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Airports

Catarina Aviation Show Grows Alongside Its Host Airport

Event size has doubled while hangars are added at a hurried pace
Catarina Aviation Show 2025
Aircraft

Otto’s Phantom Bizjet Promises Midsize Performance and Comfort

All-composite light jet will feature windowless cabin
Otto Aviation's Phantom 3500 business jet
FBOs

AINsight: NBAA Forum Stirs Memories of FBOs Past

A drawer full of old shirts speaks to industry changes
Defunct FBO Shirts
Regulations and Government

GA Groups Step Up Privacy Push for Operators

Both NBAA and AOPA stressed importance of privacy on Capitol Hill
Capitol dome (Photo: Library of Congress)
ATC

Conclusion of KEWR Runway Rehab Could Ease Traffic Woes

The project wrapped two weeks early after 24/7 effort
Newark Liberty International Airport
Maintenance and Modifications

Pinnacle Aviation Buys Mx Provider Aviation One

Purchase enables company to offer retail aircraft maintenance services in U.S. Southwest
Pinnacle Aviation Maintenance
Training and Workforce

Embry-Riddle Adds Fast-track ATC Controller Degree

Accelerated two-year program launches in August and will focus on tower training
A student training at Embry-Riddle in Florida
Operations

Nigerian Bizav Operator VivaJets Secures AOC

Certificate expands its commercial operating rights across 34 African nations
Nigeria’s VivaJets Receives Air Operator Certificate, Advocates Free Aviation in Africa
Regulations and Government

Former NTSB Vice Chair Brown Sues for Reinstatement

President Trump directed the removal of Brown from the board in May
NTSB slate in 2024 from left, Tom Chapman, J. Todd Inman, chair Jennifer Homendy, Alvin Brown, and Michael Graham. © National Transportation Safety Board
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet MRO Completes 120-month Check on Legacy 500

Work involved major disassembly of the airframe
ExecuJet MRO Services Australia and Embraer team
ATC

Redesign of UK Airspace Will Start with London Airports

Aircraft operators will be charged a new fee to support the work
London Biggin Hill Airport
Regulations and Government

MySky Acquiring State Tax Guide from JSSI

Acquisition will enable MySky to offer state tax information alongside federal information
Digital State Tax Guide (Photo: MySky)
FBOs

Dallas-area FBO Jet Access Moves to New Digs

The company has operated at KRBD since 2019
Jet on ramp at new Jet Access KRBD
Aircraft

Brazil ANAC Approves Ultra-long-range Gulfstream G700

Manufacturer is exhibiting this week at Catarina Aviation Show in São Paulo
Gulfstream G700
Engines

As GE9X Prepares for EIS, GE Aerospace Looks to RISE

A pre-show tour highlighted both programs
https://backend.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2025-05-30/ge9x-prepares-eis-ge-aerospace-looks-rise
Engines

VoltAero Launches Hybrid-electric Powertrain for Kit-built Aircraft

HPU 210 uses a Kawasaki motorcycle engine combined with an electric motor and batteries
VoltAero HPU 210 hybrid-electric propulsion system
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Regains Compliance with NYSE Listing Standards

Share price returns above $1 mark
Private aviation group Wheels Up operates light jet aircraft.
Aircraft

NBAA Northeast Regional Draws Crowds to White Plains

The annual event featured hundreds of exhibitors and more than 3,000 visitors
NBAA Board of Directors chair JD Witzig kicks off the opening session at NBAA's White Plains Regional Forum
ATC

ATC Modernization Becomes Urgent Focus of FAA Reauthorization

Bolen said system needs addition $18.5 billion over three years
U.S. Capitol
Maintenance and Modifications

Hartzell Lengthens Warranty on Props for Raisbeck King Airs

Extension goes to six years or 4,000 flight hours, whichever is first
King Air
Maintenance and Modifications

Illinois MRO/FBO Flightstar Expands with New Hangar

The addition will support Flightstar’s MRO growth
Flightstar’s new Hangar 11 can handle the latest big bizjets
Environment

Million Air Aims for ‘Beyond Green’ at White Plains Forum

Company aims to go ‘beyond green’
NBAA White Plains
FBOs

Paragon Aviation Group Welcomes Two Services Members

Additions bring catering and staffing support
First Chime founder and executive chef Young Park
Airports

Chicago Midway Decommissioning Closed Runway 13L-31R

The project will add holding, parking, and deicing areas to what is now Taxiway H
Chicago Midway Airport
Airports

UrbanV Partners With eVTOL Operator FFG to Develop Vertiport Network

Test operations could begin in Rome during 2026
UrbanV's vertiport test site in Rome
Aircraft

Saudi Group Agrees to be Distributor For Joby's eVTOL Aircraft

Agreement calls for orders of up to 200 of Joby's four-passenger vehicles
Joby in Saudi Arabia
Charter & Fractional

Beta Makes First Electric Flight into New York City Airport

Energy cost for 45-minute flight into JFK was just $7
Beta Alia flying into JFK Airport
Security

Widening Drone Warfare Raises Airspace Risks over Russia

Osprey Flight Solutions warned of risks from Russian surface-to-air missiles at all altitudes
Aircraft

Goodyear Blimp Celebrates a Century in Flight

AirVenture 2025 to host two of the company’s airships
Wingfoot One, one of Goodyear's three US-based airships, flies over Akron, Ohio. The first Goodyear Blimp took flight 100 years ago.
Training and Workforce

JSSI, IADA Join Forces on Innovation Student Grant

Groups will award $5,000 grant for business aviation innovation
JSSI Chair Neil Book