Content Archive: September 2025

Aircraft

Business Aircraft Activity Heats Up Globally in August

Operations outpaced expectations in North America with a 4.4% gain
Flexjet Gulfstream G650
Accidents

CL604 Pilots Had 75 Seconds between Engine Warnings and Crash

With both engines out, crew landed twinjet on I-75 South in Florida Gulf Coast city
Accident
Aircraft

TAT Opens FutureWorks Innovation Center in North Carolina

Center will develop next-generation thermal management systems
TAT FutureWorks
Regulations and Government

CBAA Pushes Five Strategies for 2026 Federal Budget

100% bonus depreciation could safeguard Canadian competitiveness
Bombardier Challenger 3500
Avionics

Tamarack and ForeFlight Expand Active Winglet Data

Rollout begins with CJ2 and CJ2+ operators
A CitationJet in flight
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

NBAA Surveys Members on Drones for BVLOS Consultation

Business aviation group is preparing a response to FAA proposals
MightyFly Cento drone
Training and Workforce

Volocopter and Euro Flight Test Partner on eVTOL Pilot Training

Partners will devise training courses for eVTOL aircraft test pilots
EFT managing director Rolf Hellbutsch, Volocopter CTO David Bausek, and EFT managing director Peter Hemmert pose with a prototype of Volocopter's VoloCity eVTOL aircraft.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Amprius Boosts U.S. Battery Production as Drone Market Surges

SiCore batteries now shipping from an expanded pilot line in Fremont, California
Amprius batteries
Aircraft

Report Finds Big Differences in SMS, Large Bizjet Markets

New report believes clean-sheet bizjets may fall into super-midsize or large categories
Business jets on a ramp
Aircraft

In Japan, World Expo Visitors Are Getting Their First Glimpse of New eVTOL Aircraft

Authorities in Japan have shown encouragement for early plans to launch eVTOL air services.
Skydrive eVTOL demonstrating at World Expo 2025