Achieved With More Than 260 Aircraft Operating Globally

Bell Textron's Bell 505 Jet Ranger X program has accumulated more than 50,000 flight hours. More than 260 Bell 505s are operating a variety of missions across six continents and 55 countries. Notable deliveries this year have included, Southern Utah University, Centaurium and public safety configured Bell 505s to Leon County and Alameda County. "Operators around the world continue to compliment the aircraft performance and value in adding a Bell 505 to their daily operations," said Eric Sinusas, program director, Light Aircraft, Bell. "This milestone represents the platform's global growth and adoption as it enables operators to complete dynamic missions at an affordable cost."

A Phenom 300E Was Delivered To AGROJEM

Embraer has delivered a Phenom 100EV and a Phenom 300E to two separate Brazilian customers, marking the company’s 250th business jet delivery in Latin America. The Phenom 100EV was delivered to an undisclosed industrial company, which selected the aircraft to maintain crucial business operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Phenom 300E was delivered to AGROJEM, an agribusiness company.

Authorized Lighting Solution for Autel EVO II Series

Autel Robotics and FoxFury Lighting have partnered to offer lighting equipment made for Autel Robotics EVO II Series Aircraft. The FoxFury-designed, Autel-owned platform will support multiple FoxFury D3060 or D10 lighting systems, enabling pilots to be creative with lighting, dependent on need. A single D3060 might be mounted to fulfill FAA anti-collision lighting requirements, or mount multiple lights for daylight flight, indoor flight, or creative photography. The lights are rechargeable via USB-C connector.

Test in Preparation for Flight Trials with Mokulele Airlines

Ampaire has flown its second technology demonstrator. The aircraft is a refined version of its Cessna 337 “Electric EEL” hybrid-electric aircraft conversion. The company refers to the new flight test aircraft as the Hawaii Bird, as it will be flown by Ampaire and Mokulele Airlines pilots on air routes in Hawaii later this year in a series of demonstration flights. When the aircraft flies on Maui, it will be the first time an electrically powered aircraft has flown under an FAA “market survey” experimental aircraft certificate in order to gain real-world flight experience.

The UAS-CTI Program Was Launched in April 2020

The FAA's 2018 Reauthorization Act required the FAA to establish a collegiate training initiative program relating to UAS. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative (UAS-CTI) Program was launched in April 2020 and addresses the Section 631 requirement of the FAA 2018 Reauthorization Act. Any public two-year institutions of higher education that participate in the UAS-CTI program will also be designated as members of the Consortium for Small Unmanned Aircraft System Technology Training. As such, the FAA has announced that 15 more schools have been selected to participate in the UAS Collegiate Training Initiative (UAS-CTI).