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Training and Workforce

Pipistrel Delivers First Electric Trainer to U.S. Flight School

Eco-Aviation Foundation receives first Velis Electro delivery
Pipistrel Velis Electro
Airports

Southeast U.S. Prepares for Big Hurricane Helene Impact

The storm is expected to strengthen before coming ashore this evening
NOAA map showing predicted path of Hurricane Helene
ATC

Watchdog: FAA ATC Systems 'Urgently' Need Modernization

Three-quarters of FAA's ATC systems are either unsustainable or potentially unsustainable
NATCA radar
Training and Workforce

Panel Explores Work-from-home Dynamic at JetNet iQ Summit

Accelerated by Covid, the practice has its pros and cons
Workforce and leadership panel at 2024 JetNet iQ summit
Environment

Denmark's Air Pax Tax Begins in 2025

New 'green tax' applies to aircraft with 10 or more seats
Aircraft

JetNet Survey Sees Bizav Industry Indecision

Many factors could be at play in the malaise
Rolland Vincent JetNet iQ founder and director
Aircraft

Embraer’s Eve Air Mobility Is Building Full-scale eVTOL Prototypes

Embraer is one of a few established aerospace manufacturers investing in eVTOL tech
Overhead view of Eve's eVTOL prototype aircraft
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan To Add Paint Hangar in Lincoln

The 32,500-sq-ft facility will build in flexibility for large and 'drop-in' paint jobs alike
Duncan Aviation's depiction of its 32,000-sq-ft paint facility to open in 2026 (Image: Duncan Aviation)
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Pulls Out of NBAA-BACE

Decision comes amidst a 5,000-worker strike
Textron on static at NBAA-BACE 2023
Aircraft

AOPA Appoints Darren Pleasance as New President and CEO

Mark Baker is retiring after leading the association for more than 11 years
Darren Pleasance
Regulations and Government

VAI Airs BVLOS Concerns For Uncrewed Operations

Organization favors performance-based standards for UAS operations beyond a visual line of sight
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk's Broomfield MRO Gains FAA Part 145 Approval

Facility can provide full-service maintenance for Beechcraft King Airs
Blackhawk Performance Center in Broomfield, Colorado
Aircraft

JetNet Summit Touts Leadership, Not 'Fairy Dust'

Amalfitano: 'You gotta do the work'
JetNet iQ Summit Day 2
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