HyLight has raised €13 million from Rubio Impact Ventures, DRW and Teampact Ventures, joined by existing investors Y Combinator and Ring Capital. Founded in 2022, the company has already reached a milestone few industrial startups achieve: designing, building, industrializing and operating its own aircraft in France, while developing the software and artificial intelligence that turn […]
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Canada Investing $85.5 Million to Rehabilitate the Rankin Inlet Airport and Strengthen Arctic and Northern Connectivity
The Honorable Rebecca Chartrand, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, on behalf of the Honorable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, celebrated the grand opening of the Rankin Inlet air terminal building and announced federal funding […]
Deutsche Aircraft Opens D328eco® Final Assembly Line in Leipzig
Photo – from left – Nico Neumann, CEO Deutsche Aircraft, Dirk Panter, State Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour, Energy and Climate Protection of the Free State of Saxony, Marie-Christine von Hahn, Principal Managing Director, German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI) and Christian Hirte, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Transport at the official opening […]
SAS and Lykke Coffee Farms Team Up to Raise the Bar for Coffee in the Air
SAS is partnering with Scandinavian coffee company Lykke Coffee Farms to introduce a new coffee experience across its network, bringing better coffee and a distinctly Scandinavian touch to the journey. For 80 years, SAS has been serving travelers across Scandinavia and connecting the region with the world. From February 2027, passengers will be served coffee […]
GAMA Announces Team Additions and Promotions
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced the additions of Mazdak Hobbi, as Senior Director of Engineering and Certification, and Archie Miller, as Director of Government Affairs. GAMA has also promoted Andy Phillips to Director of Regulatory Affairs and Innovation, and expanded Kyle Martin’s title from Vice President of European Affairs to Vice President of […]
Airports Council Names Patty Clark as 2026 Downes Award Recipient
Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA), has announced that Patty Clark was named the recipient of the 2026 William E. Downes, Jr. Memorial Award. The Downes Award, the highest honor given by ACI-NA, is presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in promoting the cause of airports and aviation throughout the local, […]
Global Airport Passenger Traffic Reaches Record 9.8 Billion in 2025, ACI-World Reports
Global airports carried a record 9.8 billion passengers in 2025, Airports Council International (ACI) World reported, while air cargo volumes also reached an all-time high. But momentum has cooled in 2026, with passenger growth slowing amid mounting geopolitical and economic headwinds, even as cargo continues to expand. The figures, published in ACI World’s 2026 Annual […]
MedAire Deepens Ties with GoCrisis, Bringing the Crisis Management Specialist into the MedAire Ecosystem
MedAire today announced a strategic investment in GoCrisis, moving the companies’ four-year aviation relationship beyond strategic partnership and toward closer business integration. Through the investment, GoCrisis will leverage MedAire’s IT, finance, and back-office business infrastructure, while both organizations retain their identities, organizational capabilities and established operating roles. “When a serious aviation event affects crew or […]
National Advanced Air Mobility Industry Forum Returns Oct. 15 as Industry Shifts from Demonstration to Production
The National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE) will host the fifth annual National Advanced Air Mobility Industry Forum (NAAMIF) on Oct. 15, bringing together aircraft manufacturers, federal regulators, military leaders, investors and infrastructure providers for a working session on what it will take to move advanced air mobility from flight test into production […]
Nearly $7.5 Million Invested in Windsor International Airport for Critical Infrastructure Projects
Mike Kelloway, Member of Parliament for Sydney-Glace Bay, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, on behalf of the Honorable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, announced that the Government of Canada is strengthening air safety at Windsor International Airport. Through the Airports Capital […]
