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Sustainability and Environment

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Makes Inroads in Monterey

Since early 2021, Avfuel has provided more than 200,000 gallon of sustainable aviation fuel to California's Monterey Regional Airport.
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Avionics

FAA Updates Guidance for EFVS Operations

The FAA has issued an update of its previous 2018 advisory circular (AC) that provides regulatory guidance for operators to obtain EFVS approval.
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FutureFlight

Aeroauto's Florida Showroom To Market the Air One Personal eVTOL Aircraft

Air's engineering team is preparing to start hover testing the vehicle later in 2022, and the company is also working to secure the FAA's G1 type certification basis approval.
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FutureFlight

Shell Will Provide Hydrogen Refueling Equipment for Test Flights

The oil and gas company is investing in the design and production of hydrogen refueling equipment, including mobile units and an landside-to-airport pipeline.
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Aircraft

Marine Corps Plan Second Adversary Squadron

The Marines are planning to double the organic adversary force while extending Red Air training coverage to the East Coast.
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Aircraft

ZeroAvia Converting 2nd Do-228 for Hydrogen Testing

ZeroAvia announced today that it has started preparing a second Dornier 228 aircraft to serve as a testbed for the hydrogen-electric propulsion system.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Exhibit Showcases Electric Ambitions

At the recent Aero Friedrichshafen show, Rolls-Royce Electrica showed off its electric aircraft propulsion and storage systems it is developing.

JetNet NYC Summit Set for September

JetNet has scheduled this year’s annual iQ Global Business Aviation Summit for September 15-16 in New York City.
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Aircraft

Duncan Delivers 'Flashy' Red Cessna CitationJet

Toll Group NW's Citation 525 also features a complementary cabin refurbishment.
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Aircraft

AINsight: From Where I Sit

The hot preowned business aircraft market continues unabated, but the industry still must strive for balance to prevent a hard landing when it cools off.
Aircraft

Russian Transport Ministry Sees Sharp Drop in Air Traffic by 2025

A draft report prepared by Russia’s Ministry of Transport projects a drop in traffic of between 24 and 48 percent over the next three years.
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Aircraft

Boeing To Lose $1.2B On New Air Force One Jets

Delays and subcontractor bankruptcy plague new Air Force One project resulting in a $1.2 billion loss for Boeing.
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Aircraft

Airbus Chooses Thales To Supply FMSs for Future Airliners

Based on the PureFlyt product, the new Thales FMS system will appear in all A320s, A330s, and A350s starting in 2026.
Aircraft

FAA Awards Type Certification for Citation XLS Gen2

Textron Aviation has received FAA type certification and delivered its first production copy of the Cessna Citation XLS Gen2.
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FutureFlight

ZeroAvia Converts Second Dornier 228 for Hydrogen Propulsion Flight Testing

The 19-seat regional airliner could be ready to start flight testing with a combination of its turboprop engines and the company's ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain by September 2022.
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FutureFlight

Helicopter Operator Joins Plans For eVTOL Air Taxi Services in Los Angeles

Helinet is joining the Urban Movement Labs project, which already involves eVTOL aircraft developers Archer, Volocopter and Supernal.
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FutureFlight

Rolls-Royce Exhibit Shows Off the Scale of Aircraft Engine Maker's Electric Ambitions

Rolls-Royce Electrical's exhibit at the Aero Friedrichshafen show in Germany included the Spirit of Innovation electric aircraft, which recently smashed world speed records.
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FutureFlight

Emergency Medical Flight Operator Backs Manta's eVTOL Aircraft Plans

Avionord is the latest Italian private company to invest in Manta Aircraft, which is also supported by Italian government-backed CDP Venture Capital fund.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

EHang Told It Must Comply with U.S. Accounting Rules for Public Companies

The Chinese eVTOL aircraft developer acknowledges that it needs to meet SEC requirements for transparency in financial reporting to avoid the prospect of being delisted from New York's Nasdaq stock exchange.
Aircraft

Flying with Garmin’s G5000 Avionics in a Cessna Citation XLS

Flying with Garmin’s G5000 Avionics in a Cessna Citation XLS
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Training and Workforce

Red 6 Augmented Reality Platform Picked by Saudi’s Advanced Electronics

Augmented-reality platform developer Red 6 has signed a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia-based Advanced Electronics.
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Charter & Fractional

365 Aviation Unveils Jet Card Program

365 Aviation's 365Bespoke jet card program is designed for clients traveling within the European Economic Area.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Notes Strong First Quarter

Bombardier Aviation added another $1.3 billion in backlog to its order book in the first quarter of 2022.
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Rotorcraft

Helinet Joins L.A. Urban Air Mobility Partnership

Helinet will explore eVTOL applications to traditional helicopter missions.
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Norman Mineta, 'A True Giant' in Transportation, Dies

Mineta rose up from internment during World War II to become a widely revered member of Congress and steer the country through the 9/11 attacks.
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Maintenance and Modifications

AQRD Doubles Mx Space with New Hangars

Aerospace Quality Research and Development has added two new hangars, doubling the size of its base at Addison Airport in Texas.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan's Provo Site To Install API Winglets

Duncan Aviation's relationship with Aviation Partners extends to the mid-1990s, and will now see API blended winglet installations available in Utah.
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Fuel

AEG Brings SAF to Vienna Airport

AEG Fuels has partnered with an Austrian fuel provider to make SAF available to general aviation customers at Vienna International Airport.
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Rotorcraft

Bristow Acquiring British International Helicopter Services

Bristow Group to acquire British International Helicopter Services, a company that provides services to the UK military.
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Bizav Activity Sets New Records in April

While North American bizav flight activity had its strongest April on record last month, European activity surged by 74.8 percent in the month, Argus said.
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