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National Aeronautics Association awards record to Tamarack Aerospace January Fly-Off Race

Tamarack Aerospace is thrilled to announce that the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has recognized Nicholas Guida, CEO and Co-Founder of Tamarack Aerospace, and J. Wickham Zimmerman, 30-year pilot, aircraft owner, and CEO of Outside the Lines, for U.S. National Record Aeroplanes Class C-1.e, Group III Speed Over a Recognized Course record. The elapsed time of the record nonstop January 26 fl...

JetEdge International announced $150M investment from KKR

JetEdge and KKR, a leading global investment firm, announced that credit funds and accounts managed by KKR have agreed to provide a credit facility of up to $150 million to Jet Edge. The funding will be used to support the acceleration of the Company’s broad infrastructure, digital initiatives, Reserve membership, and comes as Jet Edge rolls out its AdvantEdge charter manageme...

United Airlines to sign commercial agreement with Boom Supersonic

United Airlines announced a commercial agreement with Denver-based aerospace company Boom Supersonic to add aircraft to its global fleet as well as a cooperative sustainability initiative – a move that facilitates a leap forward in returning supersonic speeds to aviation. Under the terms of the agreement, United will purchase 15 of Boom's 'Overture' airliners, once...

Boeing and Alaska Airlines partner to make flying safer and more sustainable

Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced they are partnering on the latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator program and will flight test about 20 technologies on a new 737-9 to enhance the safety and sustainability of air travel. In flights beginning this summer, Boeing and Alaska will test a new halon-free fire-extinguishing agent that significantly reduces effects on the ozone layer, ev...

Joby Aviation announces infrastructure partnership with largest Mobility Hub Operator in North America

Joby Aviation, a California-based company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced it has partnered with REEF Technology and Neighborhood Property Group to develop takeoff and landing sites for its aerial ridesharing service, launching in 2024. REEF is the country’s largest parking garage operator focused on transforming these underutili...

JetPack Aviation VTOL goes green Zero Net Carbon Fuel powers personal flight

JetPack Aviation, JPA, developer of the world’s first FAA-certified personal turbine JetPack announces a cooperative supply agreement with Prometheus Fuels Inc., inventors of the Titan Fuel Forge, which makes zero net carbon “fuel from the air”. Continuing its technology sprint towards environmentally responsible, personal flight mobility, JPA has made a commitment to using 10...

Daher Kodiak 100 delivered to Arkansas Air Ambulance

Daher Kodiak 100 will improve and expand fixed- wing emergency medical services through their use in the U.S. as air ambulances by Airborne Flying Service, Inc., beginning with two aircraft leased from the non-profit American Heritage organization for operations in the South Central U.S. region. For 25 years, Airborne Flying Service has operated as an air charter company based in Hot Spr...

International rotorcraft community launches Collaborative Safety Program

International rotorcraft safety organizations, regional safety teams, and other global safety stakeholders are pleased to announce the establishment of the Vertical Aviation Safety Team (VAST). In cooperation and collaboration with the worldwide vertical flight community, VAST aims to achieve a vision of zero fatal accidents, providing “Safety Above All.” In pursuit of that vision, VAS...

Constant Aviation continues industry-leading pace of Challenger 604 Flight Deck Modernizations

Constant Aviation has completed its industry-leading 33rd modernization of the Bombardier Challenger 604’s flight deck. Constant Aviation has completed more Challenger 604 avionics modernizations than the rest of the industry combined, with 80 percent of the total, making it the most experienced installer of Collins Aerospace Pro Line Fusion® avionics for one of the most p...

RedTail Flight Academy purchases two Piper Pilot 100i aircraft

Piper Aircraft has announced an order for two Pilot 100i single-engine trainers from the Tuskegee Airmen Inc., inspired aviation scholarship program, the RedTail Flight Academy. The RedTail Flight Academy, which began its legacy with the Major General Irene-Trowel Harris Chapter, Tuskegee Airmen, will officially begin training students in September 2021. The Academy, with a mission...

First flight in sight: Eviation propels closer toward flying Alice

Eviation Aircraft, a global manufacturer of all-electric aircraft, announced that it has taken delivery of the first Alice EPU from magniX, the company powering the electric aviation revolution, a major milestone in the build of Alice as it prepares for first flight later this year. The Alice all-electric aircraft, which can fly nine passengers for up to 440 nautical miles, will be powered...

Garmin first turbofan certification for GFC 600 digital autopilot

Garmin has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate approval for the GFC™ 600 digital autopilot in select Cessna CitationJet 525 models1, the first jet certification for this popular autopilot solution. The GFC 600 digital autopilot delivers superior in-flight characteristics and new operational capabilities such as autopilot-coupled Vertical Navigation (VNAV) desc...