Content Archive: August 2026

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Beta Is Turning Its eVTOL Competitors into Customers

Component sales boosted Beta’s second-quarter revenue
Two Beta Technologies Alia CX300 electric aircraft fly over an airport at sunrise while an Alia A250 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft is parked on the tarmac below.
Aircraft

Beta's eVTOL Goes Hybrid To Fly Farther on Defense Missions

The MV250 is equipped with a GE turbogenerator that can produce one megawatt of power.
Beta Technologies MV250 hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft at Farnborough Airshow 2026
Training and Workforce

CrewBlast OS Opens Direct Access to Staffing Network

App access lets crew respond to openings immediately
A hand holding a smartphone against a white background. The phone screen shows the company logo
Regulations and Government

David Cummins Steps In as TSA Administrator

Tom Chapman additionally was confirmed for another term at NTSB
Transportation Security Administration Administrator David Cummins
Airports

Local Groups Band Together To Support Lakefront Airport

Groups point to $195 million in economic contribution
Burke Lakefront Airport on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland
Airports

New Jersey Airport To Close for Runway Repair

Project is expected to take a month, starting in mid-September
Aerial photo of KBLM
Charter & Fractional

LunaJets Reports Strong July Revenue Despite Soft Market

Company cites resilience amid Middle East tensions
Workers look at computers in an office
Aircraft

MEBAA: 100+ Exhibitors Expected for December Dubai Show

Organizers say Gulfstream, Bombardier, Dassault will exhibit in Dubai
MEBAA 2024 show
Safety

Li-ion Thermal Runaways on the Rise in Aircraft Cabins

Numbers are rising and the risk of a serious incident is increasing
Fire containment bag
Aircraft

Heart Aerospace Flies X1 Electric Demonstrator Aircraft

X1 demonstrator largest all-electric aircraft ever flown
Heart X1 flying over lake at sunset