Otto Aerospace announced that Flexjet will be its first fleet customer and its launch customer for the Phantom 3500 business jet, a windowless, ultra-efficient clean sheet aircraft that takes advantage of laminar-flow aerodynamics and all-carbon fiber composite that together cut fuel burn by 60 percent or more. The agreement is for a firm 300 aircraft with additional options, and with a value of $5.9 billion, is reportedly one of the largest aircraft orders with an OEM in business aviation history. Almost a year after DJI filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Defense over its designation as a ‘Chinese Military Company’, the courts h
Inaction Hampers Industry Operations, Delays Critical Upgrade Projects
Capt. Jason Ambrosi, President of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, sent the following message to the more than 80,000 pilots represented by the union:
Garmin G3000-Based ACE Assists Pilot From Switzerland To Australia
Pilatus Aircraft announced that it has handed over its very first Pilatus PC-12 PRO to Dion Weisler, the former CEO of HP Inc., and he just had to personally fly it home to Australia from the factory in Switzerland.
BYA-1 Hydrogen-Electric Biz-Jet is On-Track to Hit the Market in the Early 2030s
Beyond Aero is getting closer to rolling out its green-powered business jets, reaching Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL6) for its hydrogen-electric propulsion system. The full-scale power testing keeps the company on track to roll out its BYA-1 aircraft in the early 2030s.
In a single announcement, ultra-low-cost airline Play revealed that it would be shutting its doors and cancelling all future flights. This leaves paying customers, some already in their destinations, scrambling for last-second tickets. Until now, Play had been operating transatlantic services to Baltimore, Boston, Washington Dulles, and Newburgh, New York, linking those airports to destinations across Europe via Iceland.
Supports Initiatives Accelerating AAM Vehicle Development
Vertical Aerospace, an electric aircraft developer based in Bristol, UK, praised the country’s Department of Transportation’s announcement of funding for projects focused on next-generation advanced air mobility vehicles and vertical takeoff and landing technology.
The Indian Ministry of Defence announced it has ordered an additional 97 Tejas Mk1A light fighter jets from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, consisting of 68 single-seat fighters and 29 twin-seat trainers in a deal worth over INR 620 billion, or US$ 7.1 billion.
Airplane Continued To Bank To The Right And “Went Straight Down Into The Hillside At What Sounded Like Full Engine Power.”
On September 12, 2025, about 1421 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Lancair Super ES, N905ET, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Mount Hamilton, California. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot’s sister reported that the pilot was due to depart from Ryan Field Airport (RYN), Tucson, Arizona, with the intended destination of the Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), San Jose, California.
From 2009 (YouTube Edition): Leading Air Show Performers Give Their Best Advice for Newcomers
On December 6th through December 9th, the Paris Las Vegas Hotel hosted over 1,500 air show professionals and enthusiasts to the 2009 International Council of Air Shows Convention. Started in 1967, the annual ICAS Convention provides professionals a community forum in which to network with industry leaders, plan upcoming air shows, and offer continued support to fellow performers and representatives. This year's convention saw a two percent increase in attendance over the 2008 convention despite the struggling economy; ICAS President John Cudahy
Aero Linx: Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association
The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association (CHAA) is a non-profit registered charitable organization based in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada. Its mission is to acquire, preserve, restore, maintain, display and demonstrate the North American Harvard aircraft associated with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, as a legacy, and in honour of those who served.
Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM)
A technique whereby a civil GNSS receiver/processor determines the integrity of the GNSS navigation signals without reference to sensors or non-DoD integrity systems other than the receiver itself. This determination is achieved by a consistency check among redundant pseudorange measurements.
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