Content Archive: August 2026

Airports

UrbanV Announces São Paulo Vertiport Network Partnership

Italian infrastructure group sees the Brazilian city as a prime market for eVTOL air taxis
UrbanV vertiport network for São Paulo, Brazil
Aircraft

Eve 100 Demonstrator Makes Partial Transition Flight

Embraer spin-off estimates engineering prototype is around 30 flights away from full-speed
Eve prototype hovering above runway
Aircraft

Colombia 13th Nation To Select KC-390 Millennium

Two-unit contract represents first Latin American order beyond Brazil
KC-390 with two Gripen receiving fuel mid-air
Regulations and Government

SCOTUS To Hear Alaska Alcohol, C-206 Forfeiture Case

Issue has to do with proportionality of punishment
Ken Jouppi, owner of Cessna 206D
Rotorcraft

Enstrom Delivers 480B to Africa’s Safomar Aviation

Distributor will use the helicopter to introduce customers to its capabilities
Enstrom Helicopter 480B
Charter & Fractional

SC Aviation Acquires Wisconsin’s Heartland Aviation

Combined companies will serve clients in the upper Midwest
SC Aviation business jets
Engines

EASA Issues Type Certificate for AW09 Arriel 2K Engine

Turboshaft has flown more than 600 hours after first flight in March 2023
Safran's Arriel 2K engine
Sustainability and Environment

Argus Releases Sustainable Aviation Fuel Evaluation Tool

Emissions reduction indexes will help contrast economics with compliance mandates
Neste-branded SAF tanker
Regulations and Government

Aery Aviation Fights $15.7M FAA Proposed Civil Penalty

Issue had to do with flights conducted for the U.S. Navy as official public aircraft operations
Aery Aviation Learjet with hard points
Safety

FAA Releases Plan for Transition to Unleaded Avgas

Deadline is the end of 2030, but that may move to a later date