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Maintenance and Modifications

New State Aviation Increases Portfolio with Finnoff

Finnoff Aviation Products has become the third light-turbine business aircraft services provider under New State Aviation Holding's umbrella.
Finnoff Aviation Pilatus PC-12 with 7 blade propeller on airport ramp

FLIGHT SIMULATION PIONEERS COME TOGETHER

More than 60 years after their founding, FlightSafety International and FRASCA joined forces, creating a seamless training experience.
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Accidents

Air Crane Lands on Pickup Truck

An Erickson S-64E Skycrane used the bed of a pickup truck as a landing surface after its right gear detached in flight.
Erickson S-64E Skycrane in flight near mountains hauling log on hoist
Safety

Ergo Blue App Adds Ships, Rigs Display on ForeFlight

Pilots facing emergency ditching situations during overwater flights can now view ship and oil rig location on the ForeFlight app.
Ergo Blue aviation safety app
Aircraft

AIA Chief Warns of Sustained Shortage of Labor

American aerospace and defense manufacturers headed to the Paris Air Show hold large order books but face continued supply chains disruptions.
AIA president and CEO Eric Fanning
Aircraft

Pipistrel Names Absolute Aviation as African Distributor

Pipistrel expands its presence in Africa with the appointment of Absolute Aviation as a distributer.
Absolute Aviation hangar at Lanseria International Airport in South Africa.
Sustainability and Environment

Sustainable Aviation Fuels: The Numbers Just Don't Add Up

A weighty scientific report raises doubts about net-zero alternatives to jet fuel.
sustainable aviation fuel
Airports

Commercial Aviation’s Hydrogen Play Poses Myriad Challenges

Hydrogen-powered aircraft programs attract increased attention and public funding, but the task of building a green hydrogen ecosystem will prove daunting.
Hydrogen propulsion
Airlines

European Aviation Faces a €820 billion Tab to Reach Net Zero

Europe’s airlines urge more incentives to help shoulder the cost of investments necessary to reach net zero by 2050.
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Aircraft

PLA Exercises Raise Further Fears of a Chinese Attack on Taiwan

The People’s Republic of China is intensifying intimidation of its island neighbor Taiwan.
Ground crew work on the third prototype of the Shenyang J-35 twin-engine fighter at Shenyang Aircraft Works in Northern China
FutureFlight

Vertiport Developer Calls for Advanced Air Mobility Investors To See Beyond Short-term Returns

SkyScape is planning for networks of vertiports across the Asia-Pacific region, starting in Japan and South Korea.
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Aircraft

Embraer Defense & Security Eyes European Expansion

Several important achievements for Embraer this year included receipt of the Final Type Certificate for the C-390 Millennium.
Saab Gripen F-39E
FutureFlight

Dufour Reveals Final Design for Aero 2 Cargo Drone, Flies New Prototype

Swiss eVTOL developer Dufour Aerospace has completed the preliminary design review for its Aero 2 hybrid-electric cargo aircraft and recently flew its third-generation prototype for the first time.
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Aircraft

Tecnam and Rolls-Royce Scrap P-Volt Electric Aircraft

Current battery technology is not cost-effective for commercial flight operations due to useful life limits, according to Tecnam and Rolls-Royce.
Tecnam P-Volt electric aircraft
FutureFlight

Tecnam and Rolls-Royce Drop Plans for All-electric P-Volt Commuter Aircraft

Rolls-Royce says it will now prioritize work on a new hybrid-electric propulsion system for regional airliners, while still supplying the electric propulsion system for Vertical Aerospace's VX4 eVTOL vehicle.
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FutureFlight

FutureFlight Weekly News Roundup

A weekly roundup of significant milestones and achievements from companies and organizations working to transform aviation with new types of aircraft, propulsion systems, flight controls, and business models.
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FutureFlight

Conscious Aerospace Steps Up Work on Liquid Hydrogen Propulsion for Regional Airliners

The Dutch start-up is working with De Havilland Aircraft of Canada to convert a Dash 8 Series 300 aircraft to use its Hydrogen Aircraft Powertrain and Storage System.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

FAA Seeks Comments On eVTOL Pilot Training Requirements

The U.S. air safety regulator has issued proposals covering training requirements for pilots of new powered-lift aircraft.
FutureFlight

United Airlines and Eve Plan eVTOL Air Taxi Services in San Francisco

Eve expects its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to be certified and ready to enter service in 2026.
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Sustainability and Environment

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Get First Corsia Nod

ICAO noted that sustainable aviation fuel produced in China, the Netherlands, and the U.S. are the first to be certified under the ISCC and RSB schemes.
Flasks of sustainable aviation fuel in lab
Regulations and Government

Proposed Ban on Popular Solvent Exempts Most Aviation Uses

The EPA seeks to ban most uses of perchloroethylene due to its toxicity, but would allow industrial and commercial uses, including those for aviation.
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Regulations and Government

Foreign Data Enhanced on En Route IFR Charts

The FAA will show limited foreign information on all en-route U.S., Alaska, and Pacific High/Low IFR aeronautical charts starting June 15.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Eases Rules for Aircraft Cabin Partitions

The FAA is eliminating the need for partitions adjacent to an aircraft's decompression hole to withstand large decompression conditions.
Business jet cabin with partition
Regulations and Government

House T&I Committee Unanimously Approves FAA Bill

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday voted 62-0 in favor of the sweeping FAA bill.
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen at the association's regional forum (Photo: Jennifer Leach English/AIN)
Aircraft

Norway's Elfly Launches Noemi All-electric Seaplane

Norwegian start-up Elfly says its all-electric seaplane can meet the country's impending ban on fossil fuel domestic flights.
Elfly's Noemi electric aircraft
Cabin Interior and Electronics

STG Aerospace Launches Flexible Cabin Lighting Product

At the Aircraft Interiors show, the company rolled out its The Curve lighting product for business jet cabins.
STG Aerospace's The Curve cabin lighting for business jets.
ATC

SESAR Deployment Boss Upbeat on European ATM Progress

Paris Airshow exhibitors stand to benefit from billions of euros spent on ATM modernization in Europe.
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Aircraft

Clean Aviation Projects Point to a Hydrogen Regional Airliner

Companies including Honeywell, Textron-subsidiary Pipistrel, Collins and Safran have taken lead roles in multiple European Union-backed developments.
H2Fly's HY4 technology demonstrator.
Avionics

Beyond Automation: How AI Is Transforming Aviation

Artificial intelligence isn’t only changing the way airplanes fly—it’s transforming nearly every aspect of aviation on the ground, too.
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Aircraft

Russian Aerospace Forces a Shadow of Former Self

Ukrainian defenses are exposing weaknesses in Russia’s air power.
Su-30SM-1