The impact of airborne particulates on aircraft engines is a huge challenge for today’s aviation industry.

The French government has named Emmanuel Chiva chairman and CEO of aerospace research and technology center Onera.

The FAA has expanded the approved list of piston aircraft engines that can burn Swift Fuels 100R unleaded aviation gasoline.

The intensive use of batteries in a hybrid-electric propulsion system may generate a replacement and obsolescence challenge, a Collins Aerospace official says.

Hourly aircraft utilization by corporate, fractional and charter operators rose in the December 2025 to February 2026 timeframe when compared to the same period of 2024-25 and 2019-20, according to Aviation Week’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization.

Aggregated hourly flown figures for the world’s largest business aviation carriers show that NetJets, Flexjet and VistaJet experienced higher utilization rates from December 2025 to February 2026 when compared to the same period of 2024-25.

The national average cost of a gallon of Jet-A totaled $6.86 in March 2026, up 13 cents from February and up 24 cents from a year ago, according to a survey of U.S. FBOs by the Aviation Research Group.

Air traffic controllers will apply radar to separate helicopters and fixed-wing traffic near busy airports, the FAA said on March 18.