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Regulations and Government

JetNet Summit Opens with SAF Optimism, Climate Pushback

Krahmer slams European Commission in climate panel
“Net Zero: Altitude, True Airspeed, Fuel Reserves, and Distance to Destination” panel at JetNet
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Pyka Raises $40 Million for Autonomous Electric Pelican Aircraft

Large-scale UAS has agricultural, cargo, and defense applications
Pyka's Pelican Spray aircraft is pictured spraying a field of crops.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Interpretation Disallows Remote Mx Supervision

Letter further claims that non-licensed techs must be watched 100% of the time
Duncan Aviation apprentices
Regulations and Government

JetNet iQ Summit Kicks Off with Focus on Future

Panelists asked about effects of war, globalization
JetNet iQ Summit
Engines

USAF Funds VerdeGo's Hybrid Powerplant Development

$1.9 million contract funds first production-ready VH-3 prototype
VerdeGo Aero's VH-3 hybrid-electric powerplant
FBOs

Clay Lacy Gets NBAA Nod for Infrastructure Sustainability

Company's facilities have been carbon neutral since 2019
Business jet refueling on Clay Lacy ramp
Accidents

Jury Awards $116M in Doors-off Helitour Crash

All five passengers drowned after autorotation into NYC's East River
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Adds Global Aviation Tech to Dealer Network

MRO provider will install Avance and Galileo connectivity equipment
Gogo Business Aviation air-to-ground Wi-Fi
Accidents

NTSB: Poor Pilot Training, Monitoring Led to Fatal C90 Accident

Pilot also violated company's sterile cockpit rules
Illustrated instrument panel of fatal C90 Accident
ATC

FAA Hits Controller Hiring Mark for 2024

Agency hired 1,811 controllers and plans to spool up to 2,000 in fiscal year 2025
Controller at Dulles International Airport (Photo: Bill Carey)
Environment

Minnesota Flight To Fly on Locally Grown SAF

Delta flight will highlight the region's SAF production chain
Winter camelina
Airlines

Nordic Seaplanes Signs for Elfly's Noemi Electric Amphibious Aircraft

Danish charter and scheduled operator could buy up to 15 of the electric seaplanes
Elfly's Noemi electric seaplane
Aircraft

Nexus eVTOL Progressing at Textron eAviation

Four-passenger aircraft could enter service in the 2030s
Textron eAviation Nexus
Aircraft

RAF Wedgetail AEW&C Aircraft Start Test Flights in the UK

Airborne early warning and control platform is based on Boeing's 737NG airliner
Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning & control aircraft
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Investors Agree to One-year Lock-up Extension

Investors are subject to the lock-up restriction until Sept. 20, 2025
Wheels Up King Air 350
Maintenance and Modifications

Empire Aviation USA Adds Mx Hangar at Teterboro

Expansion at Signature West at Teterboro builds on its presence in the Northeast
Empire Aviation USA (Photo: Empire Aviation USA)
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet To Build First Dedicated Fractional Terminal in Europe

Facility will be at the UK's Farnborough Airport
Artist rendering of Flexjet terminal at Farnborough Airport
FBOs

Oklahoma Genav Airport Starts New Terminal Build

The $3.7 million structure is part of a larger infrastructure investment
Artist rendering of new West Woodward Airport FBO terminal
Training and Workforce

Textron Aviation Machinist Union Members On Strike

Workers reject package that includes 26% wage increase over four years
machinist
Maintenance and Modifications

Schweizer Grants MRO Authorization to Italy’s Elicuneo

Boglietto-based helicopter service provider operates its own fleet of Schweizer 300 helicopters
(L-R) Elicuneo CEO Mauro Marino, Chief Flight Instructor Francesco Piazzolla, and Technical Manager William Silvani at Elicuneo's Boglietto helipad
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan Boasts 'Silky' Overhaul of Falcon 2000EX

Refurbishment features 'streamlined' look
Duncan Aviation
Airports

Chicago Airport Gets FAA Approval To Build New Tower

Gary/Chicago International expects to start construction next year
KGYY's existing control tower
Rotorcraft

SGi Becomes Leonardo AW09 Launch Customer for Indonesia

Company plans to offer medevac, cargo and passenger transport, and utility services
SGi signs for 10 Leonardo AW09 helicopters
Engines

Sora and Bath University Start Battery Tests for S-1 eVTOL 'Bus'

All-electric aircraft is expected to enter service with airport shuttle flights
Sora and University of Bath battery testing
Engines

GKN Expanding Swedish Engine Component Plant

The expansion will enable GKN to keep up with global demand
A GKN welder at its Trollhattan, Sweden aircraft engine production site
Safety

FAA Adopts AD on Tamarack Winglet Components

Directive mandates compliance with an April 2023 service bulletin
Tamarack
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Texas Aerospace Earns STC for Citation Battery Backup

The unit is a direct replacement for the Radiant CBS28-1
Texas Aerospace Technologies newly-certified TS28 battery back up
Training and Workforce

NBAA Rolling Out Customer Service Certificate Program

Program entails eight self-paced, on-demand learning modules
Environment

Connecticut Airport Selected for Future Energy Research Program

Program is a joint project between NASA and NREL
NREL's ARIES facility
FBOs

ExecuJet Adds Maltese FBO to European Network

The addition comes via an agreement with Executive Aviation Malta
Executive Aviation Malta FBO