The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) published the First Quarter 2025 General Aviation Aircraft Shipment and Billing Report last week. The results for the first three months of 2025 when compared to the same period in 2024 show increased shipments across all sectors and an increase in the overall value of aircraft shipments. Aircraft shipments […]
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Polaris Aero’s VOCUS FlightRisk Now Available for Collins Aerospace’s ARINCDirect Flight Support Services
Polaris Aero has renewed its agreement with Collins Aerospace to make VOCUS FlightRisk available to all subscribers of Collins’ ARINCDirect flight planning tools. This extension builds upon a successful relationship spanning more than 10 years, seamlessly incorporating FlightRisk’s premier preflight risk assessment functionality with ARINCDirect’s leading flight support services. Through this collaboration, ARINCDirect flight planning […]
Focus on Cargo Puts Liege Airport on Upward Trajectory
Liege Airport is on a serious upward trajectory, having handled more than a million tons of freight every year for the past five years, and growing. 2024 saw 1.17 million tons pass through the airport, and 2025 is set to exceed that by another 12%. And that is not all – the airport has ambitious […]
IADA Appoints Brendan Lodge as Regional Director, UK/EU & International Markets
The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) announced the appointment of Brendan Lodge as Regional Director, UK/EU & International Markets. This announcement coincided with the first day of the 2025 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE25). Lodge becomes the first IADA staff member based in Europe, signaling the association’s continued global growth and commitment to […]
New Tech Dramatically Reduces Air Traffic Controller Workload, Increases Safety
UFA, Inc. has announced the launch of ATTranscribe, a software product that dramatically reduces licensed controllers’ workloads while increasing safety. Currently, air traffic operators and safety organizations devote significant time to reviewing safety incidents, including transcription of communication between air traffic control and pilots. Because audio from ATC communications is notoriously difficult to understand – […]
Klein Vision unveils production prototype of the AirCar
Klein Vision, the Slovakia-based developer of the world’s first certified flying car, the AirCar, unveiled its production prototype at the 2025 Living Legends of Aviation Gala Dinner in Beverly Hills. The production prototype builds on years of rigorous testing and technical refinement and is designed for commercial scalability. AirCar inventor and designer Stefan Klein unveiled […]
ZenaTech Expands in Ireland, Offering Drone as a Service (DaaS) Including Precision Agriculture to European Market
ZenaTech, Inc. has announced it will be expanding operations and opening a new, larger office and its European Headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. The new hub will facilitate the Company’s drone sales and DaaS drone services — including precision agriculture solutions — to a growing UK and European market. The Company anticipates the official grand opening […]
Diogo Elias Appointed as New CEO of Avianca Cargo
Diogo Elias has assumed the role of CEO of Avianca Cargo, effective May 1. Elias had served as Senior Vice President of Avianca Cargo since 2023. In his new role, Elias will oversee the division’s growth strategy, focusing on strengthening and innovating its operation, while continuing to work towards maintaining the value proposition that has […]
Electra Names Max Ochoa as CFO
Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra) announced that Max Ochoa has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In this role, Ochoa will provide strategic leadership across Electra’s finance and legal departments, guiding the company through its next phase of growth as it scales to meet rising demand from both commercial and defense markets. Electra’s Ultra Short […]
New P2006T MKII Delivered to Melbourne Flight Training
Tecnam has announced the delivery of a brand-new P2006T MkII aircraft to Melbourne Flight Training (MFT), a Part 141 flight school based in Melbourne, Florida. This latest addition expands MFT’s multi-engine fleet to eight aircraft—five of which are Tecnam P2006T models—and supports the launch of the school’s innovative new Platinum Multi-Engine program. MFT’s Platinum Multi-Engine […]
