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Avionics

Honeywell Launches Darwin Single-pilot AI Project

Project addresses minimum-crew challenges
Honeywell Darwin artificial intelligence project
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk Wins Garmin GI 275 STC for 500-series Citations

Install provides for a lower-cost, more reliable electronic standby instrument system
Cessna Citation with Garmin GI 275 ESIS
FutureFlight

Autonomous Flight Pioneers Xwing and Daedalean Partner on Artificial Intelligence

Xwing and Daedalean have agreed to share data, knowledge, and processes pertaining to AI and machine learning, which both companies are using to develop fully autonomous flight control systems.
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Accidents

AOPA: General Aviation Accident Rate Declines in 2021

Total accidents rise, but so do overall flight hours
Environment

Lawmakers Seek To Secure Use of Agriculture for SAF

Bills could expand SAF sources and educate on unleaded aviation fuels
Cornfield at sunset (Photo: Adobe Stock)
Avionics

TJC Agrees To Buy L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions

The acquisition of L3Harris CAS is set for the first half of 2024
Engines

Rolls-Royce To Exit Electrical Propulsion Business

The aircraft engine maker is looking for buyers for its Electrical division
Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL prototype aircraft in untethered remotely piloted flight tests.
Avionics

Gogo Business Aviation Releases Over-air Avance Updates

Customers can remotely update Avance system software through the Gogo Dash app
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Rotorcraft

Leonardo Logs Helicopter Orders at European Rotors

New orders placed for AW189, AW169, and AW09 models
Omni Helicopter International operates Leonardo AW189s
Rotorcraft

Brazil's Omni Will Add Three AW189 Helicopters to Fleet

Omni Helicopter International is mainly active in South America's offshore oil and gas sector
Omni Helicopter International operates Leonardo AW189s
Environment

Virgin's SAF Transatlantic Flight is COP28 Prelude

The air transport industry aims to demonstrate SAF's potential as political skepticism surrounds UN gathering in the UAE
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 flew from London to New York on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel
Airports

Indiana Airport Completes Runway Extension Project

The three-year-long $15 million project increased KTYQ's runway to 7,000 feet
Guests at the celebration of KTYQ's lengthened runway reopening.
FutureFlight

New UK Airline Ecojet Agrees to Lease ZeroAvia's Hydrogen Propulsion Systems

The start-up plans to operate domestic flights with hydrogen-powered regional airliners.
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FutureFlight

Dronamics Plans To Manufacture and Fly Cargo Drones in the UAE

Aramex and Emirates Post Group plan to use Dronamics's Black Swan cargo drone for same-day express deliveries, and Qatar Airways also intends to incorporate the vehicle into its cargo network.
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Aircraft

Aurora Reveals Blended-wing-body HSVTOL X-plane Concept

DARPA selected four companies to design HSVTOL X-planes
A digital rendering of Aurora Flight Sciences' blended-wing-body HSVTOL concept aircraft
FutureFlight

EASA Approves Lilium as Design Organization in Key Step toward eVTOL Aircraft Type Certification

The Germany-based company is seeking concurrent type certification for its Lilium Jet with air safety regulators in Europe and the U.S.
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Environment

Jefferies: Some Sustainable Aviation Fuels Are Greener Than Others

Report shows the amount of lifecycle CO2 emissions savings can vary greatly
Air Company pilot test SAF production facility in Brooklyn
Safety

NBAA Publishes Runway Excursion Prevention Guide

Veering off of or overrunning runways is a leading cause of business jet accidents
Gulfstream G150 overrun
Avionics

Airbus Makes Fully Automated Helicopter Flight

The automated flight technologies are designed to reduce pilot workload
Airbus
Environment

ICAO Adopts SAF Acceptance Framework at Dubai Event

Third ICAO Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels served to reinforce industry's decarbonization goals
SAF refueler at airport
Rotorcraft

Konner Appoints Distributor for Ultralight Helicopters

The Italian company is displaying its K-1 and K-2 models at this week's European Rotors show
Konner's K1-S19 light helicopter
Safety

AINsight: Wait, Wait, Don’t Take Off!

Runway incursions involving business jets are on the rise as crews misunderstand line up and wait instructions
A Learjet crosses in front of a landing Embraer jet at Boston's Logan International Airport
Charter & Fractional

PJCC: Almost All New Private Flyers Sticking with It

More new flyers are exclusively using private aviation for leisure travel
Generic woman aboard private jet (Adobe Stock)
Environment

Azul Plans To Electrify Caravan Fleet with Surf Air

Brazilian airline seeks to convert 27 Cessna Caravans to electric power
Surf Air Mobility intends to convert Cessna Caravan aircraft to electric propulsion
Maintenance and Modifications

Airbus Helicopters Continues To Attack Supply-chain Issues

The rotorcraft OEM is buying suppliers, out-of-production aircraft for parts
Airbus Helicopters MRO
Charter & Fractional

Abu Dhabi Investors Acquire Charter Platform Fly Victor

Aviation Investment Group has bought all outstanding shares from founder and chairman Clive Jackson
Fly Victor founder and former chairman Clive Jackson
FutureFlight

EHang Progresses on Its Long March to Air Mobility Leadership

Some Western observers appear not to have grasped the different approach China is taking to advancing its air mobility revolution, prompting skepticism about EHang's apparent rapid progress in bringing autonomous eVTOL vehicles to market.
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FutureFlight

FutureFlight Weekly News Roundup

FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup
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FutureFlight

Aurora Reveals Blended-wing-body HSVTOL X-plane Concept

Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences is developing a high-speed, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (HSVTOL) X-plane concept for DARPA's SPRINT program.
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Aircraft

GAMA: Q3 GA Aircraft Deliveries Up across All Sectors

Deliveries are climbing for private jets, turboprops, and helicopters, along with billings
Embraer Phenom 300 in flight