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RAA Scholarship Deadline Approaching

With kids in college aiming for a career in the airline industry, every dollar helps, especially when those funds might come in the form of a scholarship. The Regional Airline Association (RAA) is again offering four individual scholarships of $4,000 each to an aspiring university or college student. The deadline for applying is June 3. […]

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XTI TriFan 600 Scale Prototype Completes First Flights

What is being billed as a 65 percent-scale prototype of the XTI Aircraft TriFan 600 VTOL aircraft completed its first test flights as the company says it “continues its progress on its long-range commercial vertical takeoff airplane.” XTI said the TriFan 600 prototype “completed multiple takeoffs, hover and landings, which tested and validated the electric […]

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Five People Killed after Sightseeing Floatplanes Collide in Alaska

Five people are dead after two floatplanes carrying passengers from a Royal Princess cruise excursion collided near Ketchikan, Alaska, on Monday afternoon, according to the cruise line. Princess Cruises confirmed that the pilot of a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver and all four passengers on board were killed in the collision with a Taquan Air de […]

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Grand Jury Looking Into Boeing’s 737 MAX

Just ahead of tomorrow’s Congressional hearing by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee into the current status of Boeing’s 737 MAX, the U.S. Justice Department last week issued a subpoena for documents related to the aircraft according to Bloomberg. Southwest Airlines, United Continental Holdings and American Airlines Group all received subpoenas. Jon Weaks, president of […]

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Western Michigan University to Expand College of Aviation Campus

As the demand for more pilots and maintenance technicians continues, Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan plans to grow its College of Aviation campus located at nearby W. K. Kellogg Airport in Battle Creek, Michigan (BTL). The university said a 35 percent growth in student demand over the past five years, created the need to […]

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ASX Launches Seed Funding Effort to Build Urban eVTOL

Imagine a cleaner, faster and affordable transportation alternative for people living in congested urban areas. While this might sound like the same pitch made by dozens of other companies, Detroit-based Aviation Experience Technologies (ASX) just announced a campaign to raise seed money for full-scale eVTOL development, testing, and certification of an electric vertical takeoff and […]

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Dornier Introduces Orca Amphibian

Dornier Seawings is positioning its newly introduced Orca amphibian turboprop twin as a more economical alternative to helicopters. Based on the company’s Seastar CD2 design, the Orca is intended for governmental missions and can be outfitted for security, search and rescue, and environmental monitoring roles. Features include an all-composite airframe and optional internal and external […]

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Rebranded Bye Aerospace eFlyer Notches Another Big Order

Norwegian flight school OSM Aviation Academy has made a commitment for up to 60 two-place eFlyer 2 electric trainers from Bye Aerospace, bringing the total number of order for the newly rebranded aicraft to nearly 300. Bye Aerospace rebranded its family of electric aircraft formerly known as Sun Flyer to eFlyer, reflecting the change in […]

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Startup Develops Safer, Longer Lasting Batteries

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