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Aircraft

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Completes First Taxi Tests

Low-speed taxi validates steering and braking systems
NASA X-59 supersonic research aircraft performs first taxi tests in California, July 2025
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drones Flying Too High, FAA-backed Study Finds

Data suggests new rules needed as drone use expands
sang a lee presents drone data
Accidents

Improper Switch Position Led to 2023 Falcon 10 Overrun

NTSB found crew used training checklist, thrust reversers in stow position
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
Maintenance and Modifications

Bug Residue Measurably Increases Aircraft Drag, Fuel Burn

Operators face hidden costs from seasonal insect activity
An aircraft being washed on the ground
Training and Workforce

Duncan Open House in Provo To Spotlight Careers

Event to include hands-on demos and facility tours
Duncan Aviation is hosting an event in August
Accidents

Cabin Attendant Injured after CL300 Autopilot Disengaged

CVR data overwritten before investigators could review it
Graphic showing the flight track data
Regulations and Government

FAA Shifts Foreign Procedure Oversight to Operators

Principal inspectors to contact operators by early September to reissue OpSpecs, MSpecs, or LOAs
business jet taxiing
Operations

CAN Debuts ‘Lifeline’ Newsletter Linking Aviation, Care

Business aviation’s role in treatment access is spotlighted
Screenshot of Lifeline issue one cover
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Plans Record AirVenture Static Display

Oshkosh exhibit to span jets, props, and electric aircraft
SkyCourier freighter variant in flight
Aircraft

Earhart Expedition Targets Taraia Lagoon Object in 2025

Purdue and ALI partnership builds on Earhart legacy, will examine object in November
Purdue, ALI partnership to search for Earhart's Electra
Training and Workforce

Coptersafety Expands Simulator Fleet with H175 and H145

New sims expected to be certified Level D by multiple regulatory authorities
Coptersafety facility outside view
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Embry-Riddle Freshman Wins Flexjet Cabin Design Contest

Design to be installed in Gulfstream G650
Sohn Flexjet interior design rendering
Safety

FAA Urges Genav Operators To Complete Activity Survey

Survey data underpins safety metrics and policy decisions
GA survey image
Regulations and Government

Mexico Restricts GA Airport Access, Tightens Permitting

GA access limited to public use airports
universal aviation mexico hangar
Charter & Fractional

Volato Divests GC Aviation in Strategic Shift

GC Aviation, Part 135 certificate sold in $2 million transaction
Several Volato HondaJets parked on an airport ramp
Sustainability and Environment

Study: Private Jets Outpaced Heathrow Emissions in 2023

Private aviation accounts for about 4% of civil aviation emissions
Tail of Gulfstream in hangar
Training and Workforce

Bombardier To Present 2025 NAA Records Celebration

Aviation record-setter Clay Lacy to attend ceremony
NAA records event 2025 invite
FBOs

Denton Airport Lease Clears Path for New Hangars

Denton approves 40-year lease for airport development
Denton KDTO High Flying Hangars rendering
Charter & Fractional

AirSprint Captures Nearly 30% of Canada’s Jet Market

Canadian firm outpaces NetJets’ U.S. market share
AirSprint CYHU
Accidents

NTSB Faults Boeing Training in 2024 Max 9 Door Failure

FAA also faulted for failure to monitor Boeing’s SMS
NTSB Logo Seal
Regulations and Government

New Pilot Privacy Bill Would Curb ADS-B Misuse

Legislation aims to preempt a patchwork of state rules
U.S, Capitol Dome
Training and Workforce

Portside’s Avianis Links to Staffing Marketplace

Integration gives Avianis users direct hiring access
Hiring software
Charter & Fractional

Subscriptions Surge for Volato’s Vaunt Platform

Company indicates that Q2 sales may reach as high as $800K
volato sign on building
Charter & Fractional

ManagedShare Lets Jet Owners Offset Cost Sans Charter

Launch begins in metro markets with national expansion ahead
Business jet flying
Safety

Procedural Lapses Lead Nimbl’s Bizav Safety Report

Risk stacking and human error dominate Nimbl’s 2024 analysis
Two pilots in flight deck
Maintenance and Modifications

APS Expands with New Propeller MRO Base in Malaysia

Facility offers OEM-approved propeller repairs in Asia
APS Grand opening Malaysia
Training and Workforce

Jet Linx Grounds Fleet for Annual Safety Summit

NASA, USAF speakers address culture and decisionmaking
Jet Linx Safety Summit
Aircraft

U.S. Buyer Takes Delivery of 600th Daher TBM 900 Series

Fleet of company’s high-performance turboprop singles tops 2.6 million flight hours
Daher delivers its 600th TBM at the 2025 Paris Air Show
Training and Workforce

High School Team in Texas Takes First in GAMA Challenge

More than 70 teams joined the 2025 design competition
GAMA Aviation Design Challenge first place team 2025
Rotorcraft

Avincis Takes Delivery of Two New Airbus H145s

Purchase marks continued investment in critical-care aircraft
Two Avincis Airbus H145 helicopters for air-medical service