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Archer raises $850M following White House Executive Order to accelerate U.S. eVTOL rollout

Archer Aviation raised an additional $850M following the White House announcement of an Executive Order by President Trump to implement an eVTOL Integration Pilot Program in the United States. This program is focused on accelerating the deployment of eVTOL aircraft in the U.S. Archer intends to closely coordinate with the White House, Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation...

JetZero selects Greensboro, North Carolina for first U.S. factory

JetZero announced Greensboro, North Carolina as the location for its first advanced manufacturing and final assembly facility. The state-of-the-art factory, located on the Piedmont Triad International Airport grounds, will produce JetZero’s Z4 airplane, designed to transform commercial aviation through fuel efficiency, cutting-edge engineering and an elevated passenger and flight c...

Pratt & Whitney’s iconic 747SP test bed to soar into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 will feature a unique version of one of the world’s most popular airliners as RTX’s business Pratt & Whitney brings a Boeing 747SP test bed aircraft to Boeing Plaza during the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration. The 72nd edition of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s fly-in convention is July 21-27 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkos...

Skyportz offers vertipad to USA companies at no fee to support White House eVTOL pilot programme

Skyportz offered its IP at no fee to companies in the USA seeking to tap into the Trump initiative to dominate the electric air taxi market globally. The award winning modular vertipad patent addresses two of the standout issues for Advanced Air Mobility in urban locations – amelioration of downwash/outwash and fire suppression. Downwash and outwash have been highlighted by the FAA...

Hartzell extends warranty on Raisbeck STCs for new King Air propellers to industry leading 6 years / 4,000 hours

Hartzell Propeller has extended the propeller service warranty on newly purchased Raisbeck Engineering STC performance upgrade packages equipped with new Hartzell props for King Air aircraft. The updated coverage now provides an industry-leading warranty through first overhaul at 6 years or 4,000 flight hours, whichever occurs first, up from the previous standard of 1 year / 1,000 hours for...

Robinson Helicopter Company receives FAA approval for Garmin GFC 600H autopilot as standard on all R66 helicopters

Robinson Helicopter Company received FAA approval to install the Garmin GFC 600H Helicopter Flight Control System on all future Robinson R66 helicopters, now standard moving forward. This change marks an advancement in R66 avionics, by introducing a cost-effective digital flight control solution made to increase both ease of operation and safety of the R66. David Smith, president and CEO o...

Authorized Pilatus Center Pro Star opens new facility strengthening sales and service capabilities

Pro Star Aviation recently opened its new Authorized Pilatus Sales & Service Center at Gerald R. Ford International Airport (KGRR) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. This 37,000-square-foot (3,437.41-square-meter) Pilatus dedicated facility will strengthen the company’s ability to support Pilatus customers with sales, maintenance, and technical services. The new facility includes a moder...

Archer showcases piloted Midnight flight as it advances to next phase of flight test program

Archer has begun the next phase of Midnight’s flight test program showcasing piloted flight. This phase builds on years of safe, autonomous flight testing across its various aircraft platforms, which validated its proprietary 12 tilt-6 VTOL configuration. Midnight cruised at speeds up to 125 mph and reached a maximum altitude of over 1,500 feet above ground level during the flight. Th...

Grady launches emergency medical helicopter in partnership with Air Methods

Grady Health System, home to Grady Memorial Hospital and one of the busiest trauma centers in the country, has taken a major step forward in emergency medical care with the launch of a new, state-of-the-art medical helicopter developed in partnership with Air Methods. Grady Air, one of the state's largest medical aircraft, can provide intensive care unit-level care to patients, allowing quicke...

Samson Sky brings high performance to its flying car through exclusive hybrid-electric system

Samson Sky announced that Beyond Motors  will be the primary electric motor supplier they will be going into production with for the Switchblade. Beyond is a Slovenian company and has been providing motors for the marine, aviation, automotive and racing industries for many years. According to the company, there are 2400+ Reservation Holders from over 50 countries and from all 50 US...

Golden West Jet Center to close after nearly two decades of dedicated service

After 18 years of operation at Oxnard Airport (KOXR), fixed base operator Golden West Jet Center will officially conclude its services on June 1, 2025. The leasehold at Oxnard Airport was recently the subject of a Request for Proposal process. During this time, owner Harold Lee chose not to submit a bid for renewal. “We’ve truly valued our time at Oxnard Airport,” said...

Flexjet broke ground on new custom-designed private terminal in Scottsdale, Arizona

Flexjet broke ground for its newest Flexjet exclusive private terminal at the Scottsdale, Ariz. Airport (KSDL) opening in late 2026. Today’s groundbreaking signals the start of this ground-up custom build a $36 million facility, with a 9,000 square-foot customer terminal, 9,500 square feet of office space and another 34,000 square feet in maintenance hangar space. Kenn Ricci, Chairman of...