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Rotorcraft

Blade To Facilitate Ryder Cup Helicopter Shuttle Flights

Joby subsidiary will also show case its owner’s eVTOL air taxi
Blade helicopter
Cabin Interior and Electronics

STC Issued for Citation Latitude Starlink Upgrade

FAA approval of the AeroMech mod expands the number of covered jets
Textron Aviation Cessna Citation Latitude
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aircraft Shopper Online Marks Milestone with New eBlast

ASO reports service delivers 28% open rate for aviation emails
Aircraft Shopper Online (ASO)
Maintenance and Modifications

Leonardo Opens MRO Center at Whiting Aviation Park

Facility is FAA Part 145-approved and will service military and civil customers
Grand opening of Leonardo's MRO facility at Whiting Aviation Park
FBOs

Plane Pull and Fly-In Movie Raise $20K for Make-A-Wish

Six teams competed to pull a Sun Country Airlines Boeing 737 for a distance of 100 feet
Photo 2 to Accompany Overland Aviation and Partners Raise $20K for Make-A-Wish North Dakota
Regulations and Government

Drone Pilot Who Crashed into L.A. Fire Bomber Sentenced

He will receive prison time and be required to pay for the airplane’s repair
CL-415 wing damage
Regulations and Government

Mar-a-Lago Proposes 60-foot Helipad Upgrade

Demolished after previous term, pad could return larger
VH-92_Quantico (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh)
Rotorcraft

Future Aircrew H135/CT-153 Helos Prep for RCAF Service

Twin-engine configuration and Helionix avionics will prepare pilots for advanced operations
Airbus Helicopters H135/RCAF CT-153 Juno
Safety

Arrest Made after Alabama Medical Helicopter Shooting

FBI and FAA now leading federal investigation
Image posted by Haynes LifeFlight shows bullet entry on window of helicopter
Aircraft

Corporate Angel Completes 70,000th Cancer Patient Flight

Hanson Communications donated the flight using the company’s Learjet 40XR
2025 Corporate Angel Network Completes 70,000th Cancer Patient Flight
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AAMG Edges Closer to Buying Lilium's eVTOL Assets and IP

Electric aircraft maker Vaeridion is already buying Lilium's battery facility
Lilium eVTOL aircraft factory
Aircraft

Ascendance Launches Hybrid-Electric Aviation Partnership in Malaysia

Memorandums of understanding cover its Atea VTOL aircraft and the Sterna propulsion system
Ascendance in Malaysia
Safety

AINsight: The Dangers of a High-energy Approach

Two aircraft overshot runways but were saved by an engineered materials arresting system
EMAS illustration
Rotorcraft

GMR Orders Seven Bell 429s for EMS Operations

New helicopters will be deployed in the second quarter of 2026
GMR buys Bell 429s
Regulations and Government

New APIS Rules for Bizav Start in Mexico

The new process involves a two-step authorization
Business aircraft on the ground at Mexican airport
Charter & Fractional

Airshare Highlights Growth at 25-Year Milestone

Company traces journey from Wichita roots to national reach
A Challenger flies above clouds and a mountain peak
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Dassault Obtains STC for Gogo Galileo in Falcon 2000

System provides access to Eutelsat OneWeb satellite network
Gogo Galileo HDX approved for Falcon 2000
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aerospace Leaders Call for Zero Tariffs at Global Summit

U.S. and European executives want to stick to the industry’s 1979 trade agreement
Guillaume Faury, Airbus CEO
Aircraft

Aero Asia Show Expands Horizons Beyond General Aviation

November 2025 event in Zhuhai will also focus on China’s low-altitude economy
Aero Asia show
Aircraft

Oman Will Assess Use Cases For Odys' Laila Hybrid-Electric VTOL

Full-scale, pre-production aircraft is set to start test flights
Odys Aviation Laila hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Kawasaki Will Develop Piston Engine For Black Swan Cargo UAV

Partnership may lead to a Japanese production line for the drone
Dronamics Black Swan UAV
Training and Workforce

FAA Adds Embry-Riddle to Controller Training Program

ERAU's Prescott campus joins Daytona Beach in the Enhanced AT-CTI program
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University air traffic managment program (Photo: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)
Training and Workforce

NBAA-BACE To Highlight Philanthropy

The Pink Jet, Fund an Angel, Helpy Hour among features at BACE
The Pink Jet at Oshkosh
Training and Workforce

Apple Vision Pro Could Help Helicopter Students Shine

Flight Sight brings the real world of training into a virtual reality platform
Flight Sight app development
Operations

Global Business Aviation Shows Resilient Growth in 2025

July and August 2025 set new records for bizjet activity
WingX managing director Richard Koe
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Jefferies: Bizjet Inventories Hold Flat in September

Sequential pricing gains offset trailing 12-month softness
Bombardier Challenger 3500 on taxiway
Regulations and Government

DOT Requests Information for New Runway Status Lighting

The FAA is seeking input and options from industry partners
runway status lights
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Adds Battery Shop in Scottsdale, Arizona

Located in Duncan’s satellite repair station at KSDL
Duncan battery technician in shop
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Launches Ultra-performance Service with 3 G700s

Ultra-long-range jets will operate under company's Red Label program
Flexjet G700
Maintenance and Modifications

AMAC Reports Flurry of MRO Work on Multiple Bizjets

The group's facilities in Switzerland and Turkey have been busy in recent months
AMAC Aerospace