AV Web

JUNE 19, 2025

Four French aerospace stalwarts have announced a partnership to develop hybrid-electric propulsion for light aircraft. Ascendance, Collins Aerospace, Daher and Safran aim to develop propulsion systems for six- to 10-seat aircraft with optimized propeller efficiency and a power source that is compatible with carbon-emission reduction goals set by the French Directorate General of Civil Aviation (French acronym, DGAC) as well as goals set by France’s civil aeronautics research council (CORAC).

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 19, 2025

A report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released on Wednesday may offer the most comprehensive view yet of the nation’s air traffic controller shortage and the potential paths to resolve it. The National Academies, which performs research for the federal government, found that ATC staffing levels have been declining for 15 years.

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AV Web

JUNE 19, 2025

Four French aerospace stalwarts have announced a partnership to develop hybrid-electric propulsion for light aircraft. Ascendance, Collins Aerospace, Daher, and Safran aim to develop propulsion systems for six-to-10-seat aircraft with optimized propeller efficiency and a power source that is compatible with carbon-emission reduction goals set by the French Directorate General of Civil Aviation (French acronym, DGAC) as well as goals set by France’s civil aeronautics research council (CORAC).

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Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 19, 2025

National Airlines has achieved a major milestone in air cargo compliance and operational excellence by securing all four of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certifications. The Florida-based carrier is now certified for CEIV Pharma, CEIV Fresh, CEIV Live Animals, and CEIV Lithium Batteries – affirming its capability to manage some of the most sensitive and high-risk cargo categories in global logistics.

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Pilot Institute

JUNE 19, 2025

As a pilot, understanding every airport marking that you may encounter is vital to the safe operation of your aircraft. One slight misunderstanding of an airport marking could lead to embarrassment at best and an accident at worst. This guide will prevent that from happening. In this guide to airport markings, we’ll take an in-depth look at the different types of airport markings, including their design, purpose, and significance, so that you can navigate an airport with confidence.

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AV Web

JUNE 19, 2025

An FAA Q&A statement issued today (June 19) leaves little room for ambiguity when it comes to the mandate to keep 100LL fuel available, nationwide, regardless of efforts to ban its sale in favor of existing unleaded options. The statement cites Grant Assurance 40 (Access to Leaded Aviation Gasoline) established by Section 770 of last year’s Reauthorization legislation.

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Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 19, 2025

Deutsche Aircraft says its new D328eco turboprop aircraft is om track to be compliant to use 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuels when it enters service. The manufacturer, which rolled out the first test aircraft last month at its Oberpfaffenhofen facility in Germany, is working with engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Canada. In an update on the flight test campaign conduced using the D328 UpLift demonstrator late last year, the firm said it aims to ensure the aircraft is “future ready”.

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Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 19, 2025

In December 2023, the American Heritage Museum (AHM) stunned the vintage aviation community with the announcement of its acquisition of an exceedingly rare Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber —one of only a handful of complete examples left in existence. Now, just over six months later, the museum’s president, Rob Collings, has shared exciting details about the complex restoration effort that is already well underway in Europe.

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Aerotime

JUNE 19, 2025

On June 18, 2025, Spanish airline Iberia unveiled its new strategic plan, known as ‘Flight Plan 2030’, which outlines the carrier’s growth strategy for the coming years. The plan sets a target of achieving annual profitability of between 13.5% and 15%, which in turn will fund a total investment package of €6 billion ($6.9bn) over its duration. This will translate, among other things, into a significant fleet increase.

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AV Web

JUNE 19, 2025

A well-harmonized quintet of national aviation authorities has joined to collaborate on creating a “roadmap” moving Advanced Air Mobility forward. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA); Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA); Canadian Transport Canada; and New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced their Roadmap for Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Type Certification during this month’s Paris Air Show.

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Aerotime

JUNE 19, 2025

Franco-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR announced that public air charter carrier JSX will start its flight operations in the United States. According to the announcement, which was made by ATR on June 18, 2025 at the Paris Air Show, JSX will lease two ATR 42-600 aircraft to expand its hop-on service. [ Press release] @flyjsx is set to begin ATR operations in late 2025, marking ATR’s entry into the U.S. public charter market!

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Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 19, 2025

Cebu Pacific and CAE will expand their joining venture in the Philippines with the deployment of an Airbus A330neo full-flight simulator (FFS). The country’s leading carrier and the global training specialist said the deployment will be supported by a long-term training services agreement at a training centre in Clark. The A330neo FFS is scheduled to be ready-for-training by December 2026 and will add to the existing A320 and ATR 72-600 simulators currently operating at the facility.

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Aerotime

JUNE 19, 2025

After months of negotiations, Nigeria’s de facto national carrier, Air Peace, has finally been given the green light to begin flights between Abuja and London-Heathrow Airport (LHR). The airline, which currently serves London-Gatwick Airport (LGW) from Lagos, has been lobbying hard for access rights to Heathrow for years, but with the shortage of slots at the West London Airport, it eventually had to settle for Gatwick, where slots were more readily available.

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World Airline News

JUNE 19, 2025

Paris, France, 18 June 2025 – EGYPTAIR has disclosed a firm order for an additional six A350-900s as part of its expansion strategy to meet growing demand for air travel. The agreement takes the airline’s total order for the type to 16 A350-900. “We are continuously working to modernise our fleet and deliver a more comfortable and optimised travel experience.

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Aerotime

JUNE 19, 2025

When you step onboard an airliner powered by Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney or GE Aerospace engines, chances are that quite a few critical parts of those engines have been made by a Basque company called ITP Aero. What began three and a half decades ago as a defense-oriented enterprise, born from Spain’s emerging participation in pan-European military aerospace programs like the Eurofighter, has evolved into one of the top Tier 1 suppliers to the commercial aviation industry.

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Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 19, 2025

Qatar Airways has signed a strategic agreement with Barzan Holdings and Satys Aerospace to establish a cutting-edge widebody aircraft painting facility at Dukhan Air Base. The new site will be the first widebody Satys Aerospace paint facility in the Middle East and will integrate next-generation digital painting technologies, including plans for robotic automation.

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Aerotime

JUNE 19, 2025

Electric aircraft developer Vaeridion has announced ASL Group as the launch customer for its Microliner program. The news was announced at Paris Air Show, which is taking place in Le Bourget, France, from June 16-22, 2025. ASL Group, an executive aviation firm with bases in Belgium and the Netherlands, will be the first commercial operator of Vaeridion’s all-electric, nine-seater Microliner, as soon as it has completed its certification process.

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Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 19, 2025

GetJet Aviation asset management division Airhub Aviation has struck a deal with Airbus for upgrades and OEM-certified modifications. The new multi-year commercial deal means Airhub will get direct access to a wide range of Airbus engineering and upgrade services. The firm said this will support its long-term strategy of investing in midlife and end-of-life Airbus aircraft.

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Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 19, 2025

On this day in aviation history, 73 years ago (June 19, 1952), the Yakovlev Yak-25 took to the skies for the first time. Known to NATO as the “Flashlight-A” or “Mandrake,” the Yak-25 was a swept-wing, twin-jet interceptor developed by the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War. The aircraft was designed to fulfill the USSR’s urgent need for a long-range interceptor capable of defending its vast northern and eastern frontiers.

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Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 19, 2025

South African full-service airline Airlink is to lease 10 new Embraer E195-E2 twin-engine aircraft from Azorra, the Fort Lauderdale-based lease, finance and asset management firm. Under the scope of an agreement that is being finalised, Airlink will augment its current 68-strong fleet with the new E2 aircraft. Deliveries from Embraer’s facilities in Brazil are expected to start later this year through to 2027.

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Plane and Pilot

JUNE 19, 2025

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Foundation has entered an agreement with Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania that allows high school students to receive college credit for completion of the AOPA Foundation’s High School Aviation STEM Curriculum. As part of the agreement, any student nationwide that completes the 9th, 10th, and 11th grade portions of the AOPA curriculum can receive up to 10 college credits.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 19, 2025

SkyTeam member China Eastern is launching a new fifth freedom flight, which is also the world’s most southerly long haul route, to my knowledge. China Eastern plans fifth freedom Buenos Aires flights As of December 2025, China Eastern plans to launch 2x weekly flights from Shanghai (PVG) to Auckland (AKL) to Buenos Aires (EZE), representing the carrier’s first route to South America.

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Simple Flying

JUNE 19, 2025

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has long been one of the powerhouse airports in Europe. Since its humble beginnings as a pre-World War II airfield, Heathrow has grown into Europe's busiest airport, consistently handling over 80 million passengers each year. As a base for British Airways and Virgin Atlantic , LHR oversaw its busiest year in 2024 and continues to break records this year, most recently when it registered its busiest-ever month of May.

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World Airline News

JUNE 19, 2025

Paris, France, 18 June 2025 – STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan has signed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of ten additional A350-1000 aircraft, taking its total order for the type to 18 aircraft. The agreement was signed at the Paris Airshow by STARLUX Airlines CEO Glenn Chai and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Airbus EVP Sales of the Commercial Aircraft business.

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Adventures of Cap'n Aux

JUNE 19, 2025

Understanding Air India 171 Understanding Air India 171 Folks, what a sad week in aviation history. Another tragic, deadly accident, this time Air India Flight 171 , a Boeing 787 just taking off form Ahmedabad Airport, India. I’ve been getting so many questions over on our Cap’n Aux Quora page, that I thought I’d better address a few issues here.

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World Airline News

JUNE 19, 2025

Tallinn. On June 18, 2025, the Latvian airline airBaltic launched direct flights between Tallinn (Estonia) and Reykjavik (Iceland). This new route marks airBaltic’s second connection to Iceland, complementing the long-standing flights to the airline’s home base in Riga (Latvia). During this summer season from late March to late October, airBaltic will operate 22 direct routes from the Estonian capital to various destinations across Europe and beyond.

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Simple Flying

JUNE 19, 2025

On May 12th, an Air Canada Airbus A220-300 operating a flight bound for Texas was forced to turn back to Montreal after the captain became medically incapacitated mid-flight, as reported by The Aviation Herald. The aircraft was cruising over Pennsylvania when another qualified company pilot onboard assumed command.

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Plane and Pilot

JUNE 19, 2025

Once upon a time in a faraway land—Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, to be precise—a lone aeronautical engineer designed, constructed, and FAA certified an airplane at his own hometown airport. Long before we needed concepts like MOSAIC (Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification) to break through the bureaucratic aircraft certification process, Jack Gilberti created a viable competitor to the iconic Cessna 172.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 19, 2025

PARIS—Since acquiring a majority stake in French manufacturer Socata in 2009, Daher has taken the company’s TBM family of single-engine turboprops to new heights. On Thursday at the Paris Air Show, it delivered its 600th TBM 900-series. The 900-series, launched in 2014 with the TBM 900, is the best-seller in the TBM family, accounting for almost half of all deliveries to date.

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Aerotime

JUNE 19, 2025

At the Paris Air Show 2025 , Air Tahiti announced that it intends to operate one of its newly ordered ATR72-600 turboprops in an all-business-class configuration, linking the islands of the French Polynesian archipelago with a new VIP-only service. The aircraft will feature ATR’s top-level ‘ATR HighLine’ premium class cabin, which the planemaker has been promoting at the Air Show.

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World Airline News

JUNE 19, 2025

Paris, France, 18 June 2025 – MNG Airlines (MNGA), a global logistics provider and e-commerce enabler based in Türkiye, has become the latest carrier to commit to the all-new A350F, following the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for two aircraft. The A350F will become a central element in MNG’s future fleet, bringing all the benefits of an all-new freighter to the airline’s operations. “ This agreement for two A350F deepens a partnership with Airbus across its full range of freig

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Aerotime

JUNE 19, 2025

Lockheed Martin used its Paris Air Show 2025 media briefing to highlight how its offensive and defensive missile systems are evolving into a unified, sensor-driven battlefield architecture. Executives also detailed significant production increases across the company’s tactical missile portfolio, driven by growing international demand and European partnerships.

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World Airline News

JUNE 19, 2025

Paris Air Show, 18 June 2025 – ATR, the world’s leading manufacturer of regional aircraft is proud to announce that JSX intends to begin ATR operations in late 2025. The Texas-based, award-winning public charter air carrier will lease two ATR 42-600 s to expand its hop-on service, reaching more private terminals, Fixed Base Operators, and underserved airports across the United States.

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Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 19, 2025

ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services China Co., Ltd. (ExecuJet Haite) and Shanghai Starjet Business Aviation Co., Ltd. (Starjet) have signed an agreement that will see them work together to benefit their customers, their companies, and the China business aviation industry. The two companies will engage in comprehensive, in-depth collaboration across aircraft management, MRO, 24/7 technical support, global operational support, and premium client value-added services. “This collaboration stems f

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Simple Flying

JUNE 19, 2025

A week ago today, on Thursday, June 12th, 2025, Air India Flight 171 crashed shortly after departing from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) in the Indian city of Ahmedabad for London Gatwick (LGW) on a scheduled service operated by a Boeing 787-8. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, Campbell Wilson, the Indian flag carrier's CEO, addressed the crash in an online video.

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Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 19, 2025

Turkish cargo airline, MNG Airlines, has become the latest carrier to commit to the all-new A350F, following the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for two aircraft. MNG Airlines says the A350F will become a central element in its future fleet, bringing all the benefits of an all-new freighter to the its operations. The agreement, announced during the Paris Air Show 2025, deepens a partnership with Airbus across its full range of freighter programmes.

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Defence Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Lockheed Martin announced that its C-130J Super Hercules tactical transport aircraft has exceeded previous estimates for structural endurance, with recent testing validating a wing service life of 122,500 Equivalent Flight Hours—40% more than originally projected. In a statement posted to its official social media pages, the company said, “Following extensive testing, the C-130J’s wing structure […] The post C-130J outperforms design life by 40 percent first appeared on Defence Blog.

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