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FBOs

Líder Aviation Names First Female President

COO Junia Hermont is being promoted to CEO, effective January 2024

Regulations and Government

Congress Takes Up Parks Air Tour Management Program

Critics charge that new rules will cripple air tour industry

Rushmore Helicopters photo in South Dakota

Environment

EcoPulse Demonstrator Makes First Hybrid-electric Flight

The technology demonstrator that flew last week is a converted TBM900 aircraft

Safety

South Korea Accepts Country’s First Embraer Praetor 600

Specially equipped aircraft will perform navaid inspections and other duties

Korean Flight Inspection Service Center Embraer Praetor 600

FutureFlight

Moya Aero's Autonomous eVTOL Logistics Aircraft Makes First Test Flight

The company says it now holds letters of intent from prospective customers covering 100 of the high-capacity drones that could be used for cargo flights or crop-spraying.

FutureFlight On The Radar

Hybrid Aircraft Market Will Generate $10 Billion in 2035, Analysts Predict

A new report issued by analysts at Allied Market Research projects the global hybrid aircraft market will generate $1.9 billion of revenue in 2025, when several hybrid aircraft are expected to enter service.

Avionics

ForeFlight Oceanic Plotting Now Available

The plotting feature can help pilots eliminate paper charts

Aircraft

First Falcon 6X Enters Service

The Falcon 6X can fly up to 5,500 nm

Regulations and Government

Former FAA Head David Hinson Flies West

Hinson, 90, had amassed more than 9,000 fight hours on 70 types

Former FAA Administrator David Hinson, former FAA acting Administrator Robert A. Sturgell, and Russell Meyer, Cessna chairman emeritus (Photo: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)

Charter & Fractional

After SPAC Merger, Fractional Jet Provider Volato Goes Public on NYSE

Company operates the world's largest HondaJet fleet

Avionics

FAA Proposes Increase in CVR Recording to 25 Hours

Rule would not expand CVR applicability in the general aviation fleet

The HCR-25 25-hour cockpit voice and flight data recorder

Airports

Early Winter Snow Stops Flights at Munich Airport

All flights into Munich were canceled on December 2 due to snowstorm

Aircraft

The Fast, the Far-reaching, and the Future

A range of technologies forwarded in 2023

Bombardier blended-wing body demonstrator

Maintenance and Modifications

Offshore Heavy Helicopter Issues Open Gates for Super-mediums

Covid supply chain overhang could be the perfect opportunity for offshore super-medium helicopters

Maintenance and Modifications

Solution to MRO Capacity Shortage a Multi-pronged Endeavor

Labor and parts shortages remain key drivers

Elevate MRO mechanic working on landing gear

ATC

How WAAS Turned into a Must-have System

Once the subject of criticism, WAAS is on the majority of general aviation aircraft

FBOs

While Hangar Space Remains Tight, FBOs Face Challenges in Adding Capacity

Supply chain issues, airport demands, and rising interest rates are issues faced

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Jet Buyers Still Finding Financing among Higher Interest Rates

Cash is still king, but financing is available

Regulations and Government

Impatient eVTOL Start-ups May Have To Embrace Crawl-Walk-Run

Type certification remains an uphill task, as does building the advanced air mobility ecosystem

Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Focusing on Business Travelers

New programs designed to entice small and medium businesses

FutureFlight

Wisk Leads Autonomous Flight Trials in New Zealand's Controlled Airspace

The California-based eVTOL developer and its New Zealand partners successfully demonstrated that autonomous, uncrewed aircraft can safely integrate with regular piloted aircraft in controlled airspace.

FutureFlight

Crisalion Bets Its FlyFree Propulsion Concept Will Make eVTOL Air Services More Viable

The Spanish start-up says not being first to market will prove an advantage for second-wave advanced air mobility pioneers who will have greater regulatory certainty.