Content Archive: July 2026

ATC

Modern Skies Coalition Urges $20B More for ATC Upgrades

Funds would build on $12.5 billion approved last year
Controllers work inside a control tower
Aircraft

Inside the Bombardier Global 8000 Flying Debut & Defense Strategy at FIA 2026

How the Global 8000 made it into the flying display and how it fits into the defense portfolio
Bombardier Global 8000 taking off at Farnborough International Airshow 2026
Training and Workforce

Airbus Helicopters Opens UK Training Academy

Oxford center trains pilots, maintenance technicians, and managers
Airbus Helicopters Oxford, UK training academy
Engines

FAA’s Rocheleau Admits Unleaded Avgas Timeline May Slip

Deadline of Dec. 31, 2030 may have to be moved if a suitable fuel isn't available
FAA deputy administrator Chris Rocheleau
FBOs

AeroAngel Opens Headquarters at Centennial Airport

Organization provided $2.7 million in donated flights last year
A jet taxiing at Englewood Aiport with buildings and the mountains in the background
FBOs

Jet Aviation Inaugurates Miami-Opa Locka FBO

The South Florida location had operated from a temporary facility at KOPF
Jet Aviation's new FBO at KOPF
Training and Workforce

U.S. Bill Would Open Student Loans for Aviation Degrees

Bipartisan legislation targets financial barriers to aviation education
The bipartisan WINGS Act, a House bill, would classify aviation degrees as professional degrees, expanding federal student loan access.
Regulations and Government

Darrin Smedsmo’s Freed Stinson on Display at Oshkosh

Airplane was detained after he made an emergency landing on tribal land
Darrin Smedsmo and his Stinson 108 airplane
Aircraft

FAA Approves Flight Tests For Heart's ES-30 Aircraft

X-1 demonstrator is cleared to fly at Plattsburgh International Airport
Heart X-1 demonstrator aicraft
Aircraft

LEIA Project Advances Hybrid-Electric Power For Aircraft Systems

EU-backed R&D builds on just-completed SWITCH program
Large Scale Integration Demonstrator of Hybrid Electrical Architecture