Content Archive: May 2022

Aircraft

VoltAero Offers Fractional Shares in Hybrid-electric Aircraft

The manufacturer's Cassio family of aircraft will be operated by partners throughout Europe, providing flights for fractional ownership clients.
Aircraft

Pratt Canada Picks Battery Supplier for Hybrid-Electric Project

Pratt & Whitney Canada has chosen Switzerland’s H55 to supply battery systems for its hybrid-electric Dash 8 demonstrator program.
Rotorcraft

Malaysia's Weststar Aviation Considers IPO

Weststar operates Southeast Asia’s largest offshore energy helicopter fleet.
Avionics

Garmin Marks 750th King Air G1000 NXi Delivery

The newest installation of a Garmin 1000 NXi flight deck in a Beechcraft King Air was made by Stevens Aerospace and Defense.
Rotorcraft

EASA Studying Helicopter Underwater Escape

EASA has contracted with the CAAi for a new study on helicopter underwater egress which will be used to validate or amend EASA CS-27 and CS-29 standards.
Environment

NBAA Touts Industry Sustainabilty at Congressional Hearing

In a document issued during a congressional hearing this week, NBAA detailed business aviation’s commitment to sustainability.
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation’s Boca FBO To Get $40M Makeover

Atlantic Aviation will make $40 million in improvements at its FBO at Florida’s Boca Raton Airport under a recently-inked 40-year lease renewal.

AINsight: Greening Up the Homegrown Grass

For corporate pilots seeking a better work-life balance, the grass might not always be greener on the other side.
Aircraft

Surf Air IPO To Fund Hybrid-electric Fleet Conversions

Surf Air Mobility expects to raise $467 million through an IPO, which would fund conversion of its Cessna Grand Caravan fleet to hybrid-electric power.
Environment

Work Begins on World's Largest Biofuel Plant

A consortium of energy industry companies has partnered with the Panamanian government to launch what will become the world’s largest biofuel refinery.