Photo above – Mr. Ryan McCartney (3rd from the left), Vice President and COO, Hillsboro Aviation, receiving the Authorized Service Center plaque from Mr. Amod Kelkar (2nd from the left), Head of Commercial Business Unit and Vice President, Customer Service of Honda Aircraft Company. Honda Aircraft Company has announced the addition of four new full-service […]
NATCA President Addresses Key Aviation Challenges Including ATC Staffing Shortfalls at Aero Club of Washington
NATCA President Addresses Key Aviation Challenges Including ATC Staffing Shortfalls at Aero Club of Washington National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Rich Santa addressed the Aero Club of Washington recently about ongoing challenges facing the National Airspace System (NAS), including air traffic controller staffing. He described how: Air traffic controllers and aviation safety professionals […]
Piper Aircraft Expands Brand Ambassador Program to Include the L3Harris Flight Academy
Piper Aircraft announced today the expansion of their Brand Ambassador program to include the L3Harris Flight Academy in Sanford, Florida. The L3Harris Flight Academy is Piper Aircraft’s first non-degree seeking ambassador partner school, and their first flight school to join the program in the southeastern United States. Piper Brand Ambassadors leverage their social media channels […]
Precision Renews with Number One Helicopteres Guimbal
Photo above – Sarah Brazel and Bruno Guimbal Precision Support Services, LLC., has renewed its contract with Helicopteres Guimbal as the North American Distributor, following the announcement Guimbal has once again been ranked #1 in Vertical Mag’s Helicopter Manufacturers Survey globally for overall Customer Satisfaction, and with particularly high marks in North America. “We are […]
WAI Kicks off WomenVenture with Dynamic Breakfast for More Than 400 Attendees
Photo above – The backdrop for the 2022 WomenVenture Group photo was the Boeing 777-200ER ecodemonstrator. Photo: EAA WomenVenture Wednesday began with WAI’s Connect Breakfast, attended by more than 400 enthusiastic participants, sponsored by Avemco, United Airlines, and the Virginia Department of Aviation and took place at the Paul H. Poberezny Conference Center (PHP Tent). […]
Flytrex Receives FAA Approval to Double Drone Delivery Radius to Two Nautical Miles
Flytrex, announced on Thursday that it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to expand its delivery radius from one to two nautical miles across all its operating stations in North Carolina and Texas. Deliveries will be made in cooperation with longtime partner Causey Aviation Unmanned, offering food, drinks and other goods to […]
Helity and Lilium Join Forces to Bring High Speed Electric Air Mobility to Southern Spain
Lilium N.V., developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, has signed an agreement with Helity Copter Airlines to develop an eVTOL network in Andalusia. Under the agreement, Helity intends to initially purchase five Lilium Jets to provide premium and business charter flights to its customers. Helity offers helicopter shuttle flights between […]
WAI Launches 8th Annual Girls in Aviation Day
Thousands of girls, ages 8-17, around the world on September 24 will be able to experience the 8th Annual Girls in Aviation Day in their local communities through unique events hosted by Women in Aviation International (WAI) Chapters and Corporate Members. WAI will continue to offer additional virtual resources, activities, information, and instructional videos via […]
Volatus Infrastructure Announces Software Partnership
Volatus Infrastructure is engaging with Altaport to push forward their vision of accessible air mobility. Altaport provides software technology that Volatus will use to power their infrastructure experience for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles allowing vehicle operators to schedule landings, maintenance, charging and storage at Volatus facilities. Altaport’s technology platform is designed to […]
EH216 Completes Demo Flight Tour in 4 Japanese Cities to Mark 1,000-Day Countdown of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
EHang Holdings Limited announced that its EH216 AAV has successfully completed a demo flight tour across 4 cities in Japan in July and expanded its footprint for the first time into the Kansai region, Kyushu region and Shikoku region after its demo flights in Okayama and Fukushima cities last year. Notably, on July 18, EH216 […]
