by Jim Campbell | Dec 13, 2025 | Aviation, News, Transportation
First DA20i Since Production Line Reopened Handed Over At HQ Diamond Aircraft announced the delivery of the first new European-made DA20i Katana since the production line was reopened. It was handed over to Aviation Academy Austria in a special ceremony at the Diamond...
by Jim Campbell | Dec 13, 2025 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Board Approves Purchase Of Two Aircraft Through United Rotorcraft The Kern County Board of Supervisors voted in March 2025 to approve the purchase of two Black Hawk helicopters from the U.S. Army’s surplus program that will be transformed into Firehawk...
by Jim Campbell | Dec 13, 2025 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Will Establish Regulatory Pathway For Introducing eVTOL Ops The Saudi Arabian General Authority of Civil Aviation announced the signing of an agreement with Archer Aviation to collaborate in the development of a regulatory pathway for the introduction and scale-up of...
by Jim Campbell | Dec 13, 2025 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Indian Airline Failed to Plan Schedules Around New Regs, Canceled 4,500 Flights Last-Second IndiGo’s holiday meltdown has officially turned into an incredibly expensive operational oopsie, with the Indian airline now expecting to pay more than $55 million in...
by Jim Campbell | Dec 12, 2025 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Data Gathering Will Help Develop Future UAS Traffic Systems Reliable Robotics snagged a new contract with NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) to take on demo flights with their automated C-208B Caravan. Reliable’s flight tests have...
by Jim Campbell | Dec 12, 2025 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Bigger Cabin Can Actually Haul All the Average Airline Pax’ Crap The VX4 program has borne new fruit in the Valo, a 6-passenger eVTOL from Vertical Aerospace. If you’ve seen the VX4, you’ve seen most of this one, too, but now it’s got some real...
