Skyborne Airline Academy, the new owners of FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida, has begun training its first 150 students there, officials say.
Aircraft brokerage Jet Edge Partners has joined the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) as an accredited dealer, Jet Edge announced May 17.
DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF), a business aviation company with its stand-alone VVIP lounges and hangar facility, has announced it has entered into a partnership with Click Aviation Network.
Supersonic aircraft developer Aerion Corp. on May 21 confirmed that it is ceasing operations of its AS2 business jet program after years of development, citing difficulty in raising the capital needed. to complete production. Employees were told of the development the same day.
Russian Helicopters has secured its first domestic customer for its novel VRT500 coaxial single-engine helicopter. Russian Helicopters Systems (RHS), an operator based just outside Moscow, signed a contract for five of the rotorcraft during the HeliRussia 2021 exhibition in May 2020.
Russia’s United Engine Corp. plans to complete a demonstrator of its first hybrid-electric powerplant by 2023, says Mikhail Shemet, deputy director of the PDV future helicopter engine program at Klimov.
Millions of years ago when the Earth was warmer, alligators and crocodiles lived in Greenland. Should the Earth continue on its expected warming path, alligators could return to the Arctic and whether the Earth could feed its people would be in question, Anthony Patt, professor of climate policy at ETH Zurich in Switzerland, said during a European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition Connect webinar.
A coalition of several dozen aviation organizations showed strong support for a recently introduced bill that would establish a blender’s tax credit for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
Luxembourg-based business aircraft operator Luxaviation Group is to support Lilium in building out the electric regional air mobility startup’s airline operations in Europe.