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Charter & Fractional

Blade Offering Florida JetPass

Blade jumps into the jet card pool
Blade aircraft
Training and Workforce

Building a Diverse Workforce—the Seeds of Change

Aviation groups are trying to break through diversity walls
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Accidents

A Deeper Look into Part 135 Cargo Ops Accidents

Cargo ops account for 22 percent of lower 48 Part 135 crashes
Ameriflight Fairchild Metroliner (N370AE)
Maintenance and Modifications

Eagle Program Keeps Citation Excels Flying

Making Excels like-new adds value to older airframes
Citation Excel Eagle business jet modification
Aircraft

Embraer’s Phenom 100EX Light Jet Improves Cabin and Adds Safety Features

The Brazilian airframer says this is the most efficient twin-engine jet on the market.
Embraer Phenom 100EV in flight with mountain in background
FutureFlight

Helijet to Add Beta's eVTOL Aircraft to Pacific Northwest Fleet

The single pilot aircraft will operate under IFR flight rules with a range of up to 250 nautical miles.
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FutureFlight

Indian Leasing Group Vman Plans To Buy Lyte's SkyBus VTOL Aircraft

The lessor wants to tap what it views as huge potential to launch new regional air routes in a country that boasts the world's largest population.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Study Projects Big Paybacks for Urban Air Mobility across Los Angeles Metropolis

The California State University at Long Beach investigated the social and economic impact of developing a 20-vertiport network for eVTOL aircraft.
FBOs

Skyservice Adds Large Hangar in Vancouver

The move doubles the company's aircraft storage space at CYVR
New Skyservice hangar at CYVR
Charter & Fractional

Vancouver-based Helijet Orders Beta eVTOL Aircraft

Helijet plans to operate eVTOLs for IFR in Pacific Northwest
Helijet will operate Beta's Alia eVTOL aircraft from its base in Vancouver
Aircraft

NBAA-BACE Underscores Stickiness of Market Newcomers

One-third of NBAA-BACE attendees were first-timers
Static display NBAA-BACE 2023 (Photo: Barry Ambrose)
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Targets Small and Medium-size Businesses

New Wheels Up program moves to lessen leisure travel dependence
Wheels Up King Air 350
Regulations and Government

Air Ambulance Industry Pushes Back against New VA Rule

Lawsuits, legislation attempt to block new ambulance reimbursement scheme
FBOs

FBO Stalwart Graham Stephenson Flies West

Stephenson's aviation career spanned 60 years from British Airways to ExecuJet
Graham Stephenson (Photo: PrivateFly)
Regulations and Government

EBAA Appoints Holger Krahmer as New Secretary General

The European business aviation group's new leader comes from the automotive industry
Holger Krahmer is the new secretary general of the European Business Aviation Association.
Maintenance and Modifications

IGW Kit for Leonardo AW169 Boosts MTOW to 11,243 Pounds

Leonardo aims for offshore energy market with 11-seat helicopter
Leonardo AW169
FBOs

After Taking Over FBO, Georgia Airport Has Big Plans

Georgia's Macon-Bibb County will replace the current FBO at KMCN with a big guitar
Artist rendering of the planned new FBO at KMCN
Safety

Operational Data Supports Active UPRT Programs

Program reduced precursor upset conditions by 50 percent
Aircraft

Honda’s New Larger Business Jet Will be Called the HondaJet Echelon

It will offer a range of 2,625 nm and allow transcontinental travel.
Rendering of HondaJet Echelon Aircraft
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Galileo Inflight Global Broadband Impresses Business Aviation Experts

Broadband internet available for your aircraft worldwide
Gulfstream aircraft in flight
FutureFlight

China's TCab Tech Completes Initial Flight Testing of E20 eVTOL Aircraft

Four months of testing were conducted with the first full-scale prototype at Dongyang Hengdian General Airport in Zhejiang Province.
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FutureFlight

Volocopter Makes the Case For eVTOL Air Services With Roadshow In U.S. Market

The German eVTOL air taxi developer has been showing off its 2X prototype in a series of flight demonstrations across the United States.
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FutureFlight

Lyte Aviation Starts Use Case Study for SkyBus Regional Air Services in Europe

The VTOL commuter aircraft developer wants to show how regions like Twente in the Netherlands could enjoy far better downtown access to major cities like Paris.
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FutureFlight

Early Dufour Aero2 Hybrid-Electric VTOL Drone Customers Start Trial Operations

EASA's recent relaxation of its Specific Assurance and Integrity Level standards has cleared the way for early trial operations in Scandinavia and the U.S.
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FutureFlight

C-600 Large UAV Completes Flight Test in Scotland's Sustainable Aviation Test Environment

ARC Aerosystems says its C-600 VTOL drone is the largest in Europe with a 26-foot wingspan and a payload of 220 pounds.
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FBOs

Central Texas Airport Debuts New $7.4M FBO

The $7.4 million facility took 14 months to complete
New FBO terminal at Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport
Regulations and Government

EPA Orders Hydrofluorocarbon Drawdown

The drawdown includes aircraft parts, manufacturing, and maintenance
tetrafluoroethane 3D balls ( Image: State of Washington Department of Ecology)
Aircraft

WingX: Global Bizav Market Is Still Solid

Despite some minor deviations, North American and European activity is nearing 2022 levels
Business aircraft at Teterboro Airport
Accidents

NTSB: McSpadden Reported Problem before Fatal Crash

McSpadden had been on air-to-air photography mission
Richard McSpadden
Safety

AINsight: Fuelish Mistakes

Workarounds and inattention blindness defeat fueling error defenses
NATA image of avgas fueling (Photo: NATA/Steve Berry)