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Thrust Flight expands East with new Virginia Campus and Hampton University partnership

Thrust Flight announced a new partnership with Hampton University’s Department of Aviation to serve as the flight-training partner for the school’s Flight Education curriculum. The partnership is anchored by a new campus near Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) in Virginia, which will also offer Zero Time to Airline pilot training and Aircraft & Pow...

ATP Flight School offers multi-engine flight time at single-engine prices

ATP Flight School has reintroduced its 100+ Hour Multi-Engine Airline Career Pilot Program at select training centers, bringing students multi-engine flight time at single-engine prices. With the largest multi-engine training fleet, that continues to expand with new aircraft deliveries. ATP is able to offer students its proven Airline Career Pilot Program with 100 multi-engine...

Textron Aviation celebrates 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 delivery as Gen3 era advances

Textron Aviation delivered the 500th delivery of a Cessna Citation CJ4 series business jet, underscoring more than a decade of customer confidence in the company’s largest light jet and setting the stage for the next chapter of the aircraft with the upcoming Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3. The milestone Citation CJ4 Gen2, was delivered to a customer based in the Philippines. This&nb...

5X5 Aviation Insurance exclusively partners with PlaneWX to reward safe pilots

5X5 Aviation Insurance has been transforming underwriting by delivering customized aviation insurance options directly to pilots and aircraft owners. Now it partners with PlaneWX to recognize and reward pilots who make disciplined preflight weather decisions. As PlaneWX’s exclusive insurance partner, 5X5 will provide eligible PlaneWX Pro Plus members with risk-based premium credits through i...

Cirrus expands Grand Forks manufacturing facility to support growing demand

Cirrus Aircraft celebrated the opening of its expanded manufacturing facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota, marking a significant milestone in the company's continued investment in manufacturing excellence, safety and quality as well as long-term growth. The multi-million-dollar expansion provides the additional production capacity needed to optimize manufacturing flow, increase efficiency, an...

Flexjet debuts custom Formula 1® car at the Quail, a motorsports gathering, illustrating the partnership's runway and raceway synergy

Flexjet celebrates both racetrack and runway during Monterey Car Week’s closing weekend August 14-16, 2026, with a custom Flexjet Formula 1®  car as the centerpiece. The racecar will be the main attraction in the Flexjet VIP Lounge at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering to highlight the multi-year partnership with Formula 1® as the Official Private Aviation Supplier. In...

Solairus to acquire Clay Lacy’s aircraft management & charter divisions, expanding its scale in private aviation asset management & services

Solairus Aviation announced an agreement to acquire the Aircraft Management and Charter divisions of Clay Lacy Aviation. Solairus currently manages approximately 360 aircraft from more than 100 base locations across North America, while Clay Lacy manages approximately 140 aircraft. Upon completion of the transaction, Solairus will operate the world’s largest managed fleet, comprising mo...

Archer to shape physical AI future of aerospace & defense with acquisition of Boeing’s Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid subsidiaries

Boeing and Archer Aviation have signed definitive agreements in which Archer will acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries. The deal will combine complementary capabilities developed over decades in autonomy, eVTOL aircraft, and unmanned aircraft systems – creating a groundbreaking end-to-end physical AI platform for aerospace and defense. Wisk, SkyGrid and I...

North Shore Jet Center to launch new era of service at Waukegan National Airport

North Shore Jet Center will assume FBO operations at Waukegan National Airport (KUGN) on October 1, 2026, elevating customer service and operational excellence for Chicago’s North Shore aviation community.vAs the airport's sole FBO, North Shore Jet Center will also join the Avfuel Network upon opening, providing customers with access to Avfuel's comprehensive suite of fuel, payment a...

Joby Aviation establishes hub at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport, advancing air mobility innovation in Texas

Joby Aviation signed a lease for 45,000 square feet at Alliance Air Trade Center in Haslet, part of Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport. Located within Hillwood’s 27,000-acre AllianceTexas development, the leased space marks the first significant North Texas presence by an eVTOL aircraft manufacturer and strengthens the region’s growing role in advanced air mobility. Greg B...

American Airlines and Infinium announce commercial passenger flight powered by eSAF

American Airlines and Infinium today announced its first delivery of eSAF to a commercial airport for use in a commercial passenger flight, marking a major milestone in the decarbonization of aviation. The eSAF was allocated to an American flight that departed Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) and landed at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), demonstrating the real-world d...

Atoms and Joby Aviation form strategic partnership to build America's vertiport network

Atoms and Joby Aviation announced a strategic partnership to acquire and develop vertiport sites in the United States. The companies will initially focus on Florida, New York, and Texas, the markets where Joby is preparing to launch early operations under the White House-backed eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, as well as California.  Joby's aircraft is approaching commercial readiness....