The certification is “a key step in the company’s mission to bring electric aviation to everyday life,” said company officials, who note the certification accelerates AIR’s flight testing at its facility near West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Bizjet, piston airplanes sales up
According to the report from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, aircraft shipments through the second quarter of 2025, when compared to the same period in 2024, saw piston airplanes increase 5.1% to 810, turboprops decrease 4.3% to 268, and business jets increase 9.9% with 354.
Failure to see and avoid cause of 2023 fatal Reno accident
The NTSB has released its final report on a fatal accident at the 2023 Reno Air Races.
Warthog flies home to KHGR
A Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog” is flying home Sept. 22, 2025, to Hagerstown, Maryland — the birthplace of the USAF attack aircraft — where it will become part of the collection at the Hagerstown Aviation Museum.
New Flying Tigers documentary premieres at Museum of Flight
On Sept. 13, 2025, the Museum of Flight in Seattle presents the premiere screening of a new documentary about the Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group in China during World War II.
Swift Fuels’ 100R unleaded avgas gets ASTM nod
The approval is for use in Cessna 172R and 172S models with Lycoming IO-360-L2A engines.
GE Aerospace partners with BETA to advance hybrid electric flight
Under the new agreement, GE Aerospace and BETA plan to develop a hybrid electric turbogenerator for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) applications, including long-range Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft, future BETA aircraft, and other potential applications.
A contract for safety
Many people — including those in aviation — rarely recognize how big a part of the ATC system contract air control towers represent.
Celebrating the general aviation boom
The Vintage Aircraft Association (VAA) is kicking off a year-long celebration marking the 80th anniversary of the post-war general aviation boom of 1946 — a transformative year that brought tens of thousands of aircraft into the skies and launched what many call the “Class of ’46.”