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Bug Residue Measurably Increases Aircraft Drag, Fuel Burn

Operators face hidden costs from seasonal insect activity

Maintenance and Modifications

An aircraft being washed on the ground

Airo Group Will Open U.S. Drone Production Facility in IPO-backed Expansion

Company is seeking to capitalize on rising NATO and Pentagon defense spending

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Airo's RQ-35 drone

Flyvbird Close to Launch of First AI-booked Air Charters

Network will start with German cities Friedrichshafen, Mönchengladbach, and Strausberg

Charter & Fractional

Flyvbird charter network in Germany

Bedford Steps into FAA Administrator Role

Senate confirmed Bedford in 53-43 vote

Regulations and Government

Republic Airways president Bryan Bedford

Videos

Kawasaki’s Clean-sheet Aero Engine Design Draws on Motorcycle Engineering Expertise

Principles in motorcycle engine design make sense for aviation.

Kawasaki hydrogen engine and motorcycle on display

Sikorsky’s Blown Wing Aircraft Gives Glimpse of Future Hybrid-electric Technology

The venerable helicopter manufacturer is looking at expanding its portfolio.

Renderings of Sikorsky blown wing aircraft

Obstacle Detection Tech Helps Helicopter Pilots Avoid Power Lines

Power lines can be nearly impossible to see with the naked eye.

Image of Lake Fusion Technologies situational awareness display

How Boom Supersonic Achieved ‘Boomless Cruise’ with Its XB-1 Demonstrator Aircraft

The technology could allow for supersonic flights over land without disturbing anyone.

February 28, 2025

Boom Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator aircraft in flight

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Duncan Open House in Provo To Spotlight Careers

Event to include hands-on demos and facility tours

Training and Workforce

Duncan Aviation is hosting an event in August

DARPA Selects Bell for Next Phase of HSVTOL Development

Helicopter manufacturer will build an X-plane for Phase 2 of Pentagon’s SPRINT program

Bell Textron's SPRINT high-speed VTOL aircraft concept

FAA Shifts Foreign Procedure Oversight to Operators

Principal inspectors to contact operators by early September to reissue OpSpecs, MSpecs, or LOAs

Regulations and Government

business jet taxiing

Work Begins on Pennsylvania Airport Hotel

The Marriott property is expected to open in 2027

Artist rendering of new hotel at KABE

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

4Air’s SAF Registry Hits Major Milestone

Assure provides life cycle SAF use tracking

SAF tanker at loading rack

Coptersafety Expands Simulator Fleet with H175 and H145

New sims expected to be certified Level D by multiple regulatory authorities

Training and Workforce

Coptersafety facility outside view

Cirrus Expands Grand Forks Manufacturing Facility

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

Cirrus 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

Provisions of Reconciliation Bill Welcomed by NBAA

More than 50 aviation organizations support items that would benefit aviation

Regulations and Government

U.S. Capitol Building (Photo: Bill Carey)

ICAO and UAE Offer $1M to Students Researching SAF

Students can win up to $250K for research that advances sustainable aviation fuel development

Flasks of sustainable aviation fuel

U.S. Army Tasks Electra with Assessing Hybrid-electric Propulsion

Electra Aero has now won seven Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts from the Army

Electra Aero's EL2 technology demonstrator

UAS Provides Trip Support for Hajj Pilgrimage Flights

Gulf-based company helped operators of more than 2,000 aircraft flying into Saudi Arabia

UAS supports Hajj pilgrimage flights

Trade Deal Means UK Aerospace Avoids U.S. Sanctions

Some major trading partners across the EU and Canada still face high tariffs

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Rolls-Royce business aircraft engines

People in Aviation, July 2025

Sheryl Barden to receive NBAA’s Doswell Award , former GAMA CEO Pete Bunce multiple awards

Training and Workforce

People in Aviation July

Celebrating the Goodyear Blimp’s 100th Birthday

Goodyear Tire & Rubber has operated its fleet of flying ambassadors since 1925

Goodyear Blimp

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