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Vertical Makes Piloted Wingborne eVTOL Flight in Open Airspace

VX4 prototype flew under an extended permit to fly from Cotswold Airport
Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL aircraft prototype
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Air’s Uncrewed Cargo eVTOL Conducts Night Flight Trials

Undisclosed logistics customer will operate 550-pound payload vehicle under an experimental license
Air's uncrewed cargo eVTOL aircraft
Training and Workforce

Pilot Advances to G650 Line Through TAG Training Path

Operator supports business jet career path with in-house pilot development
Angel Wun in the cockpit
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Wash. State Legislators Approve 10% Aircraft Luxury Tax

Takes effect April 1, 2026, and applies to non-commercial aircraft
Washington state Governor Bob Ferguson
Accidents

Music Agent Shapiro among Six Killed in Citation Crash

Sound Talent Group confirmed three employee fatalities
NTSB investigator Eliott Simpson speaks at a press briefing May 22 2025
Aircraft

Beta's Alia CX300 Electric Aircraft Starts European Tour in Ireland

Flight demonstrations were conducted this week from Shannon Airport
Beta Alia CX300 aircraft flies along the west coast of Ireland
Engines

Scotland Backs ZeroAvia's Hydrogen Propulsion Manufacturing Site

$12 million in funding released to support Hydrogen Center of Excellence
ZeroAvia plans to produce hydrogen propulsion systems for aircraft in Scotland
Aircraft

Electra Says EL9 Wind Tunnel Tests Confirm UltraShort Performance

Tests involved a 20% scale model of the nine-passenger commuter and utility aircraft
EL9 scale model in MIT wind tunnel
Engines

XTI Names Powertrain Partners For TriFan 600 VTOL Aircraft

Three companies will help prepare for the integration of as-yet-unspecified turboshaft engines
Drivetrain for XTI Aerospace's TriFan 600 VTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Autonomous Merlin Pilot Wins Airworthiness Approval in New Zealand

Initially, technology will support reduced-crew flight operations
Merlin's autonomous Cessna Caravan is pictured in flight
Rotorcraft

Robinson Reveals R66 for Army Helicopter Training

Contender to replace the branch's Airbus UH-72 Lakota trainers
R66
Maintenance and Modifications

Turbulence Canceling Technology Could Make the Skies Smoother for Aircraft

Active control surface system cancels turbulence effects.
Shark 600 aircraft flying with Turbulence Solutions TCS system
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

NBAA Appauds Passage of Bizav-friendly Budget Bill

Majority of aviation funding would bolster air traffic control system
U.S. Capitol at night
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Arcadia Jets Supports Angel Flight West Charity Flights

Revenue from every sale is dedicated to support medical flights
Arcadia
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan Upgrades Falcon 900EX With New CMS System

Enhanced sound and 4K visuals added
Duncan Aviation
Training and Workforce

Dassault Systèmes and NIAR Open Wichita Research Center

Center supports prototyping, automation, and reverse engineering
Before NIAR develops the virtual twin of the B-1, it must first disassemble the entire aircraft and track every piece along the way.
Avionics

Jet Access Completes Third Excel G5000 Retrofit

Jet Access brings full-service approach to upgrade
The Garmin G5000 installed in a Citation Excel
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

French Bizav Group Presses for Reversal of Charter Tax

Solidarity tax has added thousands of euros to the cost of some trips
Tax session at EBACE 2025
Operations

UAE-based Falcon Group Signs Flight Support Agreements

Logistics group Toll has contracted Falcon to support government and defense missions
Falcon Technic's hangar at Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport
Avionics

PAG To Distribute Honeywell RDR-7000 Radar in Asia

Move facilitates integrationinto AW139 fleets operating across Asia-Pacific
IntuVue RDR-7000 Weather Radar System
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

NASA and Wisk Team on Autonomous Air Traffic Integration

Researchers explore autonomous flight in IFR conditions
Wisk Aero 6th Generation eVTOL aircraft
Training and Workforce

AINsight: Boeing 737 Max Crashes and Lessons Learned

“You cannot cut corners on pilot training”
Boeing Training and Professional Services
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Falcon Charter Fleet Pioneers Gogo HDX in Middle East

Initial purchase of five terminals was announced at EBACE 2025
Alex Jet and Gogo at EBACE 2025
FBOs

Signature Opens FBO at Gabreski Airport on Long Island

Facility debuts ahead of plans for full build
Signature Aviation
Safety

'Steady Eddy' Showcases Turbulence-canceling Technology

Active control surface system cancels turbulence effects
Steady Eddy on the floor at AERO Friedrichshafen 2025
Charter & Fractional

HansJet Launches PC-12 Membership Program in Europe

New access model targets 50-hour annual flyers
A PC-12
Rotorcraft

Leonardo’s Indian Distributor UVA Orders Two AW169s

Universal Vulkaan Aviation has now ordered seven VIP helicopters
Universal Vulkaan Aviation directors Harinder Commar and Aylin Yildiz with Christian Gras from Leonardo Helicopters
Charter & Fractional

RoyalJet Expands with Fleet Refresh and Market Growth

Abu Dhabi-based group is preparing to add Airbus Corporate Jets to its fleet
Royal Jet Boeing Business Jet
Charter & Fractional

Charter Remains Static in Europe Despite Global Changes

European charter leaders discussed range of issues at the EBACE show
 Yann-Guillaume Jaccard, CEO and co-founder of Simply Jet; Algernon Trotter, CEO and founder at Luminair; Julie Black, head of UK executive charter at Hunt & Palmer; Avinode CEO Oliver King, and Harry Clarke, head of insight and analytics at Avinode.
Aircraft

Diamond Delivers Hungary’s First DA62 MPP Aircraft

Hungary is “entering a new era of aerial reconnaissance”
Hungarian Diamond DA62 MPP