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Charter & Fractional

JetASAP: Charter Hourly Rates Climb 7 Percent in May

Billable charter hours in May jumped by 7 percent over April with turboprop trips seeing the largest increase followed by light jets.
Embraer Phenom 300 on airport taxiway
Airports

Air bp Adds Five Fueling Bases in New Zealand

The aviation fuel supplier now offers service at Thames Aerodrome, Oamaru Airport, Motueka Aerodrome, Albany Helipad, and Nelson Airport.
Air bp has fueling truck parked at Nelson Airport in New Zealand
ATC

DOT IG Finds Planning Lacking To Address ATC Staffing

NATCA is calling on the FAA to take action to address ATC staffing shortfall, noting latest DOT IG report finds a lack of planning on the issue.
Controller at Dulles International Airport (Photo: Bill Carey)
Rotorcraft

FAA Approves Schweizer's Crash-resistant Fuel System

Schweizer received FAA approval for crash-resistant fuel systems on its S300 series helicopters, opening the door for helicopter sales in the U.S.
Schweizer S300 helicopter lifts off from airport with hangar in background
Charter & Fractional

Tampa Bay Aircraft Management Firms FlyUSA, 3B Aviation Combine

FlyUSA has bought fellow Tampa Bay-area air charter management firm 3B Aviation, bringing the former company's fleet to 15 business aircraft.
Business Jet parked in front of hangar with door open as flight crew greets business passenger
Aircraft

Patriot Proves Counter-hypersonic Capability

Two batteries of the Raytheon SAM system sent to Ukraine immediately proved their worth, shooting down Russia’s vaunted Kinzhal hypersonic missile.
Rayhteon Patriot
Accidents

Falcon 900 Accident Inquiry Reveals Non-certified PIC

The pilot-in-command of a Falcon 900EX EASy that crashed in February 2021 had his certificates revoked two years earlier for records falsification.
Dassault Falcon 900EX EASy
ATC

Leesburg Moving On from Its Remote Tower

The town of Leesburg, Virginia will use an FAA mobile tower to temporarily replace the remote tower that had operated at Leesburg Executive Airport.
Aerial view of Leesburg Executive Airport in Virginia
Charter & Fractional

Fly Louie FBO Alliance Adds Atlanta Location

Fly Louie, which looks to bring savings to the Part 135 market, has added another location to its network of affiliated FBOs.
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Aircraft

Safran Turbogenerator To Power Electra's HeSTOL

Safran Helicopter Engines is developing the 600-kilowatt turbogenerator propulsion system for Electra Aero’s hybrid-electric STOL prototype aircraft.
Safran turbogenerator
Safety

Fly Louie Introduces Wyvern Partnership

As part of its new Alliance Pro membership package, charter industry services consolidator Fly Louie is now offering savings on Wyvern safety offerings.
Line service worker refueling aircraft
Safety

FAA's Safe Air Charter Campaign Reaches Millions

FAA officials are estimating that the educational campaign on illegal charter has now reached 10 million people, and said the pandemic helped the outreach.
Side view of Gulfstream business jet
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Stock Plunges on Bankruptcy Rumors

Reports that Wheels Up has hired bankruptcy law firm sends stock price into a dive.
Wheels up King Air 350 on airport ramp
Aircraft

Georgia HS Takes Top Honors in GAMA Design Challenge

Georgia’s McIntosh High School is the first-place winner and Gonzaga College High School in D.C. is the second-place winner of GAMA's design challenge.
GAMA Aviation Design Challenge First place team from Peachtree City, Georgia's McIntosh High School. From left: Marc van Zyl, Emily White, Matthew Villiger, Aaron Maeder, and Jada Reeves.
Safety

AINsight: Now Everywhere, Can AI Improve Aviation Safety?

A simple query about improving aviation safety to ChatGPT yielded 10 solid answers, but they also require critical thinking to delve further.
Artificial Intelligence illustration
Aircraft

Georgia HS Takes Top Honors in GAMA Design Challenge

GAMA announces the winners of its Aviation Design Challenge.
Image of the students of the winning team.
Aircraft

UrbanV and Lilium To Develop Vertiports in Italy and France

The UrbanV-Lilium partnership could lead to a network of vertiports at multiple sites in Italy and also in the south of France.
UrbanV develops vertiports for eVTOL aircraft.
Engines

Safran and MTU Partner To Power Europe’s New Helicopter

Two of Europe’s engine giants are teaming to power the next generation of European helicopters.
MTU and Safran partnership
Aircraft

GKN Works On Hydrogen Propulsion With Embraer

As part of Embraer's Energia program to consider net zero carbon aircraft, GKN will provide expertise on hydrogen propulsion systems.
GKN's H2Gear program is aimed at developing hydrogen-electric fuel cell systems.
Engines

U.S. Air Force Tests Light, Compact Electric Generators

Wright Electric has developed the 30 kW electric generators to supper the Air Force's need to have more agile and lean operations.
12 of Wright Electric's 30 kW generators can fit on a standard cargo pallet.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Dassault Chooses Honeywell's Aspire Satcom for Falcons

Dassault has selected Honeywell's Aspire 350 satellite communications system for its family of Falcon business jets.
Dassault Falcon family in flight
Aircraft

First Bombardier Challenger 3500 Delivered to Europe

The first Bombardier Challenger 3500 destined for service in Europe has been accepted and delivered.
Challenger 3500 delivery ceremony in Montreal
Regulations and Government

FAA Cutting Lengthy Backlogs for Registration, Certification

FAA officials at the NATA Air Charter Summit detailed how they are working to become more efficient and drastically reduce backlogs.
(From left) Shannetta Griffin, FAA associate administrator of airports; Jodi Baker, FAA deputy associate administrator for aviation safety; and Keith DeBerry, COO of NATA on stage during Air Charter Summit
Aircraft

Lockheed Martin's F-35A Defies Gravity at Paris Air Show 2023

Lockheed Martin's F-35A Defies Gravity at Paris Air Show 2023
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Aircraft

Eurofighter's Typhoon Performs Wild Flying Display at Paris Air Show 2023

Eurofighter's Typhoon Performs Wild Flying Display at Paris Air Show 2023
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Aircraft

EcoPulse Hybrid-electric Aircraft Debuts at Paris Airshow

Daher, Airbus, and Safran are exhibiting their jointly-developed EcoPulse hybrid-electric aircraft at the Paris Airshow.
Daher/Airbus/Safran EcoPulse
Regulations and Government

S.S. White Tapped for Cargo Door Gearing on E-Jets Freighters

Heroux-Devtek chose S.S. White Technologies to provide flexible rotary shafts and 90-degree gearboxes for main deck cargo door drives on E-Jet Freighters
Embraer E-Jet Freighter
Engines

Safran To Create Four Electric Motor Production Lines

Five aircraft manufacturers have selected Safran's EngineUs electric motors to power their aircraft.
Safran manufacturing
Engines

PBS and Ivchenko Sign MoU for Small Turbojet

A partnership between PBS and Ivchenko aims to build a new turbine engine for small UAVs and cruise missiles.
 AI-PBS-350
Engines

Wright Logs 1-MW Output With Electric Motor Generator

Wright Electric aims to produce a 2-MW powertrain that could power single-aisle airliners and will soon start new tests with NASA.
Wright Electric's motor generator