Latest

All AIN news by date

FutureFlight

Toray To Provide Composites for Lilium eVTOL

Japanese carbon-fiber specialist Toray will supply lightweight materials to manufacture Lilium's five-seat, all-electric aircraft.
Article image

JSfirm To Help Job Seekers During Covid Crisis

JSfirm is offering free resume reviews and job alerts to users of its employement website.
Safety

Bombardier Safety Standdown Going Virtual for 2020

Bombardier's Safety Standdown 2020, originally slated for August 25 to 27 in Wichita, will be held virtually this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aircraft

Faradair Establishes Duxford HQ for Hybrid Electric STOL

UK startup Faradair is developing the BEHA aircraft with hybrid-electric propulsion, transitioning to all-electric once technology and regulations permit.
Article image
Regulations and Government

NBAA Applauds Congress Actions To Help Bizav

A U.S. House appropriations bill has provisions that would benefit business aviation.

Global Bizav Activity Continues Bumpy Recovery

Latest WingX report says global business aviation activity off by 19 percent in the first two weeks in July.
Rotorcraft

NHV's Airbus H175 Fleet Tops 40,000 Hours

NHV’s fleet accounts for more than 60 percent of the Airbus Helicopters H175’s 66,000 flight hours to date.
Article image
Aircraft

China Southern Launches ARJ21-700 Operations

The start of ARJ21 flights by China Southern comes five days after Air China flew its first example on an inaugural revenue flight.
Article image
Aircraft

KinectAir Makes Plans To Operate VoltAero's Electric Cassio

KinectAir says it intends to be a launch customer for VoltAero's Cassio electric fixed-wing aircraft for its planned charter network.
Article image
Maintenance and Modifications

Bell Buys Chinese MRO Zhenjiang Aerochine Aviation

Bell is acquiring Zhenjiang Aerochine Aviation Limited to increase its MRO capacity in China.
Article image
Maintenance and Modifications

Ruag Marks Milestones on Legacy 500 Paint Job

Ruag MRO International completes its first exterior Legacy 500 repainting project while also using an Embraer-patented technique for the first time.
Article image
Airports

Nexa Teams With VFS To Support Urban Air Mobility Growth

The Vertical Flight Society has partnered with Nexa Advisors to form a new company called UAM Geomatics that will produce data on the eVTOL market.
Article image
Maintenance and Modifications

Mecaer Gets EASA Mx Approval for Philadelphia Base

Italian MRO provider Mecaer Aviation Group (MAG) has received EASA certification for its Philadelphia Part 145 rotorcraft repair station.
Article image
Charter & Fractional

Trade Groups Warn of Online Charter Fraud

The Air Charter Assocation and EBAA have noted a rise in online deceict, mirroring the rise in private charter demand.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star's Missouri MRO Adds Airframe Credentials

West Star Aviation's Missouri MRO facility has received FAA approval for Bombardier Global BD-700, Embraer Phenom, Embraer Legacy 120 and 134/145.
Airlines

FAA Demotes Pakistan to Category 2, Banning PIA from U.S.

The Federal Aviation Administration moves to bar Pakistani carriers from flying into the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Piedmont Expands Helo Rotor Blade Capability

Piedmont Propulsion Systems has received FAA certification for repair and overhaul of the Van Horn Aviation 206/OH-58 tail rotor blade.
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Expands AOG Capabilities

Elliott Aviation will now provide AOG for Textron Aviation Hawker, Beechcraft King Air, Cessna Citation, and Embraer Legacy.
Avionics

Garmin Adds TXi Compatibility for Meridian, SR22

Owners of airplanes with older instrumentation can gain new funcationality by installing Garmin TXi displays.
Article image
ATC

FAA's New Urban Air Mobility ConOps Raises Questions

Morphing existing helicopter VFR corridors into dedicated urban air mobility routes is among the challenges identified by critics of ConOps 1.0.
Article image
FutureFlight On The Radar

FAA's Concept of Operations for Urban Air Mobility is a First Take On How to Handle Air Traffic Management for eVTOL Aircraft

Critics say FAA's version one ConOps document for urban air mobility needs more work before service entry starts.
Regulations and Government

ADS Group Says UK Aerospace Industry Urgently Needs Increased Government Support

ADS Group Says UK Aerospace Industry Urgently Needs Increased Government Support
Article image
Aircraft

Electric Aircraft Maker Bye Raises $10M for eFlyers

Bye Aerospace aims to have its two-seat eFlyer all-electric aircraft ready to enter service in 2021, followed by the four-seat eFlyer 4.
Article image
Maintenance and Modifications

Aircraft Painting Now Available at Banyan's FXE Complex

Atlantic Jet Refinishing has joined the ecosystem of aviation-related businesses based at the Banyan Air Service FBO complex.
Article image
Airlines

How Covid-19 Has Forced Airbus to Downsize Its Business With 15,000 Job Cuts

How Covid-19 Has Forced Airbus to Downsize Its Business With 15,000 Job Cuts
Article image

Duncan Aviation Stalwart, Noted Aviator Harry Barr Dies

Harry Bar shared a hometown and passion for flying with Duncan Aviation founder Donald Duncan, leading to a number of joint endeavors.
Airlines

Virgin Atlantic Secures £1.2 billion Rescue Package

A new five-year business plan at Virgin Atlantic calls for a return to profitability by 2022

N. American Bizav Flying Continues Post-Covid Climbout

North American business aircraft flight activity gained back another one-third of Covid-19-related losses in June, as flying increased 40 percent from May.
Airlines

Delta 737-700s Now Slated to Retire by Year-end

Boeing 737-700s will join MD-88s, MD-90s, and 777-200s on this year's list of Delta Air Lines retirees.
Regulations and Government

FAA's Supersonic Proposal Draws Praise and Protest

The EU called the FAA's supersonic NPRM premature, while many manufacturers endorsed its data-driven approach.
Article image