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White House Directs FAA To Lift Supersonic Overland Flight Ban

White House calls for action within 180 days

Spike Aerospace S-512 diplomat.

Latin America Takes Significant Stake in Bizjet Market

Airbus Corporate Jets says Latin America accounts for 8% of global business jet fleet

ACJ TwoTwenty

Dassault Sees Strong Response at Its First Catarina Show

Exhibit at the bizav event in Brazil follows opening of a service center in May

Dassault Falcon 8X at Catarina Aviation Show

Jekta Starts Flight Trials with Amphibious Aircraft Demonstrator

1:9 scaled model of the PHA-ZE 100 will be used to validate digital simulations

Jekta aims to start delivering its PHA-ZE 100 amphibious aircraft in 2030

Videos

Vertical Aerospace Plans for Commercial eVTOL Operations as Prototype Prepares To Fly

Vertical Aerospace Plans for Commercial eVTOL Operations as Prototype Prepares To Fly

August 30, 2022

How Lilium Aims to Reshape Regional Air Services With Longer-range eVTOL Aircraft

How Lilium Aims to Reshape Regional Air Services With Longer-range eVTOL Aircraft

August 24, 2022

Wisk Prepares to Unveil Full-scale Autonomous eVTOL Air Taxi

Wisk Prepares to Unveil Full-scale Autonomous eVTOL Air Taxi

August 23, 2022

Flying the Dassault Falcon 6X

Flying the Dassault Falcon 6X

August 22, 2022

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Latest Special-mission King Air Debuts in Paris

The King Air 360-based aircraft builds on experience with the lighter multi-mission King Air 260

Textron

Horizon Boosted by Transition Flight with Cavorite VTOL Demonstrator

Canadian start-up is now beginning to assemble full-scale hybrid-electric prototype

Horizon Cavorite X7 hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft

Maximizing Program Payback Remains GKN’s North Star

Aerostructures and engines specialists cherry-pick future tech opportunities

GKN engine components

Export Prospects Boost Embraer's C-390 Airlifter

The multi-role platform offers an alternative to Lockheed Martin's C-130 aircraft

Embraer KC-390 airlifter

Otto’s Phantom Bizjet Promises Midsize Performance and Comfort

All-composite light jet will feature windowless cabin

Otto Aviation's Phantom 3500 business jet

Brazil ANAC Approves Ultra-long-range Gulfstream G700

Manufacturer is exhibiting this week at Catarina Aviation Show in São Paulo

Gulfstream G700

NBAA Northeast Regional Draws Crowds to White Plains

The annual event featured hundreds of exhibitors and more than 3,000 visitors

NBAA Board of Directors chair JD Witzig kicks off the opening session at NBAA's White Plains Regional Forum

Saudi Group Agrees to be Distributor For Joby's eVTOL Aircraft

Agreement calls for orders of up to 200 of Joby's four-passenger vehicles

Joby in Saudi Arabia

Beta Makes First Electric Flight into New York City Airport

Energy cost for 45-minute flight into JFK was just $7

Charter & Fractional

Beta Alia flying into JFK Airport

Goodyear Blimp Celebrates a Century in Flight

AirVenture 2025 to host two of the company’s airships

Wingfoot One, one of Goodyear's three US-based airships, flies over Akron, Ohio. The first Goodyear Blimp took flight 100 years ago.

Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Starts Piloted Test Flights

First pilot-on-board flights featured conventional takeoffs and landings

Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft

Pipistrel’s Velis Electro Is a Trailblazer for Electric Aviation

Textron subsidiary Pipistrel is the first manufacturer that has certified an electric aircraft.

Pipistrel Velis Electro in flight

CAE Names Northrop Grumman Executive as New CEO

Matthew Bromberg will become president and CEO on August 13

Training and Workforce

Matthew Bromberg

Citation: Cessna’s Revolutionary Jet

Cessna’s original Citation broke new ground for small business jets

Cessna's Citation 500

Gulfstream Steps Up Investment in Customer Support

New customer support leader Lor Izzard is building on earlier improvements

Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Aerospace customer support

AIN Roundtable—Managing the Supply Chain through Turbulence

Thought leaders provide insights on the evolution of the supply chain and where it’s headed

Round Table June

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