That jet you reserved for charter isn’t sitting in a hangar, polished and waiting for you. Instead, it’s crisscrossing the skies, battling inclement weather, ferrying families with kids and pets, and serving passengers who don’t treat it like their own.
SKYRYSE, CA unveiled AI-based Skylar flight assistant for its SkyOS universal operating system that monitors ATIS, ATC, and weather to provide safer flight operations, optimize routes/fuel burn, and reduce pilot workload.
DASSAULT AVIATION officially opened 110,760 sq meter production facility at Cergy (operational since mid-2024) for assembly of Falcon and Rafale skin panels, small parts and forward fuselages, outfitting Rafale fuselages, and producing metal hoses. It has taken over Argenteuil operations, excluding small primary part production, which was moved to Seclin.
The U.S. government funding lapse has left the FAA operating with 75% of its staff, a U.S. Transportation Department summary of the agency’s plan shows.
Oxford-based OXCCU has raised $28 million in Series B financing to scale up its one-step process to convert waste carbon into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Yingling Aviation has launched an airframe and powerplant (A&P) mechanic apprenticeship program to address a growing industry demand for skilled technicians.
SyberJet Aircraft, based in Phoenix, has unveiled a new SJ36 single-pilot, nine-set light jet with FAA certification and first deliveries expected in 2032.
MetroJet, a business aviation provider based in Hong Kong, received Air Operator Certificate approval by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands.
Fractional operator Flexjet has placed a firm order with start-up Otto Aerospace for 300 of the business jet developer’s Phantom 3500 super-midsize aircraft.
