Content Archive: February 2025

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Charter Flights Face Punitive Passenger Taxes in France

Rates applying from March 1 are up to 300% higher than previous passenger taxes
Business aircraft at Paris Le Bourget Airport
Regulations and Government

Steel and Aluminum Tariff Gives Aviation Industry Pause

Tariff does not allow for exemptions or exceptions
Unsplash steel
Regulations and Government

FAA Order Reverses Notam Acronym Terminology

No rationale has been provided by the FAA explaining the change
Notices to Airmen FAA search page
Aircraft

Testing Starts For Eve Air Mobility’s eVTOL Aircraft Prototype

As competitors drop out of the eVTOL race, Eve is pressing ahead.
Eve Air Mobility test aircraft with pusher motor running
Aircraft

EASA Certification Clears E-Freighter for Global Operations

Conversion of E190 passenger airliner now certified by Brazilian, U.S., and European regulators
Embraer E190F E-Freighter conversion
Regulations and Government

Japanese Regulator Confirms Certification Basis for SkyDrive eVTOL

Japan Civil Aviation Bureau has issued the G-1 document to the start-up
SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL aircraft
Rotorcraft

Lithuanian Start-up Takes New Approach to Emergency Air Mobility

Evacuation of Ukrainian troops from Mariupol inspired efforts to "reinvent helicopters"
Airvolve's air vehicle uses horizontal axis rotors
Accidents

Landing Learjet Crashes into Parked Jet in Runway Excursion

Accident took place at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona
Learjet crash Feb. 10, 2025
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Ascendance's Hybrid Propulsion System To Power French Drones

Ascendance and Delair partner on hybrid UAV for French DGA
Delair DT46 long-range drone
Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Service Opens Doors in Italy

The opening marks the company’s 35th global office
Air Charter Service