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Engines

GE9X Flight Testing Evaluates Possible Future

The second phase of GE9X flight testing evaluated new engine parts that GE might use to improve the GE9X in the future.
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Aircraft

Airbus Commits To Ensuring A220 Meets Full Potential

Customer demands prompt range improvements and 180-minute Etops for the Airbus A220.
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Airlines

Air Baltic Pins Future Development on Airbus A220 Fleet

Latvian airline Air Baltic plans to double its fleet size by 2025 though it will need additional capital to fund the growth.
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Aircraft

Uber Announces eVTOL Partner at Elevate Summit

Honeywell also will.work with Jaunt to define its eVTOL's avionics, navigation, flight control and connectivity.
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Aircraft

CRAIC Collects 'Soft' Order Contracts for 200 CR929s

The Sino-Russian partnership begins finalizing a preliminary design draft for its planned widebody CR929.
Charter & Fractional

HeliFlite To Offer Initial UberCopter Flights

Uber estimates the flights from the Manhattan heliport to JFK airport will average between $200 and $225.
Rotorcraft

Safety Concerns Challenge Budding $17B U.S. eVTOL Market

Consulting firm Deloitte sees $17 billion U.S. eVTOL market by 2040; but 80 percent of those surveyed say vehicles unsafe
Avionics

Pilots, OEMs Dealing with Collins GPS Issue

The Collins GPS outage is disrupting operations of aircraft equipped with certain GPS receivers, but it may be resolved soon.
Airlines

Ryanair To Establish New Airline in Malta

Plans calls for Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair to register up to 60 aircraft on its Maltese subsidiary’s AOC.
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Rotorcraft

EmbraerX Unveils New Concept eVTOL

EmbraerX's concept eVTOL features aft ducted thrusters and eight vertical lift rotors.
Aircraft

Trustee Files Motion To Dismiss One Aviation Bankruptcy Plan

the acting U.S. trustee in the ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of One Aviation motioned to dismiss the company's prepackaged reorganization plan.
Regulations and Government

Report Details Harrowing Bizjet/Glider Close Encounter

Challenger 300 crew estimated the glider flew past their right side at a distance of less than 100 feet, and they saw the glider pilot in the cockpit.
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Aviation Gives Thumbs Up to Traxxall Mx Tracker

Under the recognition, customers of factory-delivered Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft will have the option of a free year of Traxxall Mx tracking.
Regulations and Government

EASA's Rules for Drone Operators Level Playing Field

EASA's new rules for recreational and commercial drone operators enables the free circulation of drones in the EU.
Rotorcraft

Kamov’s Ka-65 Minoga Breaks Cover

A prototype or full-scale mockup of the Russian navy's new Ka-65 shipborne helicopter is in assembly.
Accidents

Indian An-32 Loss Increases Concern

Three An-32s have been lost in recent years in unknown circumstances
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Charter & Fractional

NTSB Schedules Roundtable on Alaska Part 135 Ops

The NTSB is hosting a roundtable at the University of Alaska in Anchorage to discuss ways to improve the safety of Part 135 aircraft flight operations.
Safety

AsBAA Concludes Singapore Safety Day, Plans More Events

The program has evolved over the last several years and the association is planning to extend it to new markets.
ATC

Airspace at Some 600 Airports Opened for Drone Use

The FAA has expanded the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability testing program to increase access for non-recreational drone pilots.
Avionics

Honeywell's Nex-gen Radar Selected By UAM Manufacturer

Honeywell's IntuVue RDR-84K uses electronically steered phased-array radar.
Regulations and Government

Sudden Cuba Restrictions Leaving Operators in a Bind

Rules grandfather pre-arranged trips for people-to-people purposes, but people won't be able to get there if booked through private aircraft or cruise.
Avionics

Collins GPS Receivers Suffer Reception Outage

GPS problems have occurred in some aircraft equipped with Collins Aerospace GPS receivers.
Aircraft

Vref: T-props, Phenom 300E Set To Hold Highest Values

Turboprop singles such as the Pilatus PC-12 and Cessna Caravan “have remained at an industry-low depreciation rate,” according to Vref.
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Accidents

AW109 Crashes Atop New York Skyscraper in Rain and Fog

Pilot, the sole occupant, is killed when an AW109E makes a hard landing and catches fire atop New York office tower
Airlines

South Korea's Domestic Market Heading for Turbulence

High speed rail looks likely to replace airlines as the main domestic transportation mode, though there are LCCs set to fight back.
Aircraft

Ampaire Demonstrates Hybrid Motor with Public Flight

The Los Angeles-based startup is using a Cessna 337 Skymaster as the testbed for its electric propulsion system.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Citing ADs' Effects, Tamarack Aero Files for Bankruptcy

Tamarack Aerospace said 73 percent of CJs fitted with active winglets have received free upgrades that Tamarack expects will resolve the EASA and FAA ADs.
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Training and Workforce

Program Aims To Better Odds Of Bizav Leaders' Success

The three-day Leadership Bootcamp is a partnership between ServiceElements and FlightSafety International.
Aircraft

Key Boeing 737 Max Supplier Feels Grounding's Effects

Spirit AeroSystems plans to cut workweek to four days for 6,000 employees.
Aircraft

Spotlight on the Forthcoming Dassault Falcon 6X

Spotlight on the Forthcoming Dassault Falcon 6X
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