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U.S. First Lady Jill Biden Visits Beta Technologies To Highlight Efforts To Build Clean-energy Workforce

U.S. First Lady Jill Biden and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona made a visit to Beta Technologies in Vermont this week to see how the electric aviation company is investing in educational opportunities and workforce development.
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FutureFlight

Volocopter Opens eVTOL Aircraft Manufacturing Facility in Germany

The large hangar at the company's airfield base in Bruchsal will be used to manufacture carbon fiber parts and electric propulsion units, as well as for final assembly of its family of eVTOL vehicles.
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FutureFlight

Stirling Dynamics Joins Hanwha in Developing Actuators for Vertical's VX4 eVTOL Aircraft

Hanwha Aerospace is joining forces with advanced engineering company Stirling Dynamics to produce a key component of Vertical Aerospace’s four-seat eVTOL air taxi. 
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FutureFlight

Revolution.Aero Event Promises Reality Check on Advanced Air Mobility

Organizers of the biannual conference will stage their European edition in Dublin on April 25-26.
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FutureFlight

Horizon Aircraft's Cavorite X5 eVTOL Technology Demonstrator Begins Wind Tunnel Testing

Newly released video from Horizon Aircraft shows the company’s half-scale Cavorite X5 eVTOL technology demonstrator conducting its first transition flight tests at the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel in Oshawa, Ontario.
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Engines

Bird Ingestion Test Rule Stems from ‘Miracle on Hudson’

FAA bird ingestion certification test requirements were updated to ensure turbofan engines can ingest the largest medium flocking bird without a failing.
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Training and Workforce

CAE Inaugurates First U.S. West Coast Bizav Training Center

For CAE, its new facility in Las Vegas represents its first expansion to the Western U.S.
CAE president and CEO Marc Parent (center) cuts ribbon alongside colleagues during Las Vegas Training center inauguration
Charter & Fractional

Volato Floats $25 Million Debt Offering

Fractional provider Volato is raising $25 million to finance more HondaJets.
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Airlines

Airlines Win Legal Challenge to Schiphol Flight Caps

A Dutch court overruled a government plan to cut Amsterdam Schiphol airport’s annual flight limit to 460,000 from November.
Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam
Regulations and Government

NBAA, GAMA Seek Restoration of Bizav En Route CPDLC

The use of en route datalink benefits safety, and business aviation operators should have full access to these services, according to NBAA and GAMA.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens Aerospace To Perform In-house Hydrostatic Testing

Stevens Aerospace has been approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation to perform hydrostatic cylinder testing at its Nashville, Tennessee facility.
Oxygen cylinder being placed in a hydrostatic testing water-jacket
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet East Opens North Carolina MRO

Jet East has opened a new full-service MRO facility at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina.
Aerial view of new Jet East facilities at Statesville Regional Airport
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Prizm Aircraft Products Names First European Dealer

Atlas Air Services named as first European dealer for Prizm Aircraft Products line of LED cabin lighting and window shade products.
Citation Excel Interior with Prizm lighting
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan Aviation Delivers Fully-custom Falcon 900EX

Duncan Aviation recently delivered a fully-transformed Falcon 900EX for an undisclosed customer.
cabin of upgraded Falcon 900EX by Duncan Aviation

Denise Wilson Launches Citation Jet Consultancy

Denise Wilson, an aviator, entrepreneur, jet sales broker, and acquisition consultant, has launched The Jet Agent, where she serves as president.
Denise Wilson founder and president of The Jet Agent in aircraft hangar with business jets in background
FBOs

Atlantic Completes Integration of Hawaiian Locations

The six former Air Service Hawaii locations are now fully integrated into the Atlantic Aviation FBO network following a series of transactions.
Atlantic Aviation refueller against a Hawaii background
Sustainability and Environment

EBAA Calls Greenpeace Report a Distortion of Facts

EBAA refutes a new report from Greenpeace which claims that business aviation's private jet pollution doubled in one year.
business jet on airport taxiway
Security

Sparrow Executive Jets Joins Effort To Combat Human Trafficking

Sparrow Executive Jets' partnership with the Blue Lightning Initiative helps expand the effort to combat human trafficking to charter brokerages.
Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign senior advisor Michael Camal speaks on stage at industry event
Airlines

Pakistan International Airlines' Pilot Roster Under Fire

Pakistan’s Senate Standing Committee on Aviation will form a subcommittee to probe the issuance of pilot licenses.
PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) Airbus A320 in flight on approach to Dubai
FutureFlight

Limosa Enlists BAC Aerospace To Step Up Canadian Certification Process for LimoConnect eVTOL Aircraft

The Montreal-based start-up, which is developing a design for a piloted vehicle that could carry seven passengers up to 150 miles, is looking to select an electric propulsion system supplier.
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FutureFlight

Folding-wing Landing Gear Are the Secret Sauce for CargoTron's Business-to-Business Drone Freighters

The Turkish-UK start-up is trying to raise $50 million to support plans to bring the remotely piloted PD250 hybrid-electric vehicle into production.
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FutureFlight

Flying Whales Picks Honeywell Generator to Power Hybrid-Electric Airship

Flying Whales has selected Honeywell’s one-megawatt generator to power its giant hybrid-electric LCA60T airship.
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Rotorcraft

Loft Dynamics Demos Airbus H125 360-degree Full-Motion VR Helicopter Simulator

Loft Dynamics Demos Airbus H125 360-degree Full-Motion VR Helicopter Simulator
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Maintenance and Modifications

Welcome to Duncan Aviation

Welcome to Duncan Aviation
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Accidents

NTSB Questions Wind Report in Runway Excursion Accident

According to the NTSB, a Hawker 800XP that overran the runway in Aspen, Colorado, tried to take off in a tailwind that exceeded the airplane's limitation.
Hawker 800XP runway excursion at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport
FBOs

Universal Aviation Acquires Spanish Ground Handler

Following several years of partnership, Universal Aviation has acquired Andalucia Aviation's seven locations in Spain.
Universal Aviation Spain ground handler with business jet
Airlines

Eurocontrol Warns Flight Movements Could Stagnate after 2025

The number of flights in European airspace will recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2025 but growth might slow or even stop.
Various airliners parked at gates at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up 2022 Losses Revised to $555 Million

Wheels Up maintains strong cash reserves, plans reverse stock split to avoid delisting.
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Airlines

Air Transport Development in Africa Hinges on Collaboration

As African airlines lose a projected $213 million this year, efforts to liberalize go unfulfilled.
Rwandair CEO Yvonne Makolo
Maintenance and Modifications

USCG Taps Honeywell For Helo Radar Upgrade

The U.S. Coast Guard is installing upgraded Honeywell weather radar on its MH-60 and MH-65 helicopters.
USCG Airbus MH-65 Dolphin multimission helicopter in flight