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EASA Approves Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen2

EASA approval of the Cessna CJ4 Gen2 allows European deliveries to begin this quarter.

Skyports, Eve Step Up eVTOL UAM Vertiport Ops Plans

Embraer’s Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions and Skyports are expanding their partnership on EVTOL vertiport ops.

Sky Aviation Holdings Donates Two Jets to N.C. College

Guilford Technical Community College will use the donation of two Diamond jets for its Aviation Systems Technology Program.

Bombardier Hands Over First Indonesia-based Global 7500

Indonesia marks the latest nation in the Asia-Pacific region to serve as home to a Bombardier Global 7500, joining Japan, Australia, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

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Boeing 737 Max 10 Completes First Flight

First flight of the Boeing 737 Max 10 takes place nearly four years to the day of its launch at the 2017 Paris Air Show.

Royal Jet Plots Return to Growth Path

Middle East charter group has returned to profitability and is operating at 65 percent of pre-pandemic levels.

GKN To Supply Empennage for D328eco

The Deutsche Aircraft D328eco will feature a GKN-supplied empennage made largely of composites.

Liebherr and GM To Collaborate on Hydrogen Fuel Cells

General Motors’ Hydrotec technology would serve as the basis for a new integrated hydrogen fuel cell system for airliners.

Production-conforming AW609 Expected To Fly Soon

The fifth prototype in Leonardo’s AW609 tiltrotor program is nearing final completion at the airframer’s U.S. assembly facility in Philadelphia.

EU, U.S. Reach Deal on Airbus-Boeing Subsidy Dispute

Along with a five-year suspension of tariffs, the EU and U.S. agree to agree on the legality of any financial support to their respective airliner makers.

XTI Partners With Xeriant To Develop TriFan VTOL

XTI believes its fixed-wing, ducted fan VTOL aircraft will be bought by operators currently using existing business aircraft and helicopters.

Airbus Starts Work on Hydrogen Fuel Tanks for Airliners

Airbus has set up Zero Emissions Development Centers in France and Germany to develop cryogenic hydrogen fuel tanks for its planned Zero E airliners.

Embraer Confirms Talks To Merge Eve eVTOL Unit with Zanite

Embraer is in talks over a possible merger of its Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions subsidiary and special purpose acquisition company Zanite.

Embraer Unveils Medevac Cabin for Phenom 300

Part 135 operator GrandView Aviation is the launch customer for the Embraer Phenom 300MED.

Fresh European Push on SAF

Airbus, Safran, Dassault, Onera, and the French Ministry of Transport launch study to evaluate burning 100 percent SAF.

Directional Aviation's eVTOL Strategy Coming into Focus

Directonal Aviation principal Kenn Ricci gives more insight into the planned eVTOL urban air mobility service under its new Halo subsidiary.

Raisbeck Progresses on Caravan Drag-reduction System

Raisbeck Engineering says its Epic Caravan system will improve speed and lower fuel burn on cargo pod-equipped Cessna 208B Caravans.

Airlines Back Vertical with Largest eVTOL Aircraft Deal So Far

American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and leasing group Avolon might buy up to 1,000 of Vertical Aerospace's VA-X4 eVTOL aircraft.

U.S. Air Force Retires Last Open Skies Aircraft

Boeing OC-135Bs performed the Open Skies surveillance mission from 1993 until the U.S. withdrew from the treaty in 2020.

Southwest Airlines Adds to Max 7 Orderbook

A conversion of options on another 34 Boeing 737 Max 7s raises Southwest’s firm order total for the smallest Max variant to 234.

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