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Joby Aviation completes second of four system reviews with the FAA

Joby Aviation completed second of four System Reviews required by the FAA as part of the Company’s aircraft type certification program. The successful completion of the in-person, multi-day audit by the FAA last week at Joby’s facilities in Marina, California, demonstrates the Company’s continued leadership on the path to certifying its eVTOL aircraft. ...

WestJet joins De Havilland Component Solutions Program to enhance support to its fleet of Dash 8-400

De Havilland Aircraft announced that it has signed a De Havilland Component Solutions Program agreement with WestJet Encore Ltd. Under the agreement, De Havilland Canada will manage component maintenance, repair and overhaul services for the airline's fleet of Dash 8-400 aircraft and provide access to De Havilland Canada's strategically located exchange pool. Lisa Davis, Vice-...

Giving wing to sustainable business aviation - Gulfstream & Rolls-Royce

The announcement is just so very impressive - business-jet industry first original equipment manufacturer to fly on 100% sustainable aviation fuel - Gulfstream Aerospace! The flight took place on a Gulfstream G650 from Gulfstream’s worldwide headquarters in Savannah and was flown in partnership with engine supplier Rolls-Royce on the G650 BR725 engine. Gulfstream&nbs...

Boom Supersonic chooses FlightSafety International as Overture flight training partner

Boom Supersonic announced FlightSafety International (FSI) as its exclusive partner for Overture supersonic flight training and education. FSI is the premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators to the world's leading commercial aircraft manufacturers and operators. FSI will develop a training program and curriculum for Overture pilots, mechanics,...

United Airlines unveils historic order to purchase up to 200 new Boeing widebody planes

United Airlines announced the largest widebody order by a U.S. carrier in commercial aviation history: 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners with options to purchase 100 more. This historic purchase is the next chapter in the ambitious United Next plan and will bolster the airline's leadership role in global travel for years to come. United expects to take delivery of the new widebody plan...

LanzaJet marks major milestone on World first ethanol alcohol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel production facility

LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, joined government officials, industry leaders, and investors to celebrate a major constructiond milestone at the LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Soperton, Georgia. LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels is the world's first ethanol-based alcohol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel production plant. C...

First in industry - Flexjet completes seventh Air Charter Safety Foundation Industry Audit Standard

Flexjet has, once again, successfully completed the Air Charter Safety Foundation Industry Audit Standard audit. Not only has it completed a record-setting seventh audit, but it was the first company in the world to meet and pass the audit in 2009. Designed specifically for Part 135 and Part 91 aircraft operators such as Flexjet, this audit aims at those who are committed to going f...

US business executives expect to increase their use of business aviation in 2023

New research from Airbus Corporate Jets reveals that among senior executives of U.S. businesses with an annual revenue of over $500 million, 89 percent expect the organizations they work for to increase their use of business aviation in 2023.  Twenty-five percent predict it will increase by over 50%, while just 2% expect it to fall, and 7% anticipate it will not change. When aske...

Preparing future electric aviation workforce - Joby partners with Aviation High School

Joby Aviation partners with Aviation High School in New York City to prepare the next generation of aircraft maintenance technicians and aerospace leaders for career opportunities created by the electric age of flight. New York’s Aviation High School is a leading education center for future aircraft maintainers and aerospace professionals. Joby’s partnership with the sch...

Ampaire wins NASA award for innovative hybrid powerplant system research

Ampaire has won a $150,000 Phase 1 award from NASA under its Small Business Innovative Research program. The award is for the High Efficiency Powertrain for Hybrid Aircraft project. The Phase 1 award will fund sizing, architecture and other analytical studies over six months as a prelude to a potential Phase 2 award that would fund the system’s installation and testing on Ampaire&r...

Flexjet graduates its first class of Airframe and Powerplant Technicians

Flexjet announced the graduation of its first class of Airframe and Powerplant apprentices. These 10 individuals completed 30 months of paid, on-the-job training while working alongside some of the most experienced and professional maintenance technicians in the nation. Following completion of their apprenticeships, the candidates received their FAA-issued A&P licenses as well as an...

Pilatus delivers first PC-12 NGX to Tradewind Aviation

Tradewind Aviation took delivery of their first PC-12 NGX during a ceremonial handover at the Pilatus US subsidiary in Broomfield, Colorado. The delivery marks the first of twenty PC-12 NGXs to be delivered to Tradewind’s headquarters in Oxford, Connecticut, over the next five years. Pilatus and Tradewind Aviation executives gathered to celebrate the milestone at Rocky Mountain Met...