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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Strong growth in cargo revenue during the third quarter helped Delta Air Lines turn its first profit since the start of the pandemic, but officials warn rising fuel costs could temporarily derail the momentum during the current period. Delta announced it has acquired two used Airbus A350 […]

The National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) kicked off the next round of its Safecon events in region 8 on Tuesday. The competition is being held at Terre Haute International Airport (KHUF) in Terre Haute, Indiana. NIFA serves as a forum for competitive and non-competitive collegiate aviators. The goal is to help them expand their studies […]

The remains of five sailors who died when their MH-60S Seahawk crashed into the ocean in late August have been recovered, the U.S. Navy announced Tuesday. The MH-60S Seahawk, which was aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, crashed into ocean waters while conducting a routine flight operation about 60 nautical miles off the coast of San […]

Honda unveiled its concept for the HondaJet 2600 in front of a large crowd at NBAA-BACE at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Tuesday. Honda Aircraft Company president and CEO Michimasa Fujino introduced the airplane as a light jet, though it teeters on the midsize class in both performance and size, with room for 11 […]

At the National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas, FlightAware announced updates to its FlightAware Global products, which are aimed to help flight departments and business aircraft operators track their aircraft. FlightAware’s latest feature— Flight Leg Sharing—lets the user securely share flight data, one leg at a time, with […]

Next-generation electric aircraft propulsion company VerdeGo Aero has validated the efficiency of its hybrid-electric VH-3 powerplant. VerdeGo Aero engineers have been putting the VH-3 through an array of rigorous full-scale tests since mid-2020, the company said in a release. VerdeGo Aero reported success after performing endurance tests lasting up to six hours. Testing included simulation […]

JSX, a hop-on, jet service that operates under Part 135, announced its expansion to the East Coast on Tuesday. The company will offer flights to and from Westchester County Airport (KHPN) beginning next month. Flights between Westchester County and Miami, Florida (KMIA) will start on November 18 at $749 one way. The company will also […]

The U.S. military’s UH-72 Lakota helicopter fleet has racked up more than 1 million flight hours, according to Airbus. The million-hour milestone has been accrued by U.S. Army, Navy, and National Guard pilots since 2006, when the Army selected the UH-72A as its new light utility helicopter. Since that time, Airbus has delivered 463 of […]

Bombardier has secured 20 firm orders for its latest aircraft offering, the Challenger 3500, president and CEO Eric Martel said Monday at the National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE). The orders total $534 million. Les Goldberg, chairman and CEO of Entertainment Technology Partners, is the launch customer. “Reliability is the most […]

At its core, the key to success for the autothrottle that formed the basis for the ThrustSense series from Innovative Solutions & Support was to “design an actuator that was fail-safe—there was no failure, no jamming, and no issues that would cause jamming of the throttle to prevent the pilot from moving the power lever,” […]