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Sustainability and Environment

Tradewind Aviation Goes All In on Carbon Offsets

Charter operator Tradewind Aviation has launched a new carbon offset program that will automatically add carbon offsets to all of its flights.
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Aircraft

Emirates Restores U.S. Service as 777 Cleared to Fly in 5G Areas

Following the FAA’s addition of three altimeter models cleared for use near 5G antennas, Emirates restores all its 777 schedules to the U.S.

Crewblast Aims To Provide Flight Crews Quickly

Crewblast is a new aviation technology company using a database and app-based system to quickly provide operators with flight crews.
Charter & Fractional

GrandView Aviation Relocating Headquarters

GrandView Aviation looks to continue building on the growth it recorded in 2021.
Avionics

FSF Calls for Quicker, Clearer 5G Safety Measures

FSF said it was concerned about the continued confusion and disjointed approach to the 5G rollout and urged more cooperation.
Rotorcraft

Enstrom Helicopters Shutters, Files Bankruptcy

Enstrom delivered more than 1,300 helicopters during its 64 year history.
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FutureFlight

Skyports Buys London's Falcon Heliport for eVTOL Operations

The advanced air mobility ground infrastructure group will use the facility in the heart of the UK capital to develop operating procedures and technologies for eVTOL vertiports.
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Aircraft

FAA Clears Three More Altimeter Models for Use in 5G Areas

New approvals from the FAA allow for 62 percent of the U.S. commercial fleet to perform low-visibility landings at airports near 5G towers.
Airlines

Airline Schedule Disruptions Continue Despite 5G Reprieve

Several international airlines have curtailed service into and out of the U.S. due to 5G safety concerns.
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Avionics

Latest 5G Delay Welcomed but Ultimate Solution Unlikely Soon

Wireless carriers agree to further 5G C-band delay near busy airports.
Aircraft

First Rafale Fighters Land in Greece

The first Dassault Rafales for the Hellenic Air Force have arrived in Greece, just six days short of a year since contract signature.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Web Manuals Promotes, Plans New Hires after Growth Year

Web Manuals recruiting 20 hires for its offices in Sweden, New York, and San Diego.
Accidents

NTSB: Learjet 35A Hit Powerlines During Fatal Crash

The Learjet 35A involved in a December 27 fatal accident struck powerlines and subsequently crashed about 1.43 nm east of Gillespie Field in California.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Awards $5M in Grants To Develop Aviation Mx Techs

The funds are awarded through the FAA's Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development Grants program.
Aircraft

Spirit Aero Now Offering Citation X FMS Software Update

Spirit Aeronautics is now able to perform the v6.1 software upgrade for Honeywell FMZ-2000 flight management systems in Cessna Citation Xs.
Maintenance and Modifications

C&L To Distribute Concorde ERJ-135/145 Battery

C&L Aerospace signs distribution agreement with Concorde Battery Corp.
Aircraft

Bidding Process Reopens for Piaggio Aerospace

Piaggio Aerospace extraordinary commissioner Vincenzo Nicastro has reopened the bidding process for the sale of the Avanti Evo manufacturer.
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Aircraft

South Korea To Sell Missiles to UAE in $3.5 Billion Deal

Korea Aerospace will convert four Dassault aircraft to improve air force reconnaissance.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

EASA's New Aviation Safety Plan Covers eVTOL Technology and Operations

The latest edition of EASA's European Plan for Aviation Safety covers the regulator's key strategic objectives over the period 2022-2026, when the first eVTOL aircraft are due to enter service.
FutureFlight

Blainjett Says Its Variable Pitch System Gives eVTOL Developers New Propulsion Options

The Delaware-based start-up's Dynamic Variable Pitch technology is being evaluated for Horizon Aeronautics' Hoverbike and for a drone being developed by Praxis Aerospace Concepts.
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FutureFlight

Lockheed Martin Backs Hybrid-electric eSTOL Aircraft Developer Electra

The U.S. defense and aerospace group has not disclosed how much it invested in the start-up during a Series A funding round.
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Airlines

Wireless Carriers Agree To Another 5G Delay

As international carriers cancel U.S.-bound flights out of safety concerns, Biden pledges "permanent" solution.

Asset Insight: Demand Favors Low-time Bizjets

Aging aircraft sellers are 'encountering remarketing' challenges.
Sustainability and Environment

Ross Aviation Joins the SAF Set

Ross Aviation's FBO at California's Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport is now the latest to offer continuous supplies of sustainable aviation fuel.
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FBOs

Cutter Aviation Consolidates at Texas Airport

Less than a month after purchasing an FBO at Texas' Georgetown Executive Airport, Cutter Aviation has done it again.
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Aircraft

Vertical Flight Society Grows Alongside eVTOL Industry

Growth in the emerging eVTOL industry is spilling over to the Vertical Flight Society, which saw its company membership increase by 20% last year.
Aircraft

Priester Adds Five Bizjets to Managed Fleet

The additional aircraft brings its managed and on-demand charter fleet to 75.
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Safety

Phoenix Air Gets First IS-BAO Remote-piloted A/C Nod

The International Business Aviation Council has issued its first IS-BAO Remote Piloted Aircraft System to Phoenix Air Unmanned.
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IS&S Appoints New CEO after Founder's Death

IS&S president Shahram Askarpour joined the company in 2003.
Airlines

U.S. Airlines Call for 'Immediate' Halt to 5G Rollout Plans

An Airlines for America letter to the FAA, FCC, and the White House warns of catastrophic consequences of 5G implementation on January 19.