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Training and Workforce

AINsight: Marathon or Sprint?

While it's an employee's market, pilots should consult their own personal values before pushing employers beyond realistic thresholds.
Aircraft

Spain Buys More Typhoons to Begin Hornet Replacement

The new fighter aircraft for Spain will be fitted with ECRS Mk1 E-Scan radar, and will be based in the Canary Islands.
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FBOs

Hangar Developers Buy California FBO

Private hangar developer CloudNine has acquired Channel Islands Aviation, an FBO at Camarillo Airport.
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FutureFlight

Amazon Makes Second Investment in Beta, Following Alia eVTOL Test Flight

Beta Technologies has been conducting multiple test flights with its Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft, which can carry passengers or freight.
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FutureFlight

Tier 1 Achieves First Flight With Electrified Robinson R44 Helicopter

The company is using an electric propulsion system from MagniX, which is also converting several fixed-wing aircraft, as well as the new Eviation Alice model.
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FutureFlight

H2 Clipper Completes Simulated Wind Tunnel Tests for Airship Freighter

The U.S. company's current timeline calls for the start of test flights with a subscale prototype in 2025, followed by a full-sized airship in 2028. Both dates are a year later than the company projected in 2021.
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FutureFlight

Munich Airport and Airbus To Help Cities Establish eVTOL Aircraft Operations

Airbus is developing both an eVTOL aircraft called CityAirbus NextGen and its ZeroE family of hydrogen-powered airliners.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Vertical Flight Society Confronts FAA's Unwelcome U-turn on eVTOL Type Certification

Despite efforts by the FAA and some in the industry to play down the significance of recent policy changes governing approval for new aircraft, the VFS says, the FAA has mishandled the process.
Sustainability and Environment

Airbus Hails First 100% SAF-powered Helicopter Flight

An Airbus H225 earlier this month performed the first-ever helicopter flight using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel in all of its engines.
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FBOs

Signature Aviation Deal Raises Service Bar at ATL

Signature Aviation has signed a deal to bring private aviation-level services to airline customers at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
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Charter & Fractional

FAA Clarifies Continued Airworthiness Inspection Provisions

A new FAA notice clarifies recently revised inspection guidance for Part 135 and other commercial operators that use continuous airworthiness maintenance.
Charter & Fractional

Charter Broker Paramount Aims To Double Revenue by 2025

Paramount Business Jets topped $35 million in sales in 2021 and is projecting its revenue to reach $70 million by 2025.
FBOs

Modern Aviation Wraps Development Project on Seattle FBO

Modern Aviation has completed a major expansion and refurbishment of its Seattle FBO.
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Training and Workforce

FlightSafety, Honda Aircraft Extend Training Agreement

The extension means the training agreement between Honda Aircraft and Flight Safety International will last through 2047.
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Sustainability and Environment

New York Area Receives First Pipeline SAF Delivery

SAF transported via the Colonial Pipeline has reached a New York City airport for the first time.
Aircraft

Boeing Preaches Pragmatism in Setting Sustainability Priorities

Divergent views of hydrogen’s immediate potential have Boeing and Airbus at odds once again.
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Aircraft

Airbus’s New A321XLR Will Be An Intercontinental Narrowbody Airliner

Airbus’s New A321XLR Will Be An Intercontinental Narrowbody Airliner
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Regulations and Government

China Updates Five-year General Aviation Plan

China recently issued its latest five-year plan for general aviation, which aims to provide a “strong legal guarantee” for advancing civil aviation.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Launches New Turbogenerators for Hybrid Aircraft

Rolls-Royce is developing new-generation turbogenerator technology that will be the basis for small engines to power hybrid-electric aircraft.
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Engines

StandardAero Marks Honeywell Engine Milestone

StandardAero inducts 1,000th Honeywell HTF7000-series turbofan.
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Bizav Stronger Than Ever, Bolen Says at NBAA Forum

Speaking at NBAA's White Plains Regional Forum on Wednesday, association president and CEO Ed Bolen discussed the continuing surge in bizav usage.
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Aircraft

Metal Master Preps To Fly 2nd Flaris LAR-1 Test Aircraft

Metal Master readies second production-conforming Flaris LAR-1 personal jet for flight testing.
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Avionics

Yingling Named IS&S ThrustSense Installation Center

Yingling has been named as a dealer and authorized installation center for ThrustSense Autothrottle for the Beechcraft King Air B200 and B300 models.
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Aircraft

Universal Avionics Providing EVS Systems for Helicopters

Universal is providing panel and helmet mounted enhanced vision displays to European law enforcement agencies.
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Aircraft

Lufhansa Group CEO Sees Strengthening Yield Environment

Strong post-Covid demand combined with delays in aircraft deliveries will result in a much healthier airline industry, said Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr.
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Rotorcraft

Skytrac Transmits Real-time EMS Patient Data

Air ambulances equipped with Skytrac can transmit patient data via satellite or cell in real-time and live-stream video to remote physicians.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Web Manuals Partners with Aerofoil on MELs

The partnership with Aerofoil is intended to speed up the approval process for Web Manuals users needing compliant minimum equipment lists.
Avionics

Honeywell Appoints C&L Aviation as Channel Partner

Through the agreement with Honeywell, C&L Aviation Group will offer sales, installation, and repair of Honeywell avionics.
FutureFlight

Archer Resumes Test Flights with eVTOL Technology Demonstrator

The company is using a subscale version of its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to help engineers complete the final design.
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FutureFlight

EHang Expands Plans for eVTOL Sightseeing Flights in China

Several tourism companies in China and Japan believe they can launch sightseeing tours using the autonomous all-electric EH216 vehicle that EHang is working to certify.
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