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The Yakima, Washington-based aircraft manufacturer will build the XCub for the agency’s fleet.

The manufacturer said a “complex operating environment” thwarted its goal of producing 700 aircraft in 2022.

In 2020, due to the pandemic, the FAA granted a percentage of dispatchers, including ones at SkyWest and Republic Airways, to work remotely.

The project is studying how commercial unmanned aerial systems interact with GA traffic and in complex operating environments.

Volato currently has 17 HondaJets in its fleet, and the 25-aircraft order announced Thursday is incremental and firm, the company said.

Aircraft manufacturer Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) announced today that it had secured a new firm order for five E195-E2 aircraft from an undisclosed airline.

NetJets will operate a fleet of 24 Global 8000 aircraft, which includes the new firm order for four Global 8000 jets, eight conversions of Bombardier aircraft previously ordered, and aircraft already on order or in service.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited the Memphis International Airport today along with other Federal, state, local, and business leaders to mark the completion of a 3.3 million-square-foot deicing pad at that airport.

The airport said nearly 30 business owners have completed and graduated from its Business Development Training Academy, designed to provide small business training for potential airport concession businesses.

The partnership will allow clients of IADA members to access a free carbon assessment and exclusive discounts on voluntary programs and regulatory monitoring and compliance services. 4AIR offers a streamlined reporting program for owners and operators to track their environmental footprint.