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Enigma Looks to Aviation To Build UAP Sightings Platform

Engima Labs has created a mobile app to develop an empirical network of UAP sightings for researchers.
Enigma Labs UAP reporting app displayed on iPhone with pop-out giving UAP sighting account
Training and Workforce

CAE Wins Follow-on U.S. Army Flight-training Contract

The CAE Army contract is valued at $250 million through 2032, including option years, and encompasses virtual, simulation, and aircraft training.
Military personnel walking toward U.S. Army King Air on airport ramp
Accidents

Boeing To Face Criminal Charges Related to Max Crashes

A Texas federal judge has ruled that Boeing must appear in court on January 26 for arraignment on criminal charges over two fatal 737 Max accidents.
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Safety

Craig Erickson: managing safety for a large fleet operator

Craig Erickson, safety program manager for Solairus Aviation, explains how his company's safety philosophy helps Solairus be successful.
FutureFlight

Advanced Air Mobility Flight Test Site To Open at German Airport

Skyroads will use the Augsburg facility to develop its air traffic automation technology to support the operation of eVTOL aircraft and large drones.
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FutureFlight

Australian Government Funds Plans To Electrify Regional Airliners

Dovetail Electric Aviation this week was awarded a A$3 million grant to support its efforts to equip aircraft such as the Cessna Caravan to use electric propulsion systems.
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FutureFlight

NASA Teams With Boeing To Test Sustainable Narrowbody Airliner

The partners aim to build and evaluate a new concept for a single-aisle commercial aircraft that would feature a truss-braced, high-aspect-ratio wing as part of the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.
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Accidents

Maker of Defective Rotor Pin Agrees to $10M Settlement

A defective rotor pin triggered the 2021 fatal crash of a Bell 212 in Canada resulting in a worldwide fleet grounding.
Crash site photo of Yellowhead Helicopters Bell 212 main rotor blade A Strap and failed hub strap retaining pin
Aircraft

ZeroAvia Achieves First Flight with Hydrogen-powered Airliner

ZeroAvia's hydrogen-powered Dornier 228 flew for the first time on Thursday.
ZeroAvia's Dornier 228 hydrogen-electric prototype airplane first flight
Rotorcraft

Kaman Ending Production of K-Max Heavy-lift Helicopter

Kaman will discontinue its K-Max, saying production of the heavy-lift helicopter is not a "compelling" growth opportunity.
Kaman K-Max heavy-lift helicopter in flight carrying external load
Aircraft

Embraer Certifies Medevac Interior for Phenom 300

Embraer's supplemental type certificate for the Phenom 300MED was developed with the aid of Umlaut and Aerolite.
Interior of Phenom 300 MED
Training and Workforce

Aerocor Marks 150th Eclipse 500 Training Event

Las Vegas-area-based Aerocor has completed its 150th Eclipse 500 training, 50 for initial type rating and 100 for recurent training in the very light jet.
Eclipse 500 on runway
Safety

NBAA Seeks More Time on FAA's SMS Proposal

NBAA is pushing for an extension on the March 13 deadline for an FAA proposal to require charters, air tour operators and manufacturers to adopt SMS.
Ground crew member marshaling business jet on airport ramp
Charter & Fractional

Magellan Jets Opens Private Terminal at KBED

The private terminal is located at Laurence G. Hanscom Field, which serves Magellan Jets' largest market.
Exterior view of Magellan Jets' private terminal
Sustainability and Environment

Genav Groups Caution EPA on Transition from Leaded Avgas

In comments to the EPA's proposed endangerment finding on leaded avgas, seven general aviation groups cautioned on need for safe transition to unleaded.
100LL avgas being dispensed into piston aircraft wing tanks
FutureFlight

Vertical Receives Payment for First VX4 eVTOL Aircraft Deliveries in Japan

Vertical Aerospace says it has secured a pre-delivery payment from Japanese trading and investment conglomerate Marubeni Corporation for 25 VX4 eVTOL aircraft, making Marubeni Vertical’s first customer in Asia to back its VX4 orders with a down payment. 
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FutureFlight

ZeroAvia Achieves First Flight with Hydrogen-powered Regional Airliner

A 19-seat Dornier 228 aircraft with one of its turboprop engines replaced by the company's fuel-cell-based powertrain made a 10-minute flight on January 19 from Kemble Airport in the UK.
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FutureFlight

eVTOL Aircraft Developers Wisk and Lilium Make Leadership Changes

The U.S. and European companies are rebooting their C-suites with new appointments at the start of a critical year for the advanced air mobility sector.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Chief: 5G Brings 'Sharp Focus' on Need To Look Beyond Industry

FAA acting Administrator Billy Nolen said 5G underscored that aviation is inextricably linked to other sectors and can no longer act as a closed society.
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Engines

Safran Signs Support-by-the-Hour Contract

Yellowhead Helicopters operates missions for the forestry, mining, oil and gas, utility, and tourism industries.
Safran Helicopters technicians working on a Safran Arriel engine
Airlines

Lufthansa Offers To Buy Stake in Italy’s ITA Airways

Lufthansa has eyed participation in ITA and its predecessor Alitalia for years, and now appears to stand as the only interested party in the flag carrier.
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Sustainability and Environment

NASA, Boeing To Fly Truss-braced-wing Demonstrator in 2028

The Sustainable Flight Demonstrator partnership between Boeing and NASA aims to cut fuel burn in narrowbody aircraft by 30 percent.
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Accidents

No Witnesses, Video for Fatal Bell 407 Gulf Crash

NTSB preliminary report notes that no eyewitnesses or video exists in investigation of a Bell 407 that crashed on takeoff from Gulf Coast energy platform.
helicopter on helipad atop offshore energy platform
Cabin Interior and Electronics

STCs for SmartSky Hardware Expand To Falcon 900

STCs for SmartSky'a air-to-ground connectivity hardware already include business jet types from Textron Aviation, Gulfstream, Bombardier, and Embraer.
Dassault Falcon 900 trijet on ramp
Maintenance and Modifications

Aero Star Receives Mexican AFAC Repair Authorization

The Mexican repair station authorization builds on the company's FAA certification.
Embraer Phenom 300 on static display
Sustainability and Environment

Bizav Organizations Refute WEF Flight Emissions Claims

EBAA, NBAA, and NATA have co-signed a statement disputing Greenpeace's claims of huge numbers of private aircraft heading to the World Economic Forum.
business jets lined up on ramp

Bolen To Highlight Regional Advocacy in Chicago Visit

NBAA's Bolen is meeting with the Chicago business aviation advocacy group as the association kicks off its regional outreach program this year.
Ed Bolen (Photo: NBAA)
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer's Beacon Adds Vortex Aircraft Services

Embraer's Beacon maintenance coordination platform will help support Vortex Aircraft Services to expand its Charlotte, North Carolina operations.
Vortex technician working on aircraft engine
Charter & Fractional

Private-equity Firm RedBird Boosts Blade Stake

Redbird Capital Partners has taken a 5 percent stake in Blade Air Mobility.
Blade NYC
Aircraft

Ryanair’s Renewed Max 10 Talks with Boeing ‘Going Nowhere’

Europe’s largest low-cost carrier seeks Boeing 737 Max 10s to build the capacity it needs to annually fly 225 million passengers by March 2026.
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