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Eviation Shakes Up Leadership Team For Alice Electric Aircraft

Eviation has appointed Andre Stein, co-founder and former CEO of Eve Air Mobility, as its new CEO. Meanwhile, former Cirrus and Gulfstream executive Jeff Hurford is assuming the role of chief financial officer. 
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FutureFlight

MightyFly Rolls Out Third-Generation Autonomous eVTOL Freighter

The FAA has awarded MightyFly a special airworthiness certificate and a certificate of authorization permitting it to fly the experimental aircraft between two San Francisco Bay-area airports. 
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FBOs

Avfuel Adds Two Washington State Branded Dealers to Network

The Spokane locations join the fuel provider's nearly 700-strong FBO network
Aero Centers FBO at KGEG
Safety

AINsight: Most Wanted Safety Improvements for Business Aviation

The NTSB retired its safety list, so AIN's safety/airmanship blogger came up with his own
NTSB Safety List 2021-2022
Charter & Fractional

FlyExclusive Secures $25M Credit Facility

Facility comes one month after FlyExclusive went public
FlyExclusive CJ3+ (Photo: FlyExclusive)
FutureFlight

Bombardier Steps Up EcoJet Project to Cut Business Aircraft Emissions

Bombardier has partnered with the University of Victoria on the EcoJet project, which aims to reduce business jet emissions with blended-wing-body designs.
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Rotorcraft

NASA's Mars Helicopter Bites the Dust

Ingenuity's rotor blades sustained damage upon landing
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter captured this view of the shadow of a rotor blade that was damaged during a rough landing on Jan. 18, 2024.
Airports

Las Vegas Bracing for a Super Storm of Private Aviation Traffic

November's F1 Grand Prix is being viewed as a dress rehearsal for the Big Game
Business jets parked on Signature Aviation's ramp at KLAS
Rotorcraft

Bell Textron's 4Q23 Results Surpass Projections

Bell's profit totaled $320 million last year, compared with $282 million in 2022
Bell 505
FBOs

Clay Lacy Expands eVTOL Ops Plan with New Partnership

Plans at California FBOs could extend to new vertiport locations
Clay Lacy's concept for eVTOL operations at FBO
Charter & Fractional

Solairus Boosts Managed Aircraft Fleet and Team

Large-cabin, long-range jets account for highest percentage of fleet additions
Solairus headquarters in Petaluma, California
Sustainability and Environment

Bombardier Reveals First EcoJet Partners

The University of Victoria joins Bombardier's sustainability efforts
The Bombardier EcoJet engineering team is pictured with a subscale demonstrator
FutureFlight

Archer and NASA Collaborate on eVTOL Aircraft Battery Testing

Under a new Space Act Agreement, Archer will work with the U.S. space agency to characterize the safety and performance of the battery cells that power the company’s Midnight eVTOL air taxi. 
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FutureFlight

Joby Lines Up New York City eVTOL Air Taxi Operating Base

A heliport in Kearny, New Jersey, will be the manufacturer's base for planned eVTOL aircraft operations in and around Manhattan.
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FutureFlight

FutureFlight Weekly News Roundup

FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup
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Charter & Fractional

PlaneSense To Extend PC-24 Program to West Coast

The company took delivery of the upgraded PC-24 and expects five more this year
PlaneSense Pilatus PC-12 and PC-24 (Photo: PlaneSense)
Aircraft

Gulfstream 2023 Bizjet Deliveries Slide on G700 Delays, but Set To Soar in '24

Company projects 160 jet shipments, including 50 G700s, this year
Gulfstream Aerospace winglet and logo
Maintenance and Modifications

Plane Place Aviation Boosts Mx Offering in Texas, Oklahoma

Maintenance provider also expands support at Dallas Love Field
Plane Place Aviation Hawker
Aircraft

Textron Sees Profits and Backlog Grow, Despite Revenue Dip

Textron Aviation delivered 50 jets and 44 commercial turboprops in Q4 2023
Textron Aviation Citation CJ3
Sustainability and Environment

LanzaJet Debuts World's First Ethanol-to-SAF Production Facility

The Georgia facility will be capable of producing 10 million gallons of fuel a year
LanzaJet SAF facility at Soperton, Georgia
Safety

EASA Lays Out Priorities in European Air Safety Plan

Latest safety plan includes 19 new rulemaking tasks
EASA headquarters in Cologne, Germany
FutureFlight

Indian Private Aviation Operator Sizes Up Trio of Electric/Hybrid Aircraft Fleet Options

JetSetGo's commitments with Overair, Electra and Horizon could cover 280 new aircraft valued collectively at $1.3 billion.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

UK Hydrogen Fuel Infrastructure Project Looks To Move the Dial on Affordability

Limited supplies and infrastructure mean hydrogen fuel remains an expensive and impractical option for air transport, but technology specialists like Haskel believe they know how that equation could change.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Orders Rise, Deliveries Flat for 2023

Airbus delivered 346 helicopters in 2023
Airbus Super Puma
Regulations and Government

Aviation Groups Urge Senate Action on FAA Bill

23 organizations warned of consequences without prompt FAA reauthorization
U.S. Capitol Building
Airports

Al Maktoum Sees 8% Bizjet Movement Increase in 2023

Investment in airport MRO is expected to reach $2.2 billion in the coming years
Tower at Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)
Accidents

Three Die in Oklahoma HEMS Crash

Air Evac Bell 206 LongRanger crashes at night on repositioning flight
The helicopter was on a 70-mile repositioning flight from Oklahoma City to Weatherford when it crashed.
Aircraft

IADA Report Predicts Price Decline for Higher-end Bizjets

After a year of stability, the group's members see a slight shift towards a buyer's market
Business jets lined up on taxiway
Charter & Fractional

PJCC Sees Softening in Jet Card Hourly Pricing

Jet card hourly prices were down 8.5 percent in Q4 2023
Gulfstream G500 (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)
Charter & Fractional

NetJets and Pilots' Union Trade Slowdown Accusations

The pilots' union and NetJets are facing more legal issues
NetJets Cessna Citation Latitude