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Virgin Atlantic On Track for 100% SAF Int’l Flight

Trent 1000/Dreamliner Combo Set for Trip Between Heathrow and JFK Next November Virgin Atlantic and Rolls-Royce have said that everything is looking good for their November 28th SAF flight from JFK to Heathrow. A series of successful ground tests involving...

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WWII Era Catalina Flying Boat to be Resurrected

Production Transport Category Turboprop Planned Catalina Aircraft, holder of the Type Certificates for the 28-5ACF Catalina, today announced the rebirth of the iconic and legendary Catalina as the Catalina II Amphibious Turboprop. A production re-start program has been formalized for...

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Oshkosh 2023 Morning Brief: Day One–MOSAIC, Daher, Piper and More!

The First of Five Days Of Morning Brief Goodness! Join us for our first Oshkosh 2023 Morning Brief, live from Wittman Field! We'll have news from the day before, a little weather report, live interviews, and a look ahead and...

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Piper’s AirVenture Updates Telling, Illustrating a Company Planning Ahead

Taking New Machining Work, Employee Health Services, and Connectivity Round out the News from Vero Beach Piper’s AirVenture conference didn’t have much meat on the bone for enthusiasts, but may provide a small window into where the company’s compass is...

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Eve Air Mobility Opens Factory with Embraer

Brazil Home to EVE's First Mass Production Facility Eve Air Mobility announced the location of its first production facility, naming the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The location will be located inside of expanded Embraer facilities. The company says the...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.22.23)

“Ensuring this new generation of aircraft maintains the highest level of operational safety that defines commercial aviation today.” Source: From a statement by our dear friends at the FAA, describing its role in integrating AAM into the U.S. National Airspace...

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Airborne-NextGen 07.18.23: Stratospheric PHASA-35, UAS4STEM, EAS at Oshkosh!

Also: General Atomics 8M Hours, Nova-C Lunar Lander, Mayman Aerospace Speeder, Virgin Galactic Engineers have completed a successful stratospheric flight trial of BAE Systems’ High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS). Dubbed PHASA-35, the UAS soared, over a...

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GAMA Praises Passage of FAA Reauthorization Bill

Much Ado About Nothing On 20 July GAMA praised the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act. Known informally as the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Bill, the legislation contemporaneously...

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Reliable Robotics Certification Plan Approved

FAA to Imminently Vet Autonomous Flight System Founded in 2017 by CEO Robert Rose and CTO Jureg Frefel for purpose of bringing safe, certified automation systems to commercial aviation, Mountain View, California-based Reliable Robotics made known that the certification plan...

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Disabled U.K. Pilot Earns TMG Class Rating

Aerobility Initiatives Continue to Change Lives Claire Tonkinson, a disabled woman from London, England is the first individual with a disability to have earned a TMG (Touring Motor-Glider) Class Rating through Aerobility’s training initiatives. She earned the rating in a...

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