RegulationEmbraer Delivers Newly Certified Phenom 300MED to Launch Customer GrandView Embraer Executive Jets has delivered the first Phenom 300MED to Middle River, Maryland-based GrandView Aviation after the aircraft received its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC). Both the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and…
Business & GAVortex Aircraft Services Signs Agreement to Use Embraer's Beacon Platform Recently, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer signed an agreement with Vortex Aircraft Services for the use of Beacon, a digital platform powered by Embraer-X that helps aircraft return to service quicker through the…
ConnectivityJapan Airlines Installs Intelsat 2Ku System on E190 Aircraft In an announcement this week, Intelsat and Japan Airlines Co. shared news of the launch of Intelsat's connectivity service on Embraer E190 aircraft for J-AIR, a subsidiary airline of Japan Airlines. The…
Air TaxiEve, AMSL Aero, and V-Star Provide eVTOL Development Updates Eve Air Mobility, a subsidiary of Embraer, is one of the leading companies worldwide that is developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Rob Weaver, Regulation and Public Policy Global…
Air TaxiUnited Airlines Invests $15M in Eve, Signs Purchase Agreement for Up To 400 eVTOLs United Airlines announced today that it has invested $15 million in Eve Air Mobility. The airline also signed a conditional purchase agreement for 200 of Eve’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)…
Air TaxiEve Plans to Conduct Passenger Flights with Helicopters in Urban Air Mobility Study Eve Holding, electric air taxi developer, announced this week that it will conduct an urban air mobility (UAM) simulation using Blade Air Mobility helicopters in September. The simulation will take place at…
Business & GAFototerra Upgrades Embraer EMB-110 Antenna to Improve Airborne Surveillance of Brazilian Coastline Fototerra, the Texas-based special missions fleet operator, is upgrading the antenna featured on its Embraer EMB-110 aircraft that specialize in flying geographic data capture missions for Brazilian oil and gas companies. The…
Business & GABusiness Jet OEMs Report Second Quarter Growth in Demand for Aftermarket Services Demand for aftermarket services from the world's largest business jet manufacturers increased significantly between April and June, according to comments made by executives during recent earnings calls. The increase in demand for…
Air TaxiEve Unveils Full-Size Mock-Up Of Its eVTOL Cabin Eve Holdings revealed a full-sized mock-up of the cabin of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the first time at the Farnborough Airshow. In another announcement at the airshow…
AI & AutonomyEmbraer, Eve, and Daedalean Test Systems for Autonomous Flight Embraer and its subsidiary Eve recently completed a series of flights to test new autonomous system technologies, collecting data via piloted helicopters for Embraer’s Autonomous Systems project (Project EASy). Partners that contributed…