The latest update to the best-selling midsize business jet family of the 21st century has entered into service. Textron Aviation has achieved Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification for the Cessna Citation XLS Gen2 business jet and this week delivered the first customer aircraft to a longtime Citation operator in the Midwest. The Cessna Citation […]
State Opens Window for Community Airports to Apply for Low-Interest Loans
The Community Aviation Revitalization Board (CARB) has approved a 5th round of loan applications for the Community Aviation Loan Program. Over $2.4 million is available to award. The primary purpose of the revolving loan program is to fund revenue-producing capital projects that assist public-use, general aviation airports to become more self-sustainable. The program provides loans […]
Aviation Training Academy of the Future Coming to NJ Thanks to Unique Partnership
Photo above – Representatives of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the Atlantic County Economic Alliance from New Jersey, the U.S. Air Force, and the National Aerospace Research & Technology Park gather to finalize a memorandum of understanding to conceive and build the Aviation Academy of the Future at the NARTP’s first building in December of 2021. The […]
Amerijet’s Vice President of Flight Operations, Matthew Macri receives ESGR Patriot Award
Amerijet International Airlines and Vice President of Flight Operations, Matthew Macri received the US Department of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award. The award is in recognition of their support of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jack Vaughn’s multiple United States Army Reserve deployments. The Patriot Award recognizes individual supervisors for […]
An ALSIM ALSR20 Simulator for Cirrus South Africa
ALSIM is pleased to announce its second sale at AERO Friedrichshafen 2022, an ALSIM ALSR20 simulator to Cirrus South Africa, based in Lanseria, South Africa. The ALSR20 is the brand-new simulator manufactured by ALSIM and is the exact replica of the Cirrus SR20 aircraft. This Flight Training Device (FTD) Level 5 is specifically designed for […]
School4Pilots in Germany Acquires an ALSIM ALSR20 Simulator
ALSIM, the global flight simulator manufacturer headquartered in France, is strengthening its presence in Germany as School4Pilots GmbH, based in Hannover, Germany, has acquired an ALSIM ALSR20 simulator. The ALSR20 is the brand-new simulator manufactured by ALSIM and is the exact replica of the Cirrus SR20 aircraft. This Flight Training Device (FTD) Level 5 is […]
AUVSI Announces New Members of Board of Directors
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) today announced the election of new leadership and members to its Board of Directors. The announcement was made during AUVSI’s 50th anniversary at the annual XPONENTIAL event, the world’s largest trade show for the uncrewed systems industry, April 25-28 in Orlando, FL. New members elected to serve […]
Skyryse and Air Methods Partner to Enhance Safety by Helping Pilots Focus on their Life-Saving Mission
Skyryse, a transportation technology company, and Air Methods, the leading American air medical transport company, today announced a partnership to retrofit more than 400 single-engine helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in the Air Methods fleet with FlightOS, a shared mission to advance further safety measures to protect pilots and patients. The new Skyryse FlightOS hardware and […]
AUVSI Announces Fifth Annual XCELLENCE Award Winners
Association for Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) today announced the winners of the fifth annual XCELLENCE Awards during an awards ceremony at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022. The awards recognize companies and organizations, and individuals that achieved significant accomplishments in operations, technology and innovation across the uncrewed systems community. “During AUVSI’s 50th anniversary year, we are celebrating […]
AUVSI Partners with MDNA to Expand XPONENTIAL Trade Show in 2023 and Beyond
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of uncrewed vehicle systems and robotics, and Messe Düsseldorf North America (MDNA), one of the world’s largest organizers of international trade shows, have formed a partnership to co-host the world-leading uncrewed systems show, XPONENTIAL. This partnership is the natural […]