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Hartzell Propeller offers $1,000 discount on composite top props to AOPA members

Hartzell Propeller is launching a new promotion for all of calendar year 2025, offering a $1,000 discount on any new carbon fiber composite propeller through its Top Prop STC program. This special offer is available to verified members of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. To qualify for the $1,000 discount, AOPA members must confirm their active membership via an online process. Add...

Dynamatic Technologies and Deutsche Aircraft collaborate at Aero India 2025

Dynamatic Technologies Limited has partnered with Deutsche Aircraft at Aero India 2025 in Bangalore. Dynamatic is hosting the Deutsche Aircraft team marking a significant step in the aviation sector and supporting the "Make in India" initiative. As India evolves into a major hub for regional aviation, Deutsche Aircraft is advancing its D328eco 40-seat turboprop aircraft de...

Dassault wins Good Design Award 2024 for NeXus flight deck

Dassault Aviation flight deck of the future, NeXus, has won the coveted Good Design Award from a jury assembled by two organizations: the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design; and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. The NeXus flight deck won in the Transportation category. The award was founded in 1950 by legendary architect Eero Saarinen and...

AV8 Prep launches scholarship for high school students

Online pilot training provider AV8 Prep has started a new youth aviation training scholarship, for any current high school student that wants to become a pilot. The scholarship gives eligible students the opportunity to get free access to AV8 Prep’s Private Pilot Ground School. The students have to create a social post, tag AV8 Prep, and get three shares to qualify for access to the private...

Skyports Drone Services enters Saudi Arabia with proof-of-concept for giga-projects

Skyports Drone Services is making its first entry into the Saudi Arabian market through a strategic collaboration with iot squared, a joint venture between Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and national telecom company stc group. The partnership will leverage Skyports’ expertise in beyond visual line of sight operations for a proof-of-concept exploring the integratio...

Turkish Airlines adopts CAE next-generation Unified Task Board and Crew Management solutions

Turkish Airlines has signed a long-term agreement to implement CAE next-generation Crew Management product and the Unified Task Board – a new situational awareness and disruption management solution for airline operations control centres. In addition to Crew Management and Unified Task Board, Turkish Airlines is a longstanding user of CAE's Flight Plan Management product. Designe...

Soaring demand sees Etihad go daily to Atlanta

Etihad Airways new service to Atlanta, which is set to launch four-times a week on 2 July, is proving so popular that the airline has decided to make it a daily flight from 1 November. The frequency increase on the route between Zayed International Airport (AUH) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is the UAE’s only non-stop connection to Atlanta and will provide e...

Gogo|Satcom Direct and Airbus to develop end-to-end cabin connectivity experiences for operators of Airbus Corporate Jets

Gogo Business Aviation & Satcom Direct announced finalizing of a multifaceted MoU with Airbus. The MoU confirms the two organizations’ aim to leverage the full potential of the Gogo Air-to-Ground, FlightDeck Freedom, and Gogo Galileo satellite connectivity solutions to deliver low-latency, high-speed broadband internet to Airbus ACJ operators.  The joint commitment, onc...

Lufthansa Technik to expand component workshop in Tulsa

Lufthansa Technik Component Services has officially begun construction on an expansion at its facility located at Tulsa International Airport. The groundbreaking ceremony marks the next phase of a multi-million-dollar investment aimed at further strengthening Lufthansa Technik’s position as a premier partner for aircraft component services in the Americas. The recent expansion step will i...

StandardAero signs 15-year CFM LEAP support agreement with major Middle East airline

StandardAero has signed a definitive 15-year agreement with a major Middle East airline to provide aftermarket services for the CFM International LEAP turbofan engine. Under the new agreement, StandardAero’s LEAP MRO facility in San Antonio, TX, will provide engine and engine component repair and overhaul, including LEAP performance restoration shop visits and continued time engine maintenan...

SkyDrive and JR East begin discussions to explore eVTOL experiences at AZUMA FARM KOIWAI

SkyDrive has initiated discussions with JR East to provide eVTOL experiences at a premium hotel AZUMA FARM KOIWAI. Scheduled to open in spring 2026 at Koiwai Farm, the hotel aims to offer guests a unique opportunity to experience air travel as part of its exclusive services. SkyDrive is developing a lightweight, three-seater eVTOL aircraft that will play a key future role in the com...

Royal Netherlands Air Force becomes launch customer for PC-7 MKX training system

Koninklijke Luchtmacht becomes the first customer to opt for the PC-7 MKX. This new training system will provide the Dutch Air Force with an integrated, cost-effective, state-of-the-art solution to meet its needs for basic flying training of its military pilots. The corresponding contract was signed – delivery is planned for the first half of 2027. Under a public invitation to tender, issued...

FL Technics expands operations in the UAE with new line maintenance station at DWC

FL Technics is set to further expand its operations in the United Arab Emirates with a new Line Maintenance Station at Dubai World Central (DWC)/Al Maktoum International Airport. This move solidifies the position of FL Technics LLC as a trustworthy leader in aviation maintenance solutions in the Middle East. A growing number of airlines and freighter operations are transitioning from Dub...

RTX's Collins Aerospace providing upgraded avionics for in-service Cessna Citation aircraft

Collins Aerospace announced upcoming functionality upgrades to Collins' Pro Line 21™ integrated avionics systems installed on in-service Cessna Citation business jets. Available beginning in the second half of 2025, the Pro Line 21 avionics enhancements are applicable for in-service Cessna Citation CJ1+, CJ2+, CJ3, CJ4 and XLS+ fleets, with upgrades spanning advanced commu...

Evolito selected to supply electric propulsion motors for Flying Whales' innovative airships

Evolito announces its collaboration with Flying Whales. This partnership marks a significant milestone in sustainable cargo aviation, demonstrating both innovative solutions to real world problems and reducing carbon footprints. Evolito will provide their state-of-the-art D250 electric propulsion motor for the LCA60T airship, which is due to make its debut test flight in 2027. The LCA60T is 200 me...

The advantages of automated aircraft exterior cleaning solutions

As the aviation industry goes through digitalization processes every year, the most recent advancements are being applied to different fields of this area. Computer-based intelligence systems help to handle large measures of information and upgrade automatization, which makes workforce more effective. One way to improve fleet maintenance is automated aircraft exterior cleaning, which has many bene...

Daher continues its growth in a changing environment

Two years after the launch of its “Take Off 2027” strategic plan, Daher is taking another step in the company’s transformation. The Group is consolidating its organization to support its international development and ambitions. In 2024, Daher achieved a revenue of €1.8 billion, 55% of which came from international markets, with increased profitability. The Group continues it...

Embraer & Flexjet sign agreement valued at up to USD $7 billion, representing the largest firm order for both companies

Embraer Executive Jets announced a purchase agreement with Flexjet. The agreement comprises a fleet of Embraer business jets, which includes the Praetor 600, Praetor 500 and Phenom 300E models, as well as an enhanced suite of services and support. The agreement is valued at up to USD $7 billion at current list prices. This is the largest order placed by Flexjet in its 30-year history and...

Neste and DHL Group to tighten collaboration to reduce logistics emissions

To further strengthen their collaboration on reducing emissions in logistics, DHL Group and Neste have agreed to jointly evaluate how Neste’s renewable solutions such as renewable diesel, also known as “HVO100”, and sustainable aviation fuel can support DHL in its decarbonization targets in air and road transportation.  DHL Group aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas em...

STARLUX commits to Viasat with launch of enhanced in-flight connectivity service

STARLUX aircraft has launched enhanced service with Viasat’s high performance in-flight connectivity solution, marking an expanded relationship. The phased rollout of Viasat’s high-speed, reliable in-flight Wi-Fi service will span STARLUX’s entire active fleet. In total, 48 aircraft, including Airbus A330-900s, A321neos, A350-900 and A350-1000 aircraft will install or transition...

Eve collaborates with VertiMob and PRS Aeroportos in ANAC's regulatory sandbox

Eve Air Mobility announced its collaboration with PRS Aeroportos - participating as a consortium between Pax Aeroportos SA, concessionaire of Campo de Marte Airport, and UrbanV SpA, vertiport operator - and VertiMob Infrastructure Ltda in the regulatory sandbox for vertiports, organized by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil. This initiative marks a pivotal step towards establishing...