices: It’s Time to Add to the U.S.’s Rich Aviation History

T&I Chair Graves encourages Senate to pass FAA bill

Regulations and Government

November 17, 2023

U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Missouri)

CrewBlast Partners with Clear and IdRamp for ID Verification

The advancement offers enhanced security and user experience

November 17, 2023

CrewBlast adds identity verification to its platform

Spanish Airline Commits To Operating Electric Aircraft

The regional airline will buy 10 electric propulsion conversion kits

November 16, 2023

Air Nostrum and Dovetail Electric Aviation

Airbus Lands More Orders For A350 Airliners

Emirates Airlines will add 15 more of the long-haul widebody jets to its fleet

November 16, 2023

Emirates Airline's Airbus A350-900 aircraft

Airbus's A350-1000 Airliner Soars at Dubai Airshow

Airbus's A350-1000 Airliner Soars at Dubai Airshow

November 16, 2023

Airbus A350-1000 Dubai airshow

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