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Aero’s semi-private jet service lands between charter and first-class air travel
Aero occupies airspace somewhere between commercial and private flights. More specifically, it offers air travellers a hybrid of first-class flying and chartering an aircraft.
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How Katarzyna Kalisz is helping Poland's Aviation Valley grow
As a consultant, Katarzyna Kalisz helped foreign aerospace companies set up in Poland. Now the former professional pianist works for one of them, heading JPB Systeme’s fast growing local subsidiary.
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Why Henrietta Davies answered air ambulance call
Henrietta Davies fell in love with helicopters at 14. After piloting them in one of the industry’s toughest environments – the North Sea – she now flies emergency medical missions for Babcock.
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Why ExecuJet MRO Services’ Nadia Coetzee loves tackling AOGs
As general manager of ExecuJet MRO Services’ Brussels facility, Nadia Coetzee loves overseeing the 24/7 provision of essential support to get business jet operators’ assets back in the air.
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JetZero poised to flight-test blended wing-body ‘Pathfinder’ demonstrator
A blended wing-body demonstrator aircraft developed by US start-up JetZero has received an airworthiness certification from the Federal Aviation Administration, advancing the company’s plans for a flight-testing programme in Southern California.
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BALPA’s new leader says pilots in strong position
With many carriers struggling to fill flightdecks and retain staff, the first woman to lead the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) is taking command at a time when her members arguably have the whip hand when it comes to negotiating pay and conditions. “Pilots are in a strong position at the moment,” states Amy Leversidge, who took up her role in January.
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Kaman readies uncrewed ‘Kargo’ quadcopter for front-line logistics
Kaman’s fully autonomous cargo aircraft is designed to meet the challenges of rapidly changing battlefield logistics.
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Phenix rises for ‘dirty, dull and dangerous’ missions with newly unveiled Ultra 2XL
Uncrewed aircraft developer Phenix Solutions has unveiled a full-sized prototype of its remotely piloted heavy-lift rotorcraft at the Heli-Expo show in Anaheim.
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Lou-Ann Seet and the power of networking
Lou-Ann Seet believes that the biggest challenge facing women who want a career in aviation is the lack of a network, a problem she is working to address through the Singapore chapter of Women in Aviation International.
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Eve seeks to firm up air taxi order backlog: CEO Johann Bordais
Six months after taking over as chief executive of Eve Air Mobility, Johann Bordais is trying to turn some of the start-up’s tentative orders into firm ones.
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Australian hydrogen start-up AMSL Aero emerges with long-range ambitions
Australian hydrogen-electric aircraft developer AMSL Aero is taking a long-range view of potential use cases for its in-development Vertiia aircraft, targeting intra-city operations rather than urban air taxi services.
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New EDGE chief executive Al Marar ready to drive international growth
United Arab Emirates defence house EDGE attended the second World Defense Show (WDS) near Riyadh in early February with a broad range of products – and a freshly-arrived new chief executive.
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Embraer commercial chief sees room for growth as pandemic build-back continues
Embraer Commercial Aviation chief executive Arjan Meijer expects another year of double-digit growth following the Brazilian manufacturer’s robust delivery performance in 2023 during which it shipped 64 regional jets.
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Why Delta engineer Emma Galarza is adding drone technology to carrier’s fleet
Senior engineer Emma Galarza is helping Delta Air Lines to revolutionise its aircraft maintenance processes by pioneering advanced inspection and machine learning technologies.
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New Horizon chief charts course for now-public Canadian air taxi start-up
Now a publicly traded company, New Horizon Aircraft’s chief executive Brandon Robinson looks ahead to certification of an in-development hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle.
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How American Airlines’ Rachael McMahon thrives as an unseen crewmember
Having flourished as an aircraft dispatcher working at American Airlines, Rachael McMahon is loving her new responsibility as an irregular operations lead.
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Ampaire’s CEO: 12h flight demonstrates hybrid-electric’s range-extending potential
Hybrid-electric propulsion developer Ampaire recently completed a continuous 12h flight with its Electric EEL aircraft, demonstrating the range-extending potential of its technology for regional aviation.
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‘Miami-Dade and beyond’: GlobalX plans electric aircraft operations in South Florida and Caribbean
The recent launch of Global Crossing Airlines Group’s new subsidiary UrbanX is part of a long-term plan to develop an electric aviation ecosystem in South Florida that will build off the expanding cargo and charter operations of GlobalX and its fleet of Airbus A320s.
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How Hydroplane founder is drawing on her stellar engineering talent
In her role as chief executive of zero-emission general aviation propulsion developer Hydroplane, Anita Sengupta is drawing on some out-of-this-world engineering experience at NASA.
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BOC Aviation bosses see upbeat outlook for world’s airlines
BOC Aviation’s incoming and outgoing chief executives feel the outlook is positive for global airlines, although different markets confront different challenges.