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Archer Aviation Launches eVTOL Aircraft Flight Trials in Abu Dhabi

Rival eVTOL developer Joby recently began flying its four-seat air taxi in Dubai
Archer Midnight eVTOL mockup at Paris Air Show 2025
Regulations and Government

FAA Shifts Foreign Procedure Oversight to Operators

Principal inspectors to contact operators by early September to reissue OpSpecs, MSpecs, or LOAs
business jet taxiing
Environment

NBAA Calls Climate Report on Bizjets Flawed, Incomplete

NBAA’s Bolen questioned why readers weren’t given information about environmental advances in business aviation
business jet on ramp
Airports

Work Begins on Pennsylvania Airport Hotel

The Marriott property is expected to open in 2027
Artist rendering of new hotel at KABE
Charter & Fractional

PJCC: Jet Card Hourly Rates Rise 1.1% in Q2 2025

Average hourly pricing up 2.9% year over year amid labor and maintenance pressures
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Charter & Fractional

FXSolutions Surpasses $1 Billion in Sales

Aircraft brokerage celebrates milestone with $1.3 billion in closings
Gulfstream large cabin
Rotorcraft

Milestone and Leonardo Sign Power-by-the-hour Agreement

Deal covers more than 100 helicopters owned by the leasing company
Francesco Bellardi, Leonardo v-p customer support and services, and Kieran Hannan, Milestone Aviation head of fleet and technical operations
Charter & Fractional

Railway Companies Back SkyDrive’s Plans for eVTOL Air Taxis

Flight networks could connect train stations with other parts of Japanese cities
SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL aircraft in Japan
Aircraft

New Aircraft and Flight Booking Technology Could Reinvent Regional Air Services

Startups are finding new ways to reintroduce regional air transport.
Rendering of Vaeridion aircraft in flight
Engines

Ascendance Steps Up Assembly of Atea Hybrid-electric VTOL Prototype

French company is now offering Sterna propulsion system to other aircraft developers
Ascendance Atea eVTOL aircraft
FBOs

Vantage Aviation Consolidates at Donaldson Field

Launched late last year, Vantage is now the lone FBO operator at KGYH
Former AvServe FBO at KGYH
Regulations and Government

Budget Bill Provides $12.5B for ATC, 100% Depreciation

ATC funding recieved broad support
Aerial view of U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Plans Record AirVenture Static Display

Oshkosh exhibit to span jets, props, and electric aircraft
SkyCourier freighter variant in flight
Aircraft

Bombardier Opens Montreal Innovation and Design Center

New facility accelerates cabin design and testing
Bombardier innovation and design center in Montreal
Avionics

WMI Acquires Cloud Instrumentation Firm SPEC

Acquisition enhances WMI’s airborne atmospheric research capabilities
SPEC Instruments
Environment

4Air’s SAF Registry Hits Major Milestone

Assure provides life cycle SAF use tracking
SAF tanker at loading rack
Training and Workforce

Coptersafety Expands Simulator Fleet with H175 and H145

New sims expected to be certified Level D by multiple regulatory authorities
Coptersafety facility outside view
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Embry-Riddle Freshman Wins Flexjet Cabin Design Contest

Design to be installed in Gulfstream G650
Sohn Flexjet interior design rendering
Safety

FAA Urges Genav Operators To Complete Activity Survey

Survey data underpins safety metrics and policy decisions
GA survey image
Operations

Air Care Alliance President Jim Hesseman Dies at 73

“He approached every mission with humility, compassion, and care”
Jim Hesseman, president of Air Care Alliance
Aircraft

Air One eVTOL Is Poised for Both Uncrewed and Private Pilot Roles

Early use cases include logistics operations with expanded cargo volume
Air One eVTOL aircraft
ATC

French Controllers Strike Disrupts Traffic at Multiple Airports

Aviation safety agency ordered cancellation of at least 40% of flights
Paris Le Bourget Airport
Aircraft

Embraer’s Praetor Deliveries Take Off in 1H2025

OEM increased its midsize bizjet deliveries by 86% year over year in the first six months
Embraer Praetor 600 on runway
Regulations and Government

Mexico Restricts GA Airport Access, Tightens Permitting

GA access limited to public use airports
universal aviation mexico hangar
Charter & Fractional

Volato Divests GC Aviation in Strategic Shift

GC Aviation, Part 135 certificate sold in $2 million transaction
Several Volato HondaJets parked on an airport ramp
Environment

Study: Private Jets Outpaced Heathrow Emissions in 2023

Private aviation accounts for about 4% of civil aviation emissions
Tail of Gulfstream in hangar
Regulations and Government

AINsight: Cancer and Flying, Part 2

FAA program allows many AMEs to issue medicals on the spot for pilots with stabilized cancers
medical implements
Aircraft

Cirrus Expands Grand Forks Manufacturing Facility

Cirrus Aircraft will invest $13M to expand the facility by 30,000 sq ft
Cirrus Aircraft
Accidents

Bizjet Accident Fatalities Soar in First Half of 2025

18 fatal turbine business aircraft accidents worldwide claimed 81 passengers and crewmembers
Learjet crash Feb. 10, 2025
Aircraft

VoltAero Finds Backers for Malaysian Production of Cassio Aircraft

SEDC Energy and ACI Groupe plan to take equity stakes in the French start-up
VoltAero's Cassio family of hybrid-electric aircraft