Aviation Bussiness News
AUGUST 8, 2025
Wizz Air has equipped its fleet with StorkJet’s FlyGuide FPO (Flight Path Optimisation) solution that evaluates aircraft performance models and actual flight data using machine learning algorithms. This AI-driven tool recommends optimal speeds and altitudes for each phase of the flight — from climb to cruising and descent — with personalised advice delivered to pilots via their tablets.
Aerotime
AUGUST 5, 2025
Alaska Airlines announced the launch of two new European routes on August 5, 2025. Starting in the spring of 2026, the US carrier will operate daily nonstop services from Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) to both London-Heathrow (LHR) and Keflavik International Airport (KEF) in Iceland. The service to London will be operated year-round with Boeing 787-9 aircraft, while flights to Iceland will initially only be operated during the summer season and with smaller B737 MAX 8 narrowbody aircraft.
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Professional Pilot
AUGUST 8, 2025
PRESS RELEASE m agniX, the company powering the electric aviation revolution, and Robinson Helicopter Company (Robinson), the world’s leading manufacturer of civil helicopters, have agreed to jointly develop a battery electric demonstrator based on the Robinson R66 platform. The two companies plan to have the first flight of this demonstrator take place in late 2026. magniX will provide its fully integrated electric powertrain for helicopters, including the first of its range of lightweight, hig
AV Web
AUGUST 4, 2025
A quality headset is a critical piece of equipment for any pilot, particularly within the high-noise environments of piston, turboprop, or helicopter cockpits. Active noise-cancellation (ANR) technology is an essential feature for enhancing communication clarity and reducing fatigue. Top-tier manufacturers such as Bose, David Clark, and Lightspeed dominate the market with products known for exceptional build quality, customer support, and performance.
Pilot Institute
AUGUST 5, 2025
Flying in clear skies is easy, but how do pilots fly in foggy weather? Aviators relied on sight to fly aircraft in the early days of aviation; flying without seeing outside the cockpit was impossible for quite some time. Luckily, Lieutenant James H. Doolittle pulled it off when he conducted the first “blind” flight in 1929. Nowadays, pilots get an instrument rating (IR), which is an operational privilege that permits pilots to fly solely by reference to aircraft instruments.
Aerotime
AUGUST 6, 2025
Boeing has completed the first test flight of a newly built 777-9 in Washington, marking the first time in nearly five years that a new, larger variant of the 777X family has been flown. In a statement, Boeing said that this represents progress in the development of the new widebody aircraft towards certification and eventual entry into commercial service.
Flying Magazine
AUGUST 7, 2025
Redbird Flight Simulations has entered an exciting partnership with avionics heavyweight Avidyne. This collaboration promises to transform the flight simulation landscape, showcasing the integration of real Avidyne hardware and software into Redbird’s acclaimed flight simulators. Charlie Gregoire, CEO of Redbird, took to the stage to share the exciting news.
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Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 4, 2025
France-based Elixir Aircraft received Part 23 certification from the FAA during EAA AirVenture in July for its carbon-fiber, low-wing training aircraft, marking its entry into the American market. The company reported it has already received over 300 preorders, including from training schools like Cirrus Aviation in Sarasota, Florida, and Sierra Charlie Aviation in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Aerotime
AUGUST 7, 2025
Lufthansa and ITA Airways are extending their codeshare partnership to include new international routes in Africa and Asia. From September 2, 2025, under the AZ code ITA Airways passengers will be able to book flights through Brussels Airport (BRU) to Abidjan, Douala, Freetown, Monrovia, Nairobi and Ouagadougou. Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines passengers will be able to book flights through Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to Bangkok, Jeddah, Cairo, Riyadh, Rio
Professional Pilot
AUGUST 5, 2025
Jets: 1 Bombardier, 2 Embraer, 3 Dassault, 4 Textron, 5 Gulfstream. Turboprops: 1 Daher, 2 Pilatus, 3 Textron. Bombardier earns back the 1st place held for 9 years as Canadair, from 1991 through 1999 in the jet division. Daher remains 1st in the TP division for 5 consecutive years. Results based on 900 line evaluations and 882 survey forms received – 13% return.
Pilot Institute
AUGUST 5, 2025
As history has shown us pilots, engine failures can happen anytime. There’s no telling when they will happen, but when they do, we need to know how to respond. Well, here’s a tricky scenario: what if it happens over an ocean or a lake? Do you know what to do? For pilots flying over water, knowing the difference between ditching and water landing can be a matter of life and death.
Vintage Aviation News
AUGUST 6, 2025
Seventy-three years ago, on August 6, 1952, the Boulton Paul P.120 took to the skies for the first time. Built as an experimental research aircraft, it was the last airframe produced by Boulton Paul to fly. The P.120 was developed to investigate the aerodynamic properties of the delta wing, a design that would later play a significant role in British aviation.
Aerotime
AUGUST 8, 2025
Hawaiian Airlines have teamed up with Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum to launch a certification program that prepares high school students for careers in aviation maintenance. The program, called Aviation Pathways: Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Program, is a no-cost, two-year training initiative designed to teach Oʻahu high school juniors some of the skills required in aviation maintenance and mechanics.
Professional Pilot
AUGUST 5, 2025
By Maytham Kadhim CEO, Wise Trip Management I n aviation, every second matters. Whether you’re re-routing a jet to avoid unexpected weather, coordinating last-minute ground handling, or reviewing a fuel quote before wheels up, this industry demands speed, precision, and adaptability. We work under constant pressure, with little room for inefficiencies.
AV Web
AUGUST 7, 2025
NetJets pilots will soon be able to monitor and improve their flight performance with the adoption of FlightPulse —an app from GE Aerospace. According to a recent announcement, NetJets plans to deploy the app to more than 4,400 of its pilots across the United States and Europe, providing them with greater access to detailed performance metrics. As a modular Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) application, FlightPulse delivers pre- and postflight insights directly to pilots.
Flying Magazine
AUGUST 6, 2025
Boeing’s fifth 777-9X made its first flight Tuesday, launching out of Seattle Paine Field International Airport (KPAE) in Everett, Washington, just north of Seattle. According to the Seattle Times , the aircraft lifted off at approximately 11 a.m. PDT. It is classified as a production airplane, with its primary function being to determine if certain features of the aircraft work as expected, such as climbs, turns, and descents, landing gear raising and lowering, and if it can withstand a l
Aerotime
AUGUST 4, 2025
Joby Aviation announced on August 4, 2025, that it will acquire helicopter operator Blade Air Mobility’s passenger business in a US$125 million deal. Besides the value of the deal, this move is significant in terms of business strategy and the opportunities it opens up for the roll out of eVTOL operations in major urban markets. By acquiring Blade, Joby moves one step closer to a vertically integrated model in which it not only manufactures the aircraft but also operates them.
Pilot Institute
AUGUST 7, 2025
Some pilots have checked their aircraft’s documentation, only to find that it was manufactured in the 1980s, and feel their stomachs drop. If you’ve ever flown one of these airplanes, you too might have felt a sense of unease. But is there really cause for suspicion? Don’t worry, just yet. Let’s examine this myth and see where the concern comes from.
Professional Pilot
AUGUST 5, 2025
Key technology advances shaping business aviation in 2026 and beyond will yield greater sustainability, security, connectivity, and operational effectiveness. By Don Van Dyke ATP/Helo/CFII, F28, Bell 222 Pro Pilot Canada Technical Editor The future of business aviation is shaped by converging technological innovations, regulatory and sustainability imperatives, and rising client expectations.
Aviation Bussiness News
AUGUST 4, 2025
Aerospace manufacturing start-up Jeh Aerospace has completed an $11 million Series A funding round. The new investment comes just 18 months after the Atlanta and India co-located software developer secured seed round funding. The latest funding round was led by Elevation Capital with participation from existing investor General Catalyst. Watch and listen to ABN’s edition of ABNcast featuring JEH c0-founder Vishal Sandhavi recorded before the Series A finding round earlier this year This y
Aerotime
AUGUST 7, 2025
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has deployed a new AI-based turbulence prediction system across its aircraft fleet following successful operational trials involving 2,500 of its pilots. According to ANA , the airline is the first in the industry to roll out BlueWX’s game-changing technology and comes at a time when there are increasing concerns about turbulence.
Aviation News
AUGUST 5, 2025
Big news in the skies! Hong Kong’s very own Cathay Pacific is making waves by ordering 14 more Boeing 777-9 jets — bringing their total to a whopping 35 of these ultra-modern aircraft.
Flying Magazine
AUGUST 8, 2025
The FAA’s latest air traffic control (ATC) workforce plan projects that the agency will hire thousands of controllers by the end of 2028—but that push would not be enough to address a nationwide shortage that has persisted for years. The staffing blueprint, unveiled Thursday by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, outlines the agency’s strategy to close the gap, which stands at about 3,000 to 3,500 certified professional controllers (CPCs).
Aviation Bussiness News
AUGUST 4, 2025
ANA Holding, the Japanese holding company that owns and manages the ANA Group, has officially acquired Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) through a simplified share exchange with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, reinforcing its cargo strategy and global market presence. The deal, which sees NCA become a wholly owned subsidiary of ANA Holdings, integrates NCA’s dedicated freighter fleet with ANA Group’s existing passenger and cargo network.
Aerotime
AUGUST 4, 2025
An Iberia Airbus A321XLR that was delivered to the airline just over a month ago was damaged during a flight to Paris Orly Airport (ORY) when the aircraft struck a large bird. The airline’s newest, and fourth, A321XLR , left Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD) on August 3, 2025, shortly after 18:40 local time, and was in the air for around five minutes before it appeared to divert back to the airport.
Aviation News
AUGUST 5, 2025
In a world where GPS is king, one aerospace giant and a bold startup are daring to rethink how we find our way—by tapping into the magnetic heartbeat of the Earth itself.
iPad Pilot News
AUGUST 8, 2025
ForeFlight Launches Dynamic Procedures iPad Pilot News ForeFlight has launched a major upgrade to its approach chart capabilities with the debut of Dynamic Procedures , a new feature that transforms how pilots brief and fly instrument approaches. The feature is available in ForeFlight’s latest release, version 17.7.4. Building on the foundation laid by Procedure Advisor (introduced in 2015) and Augmented Procedures (launched in 2021), this latest enhancement brings it all together—deliveri
Aviation Bussiness News
AUGUST 4, 2025
Aviation’s continued growth in Asia Pacific was highlighted by the latest World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) from global industry body IATA. WATS covers airline data from 240 carriers covering passenger demand, air cargo, airline performance and other key metrics, and is updated annually. This year’s report reveals that airports in the APAC area are dominating the league table of the world’s busiest for airport pairs with Jeju-Soeul at the top followed with 13.2 million passengers.
Aerotime
AUGUST 7, 2025
JetBlue Airways has off-loaded 12 of its Embraer E190-100 airframes to aviation aftermarket firm Werner Aero along with 12 CF34-10E6 engines. Werner Aero confirmed on August 5, 2025, that the 12 Embraer E190-100s and engines will be delivered to Ascent Aviation’s MRO facility in Marana, Arizona from June 2025 through February 2026. Commenting on the acquisition, Werner Aero said the arrangement “further strengthens its position as a key player in the aviation aftermarket and expands its capabili
The Aviationist
AUGUST 6, 2025
Investigators say a hydraulic fitting failure set off the 2022 B-2 incident at Whiteman AFB, ending in a gear collapse, wing fire and $300M repair bill. The U.S. Air Force has released the Accident Investigation Board (AIB) report into the B-2A Spirit mishap at Whiteman AFB on Dec. 10, 2022, providing a detailed, technical reconstruction […] The post Hydraulic Fitting Failure Led to B-2 Gear Collapse, Wing Fire and $300M Damage at Whiteman AFB in 2022 appeared first on The Aviationist.
Professional Pilot
AUGUST 5, 2025
Better performance, more convenience, and novelty are emerging in the business aircraft arena. By Owen Davies Contributing writer R ecently, we have looked at the latest and greatest that airframers have to offer in markets, from long-range bizjets (Pro Pilot, Feb 2025, p 40) to executive helicopters (Pro Pilot, June 2025, p 14). This month, we are peering into the future of business aviation.
Aviation Bussiness News
AUGUST 7, 2025
In this latest in a series of posts about technology and aviation, Oleksandr Plyska, vice president at Sigma Software Group , says protecting data is a key trust issue In our previous article, we explored how legacy technology continues to hold the aviation industry back, from outdated systems causing costly downtime to failed digital upgrades due to poor integration.
Aerotime
AUGUST 8, 2025
AeroTime is excited to welcome a new columnist with deep industry insight. Gary Vermaak is a techno-economic consultant specializing in sustainable mobility and renewable energy. A former member of the South African Air Force, he brings a unique perspective shaped by a career in accounting and finance across banking, energy, and mining. Today, he serves as Africa Chapter Director and Global Secretariat for the Drone Logistics Ecosystem, Chief of Staff: Advisors at the Advanced Air Mobility Insti
Flying Magazine
AUGUST 7, 2025
“Fix your altitude.” How many times have you heard this during an instructional flight? Let’s say you were told to fly at an indicated altitude of 1,900 msl and because you got a little distracted, you’re now at 2,100. The discrepancy could mean busting a checkride or busting airspace if you were trying to skirt under the shelf of the class C or B airspace.
Simple Flying
AUGUST 7, 2025
American Airlines has announced six new routes that it will be adding for the summer of 2026. Five of these are transatlantic routes to new cities from three of its hubs, as the Fort-Worth-based carrier sees increased demand for European destinations. The sixth is the extension of its seasonal route from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Buenos Aires, which typically runs through the Northern Hemisphere winter but will now extend into the summer.
AV Web
AUGUST 6, 2025
Embraer told investors during its second-quarter earnings call that it is conducting “advanced conversations” with high-level officials in Brasília and Washington to restore the zero-tariff status that governed its civil-aircraft trade for more than 45 years. President and CEO Francisco Gomes Neto said the company supports 13,000 U.S. jobs today and expects to create another 5,500 by 2030 through planned investments.
Aerotime
AUGUST 8, 2025
India has submitted a working paper to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regarding increasing concerns that experienced pilots and engineers are being recruited by overseas airlines. Ahead of the ICAO’s Assembly 42nd Session in Montreal, Canada, India’s working paper said that practices by “contracting states” were “adversely” impacting the country’s ability to develop its own international civil aviation.
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