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January 12, 2025

Verijet Forced to Chalk Up $3.4 Mil After Court Ruling

Vision Leasing 241 Wins Case After Verijet Defaults on Aircraft Lease

After a December court ruling was finalized, Verijet was forced to hand over $3.4 million to Vision Leasing 241. This is just the cherry on top to numerous other lawsuits filed against Verijet by customers. Verijet launched in 2022 and grew rapidly, becoming the 30th-largest charter service in the US by 2022.

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Starship Flight Test 7 Targets Wednesday January 15

Significant Upgrades On Next-Gen Ship

  E-I-C Note: The Starship 7 test flight has slipped back two days since the original publication of this story and it has been updated top note that fact.  SpaceX has confirmed a new target date of Wednesday January 15 for the 7th Starship test launch following a weather delay at the Boca Chica Beach Starbase. The launch is scheduled for 4 p.m. CST but the could change due to any number of unforeseen circumstances.

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Vertical Aerospace Completes First Piloted Thrustborne Flight

Vectored Thrust Enables Forward Maneuvers

Vertical Aerospace, a pioneer in electric aviation, announced the testing program of its prototype VX4 took another significant step by completing low-speed forward maneuvers during its first piloted thrustborne flight.

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Embraer Delivers 75 Aircraft In Q4 2024

Year Total 206, 14% Higher Than 2023

Embraer announced that it delivered 75 aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2024, a 27 percent increase over the previous quarter, and 206 total deliveries for the year, representing a 14 percent increase over 2023.

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Virginia Congressmen Urge Approval For Airport Updates

Newport News-Williamsburg Int’l Needs Critical Updates

Virginia U.S. House Reps. Rob Wittman (R) and Bobby Scott (D) sent a letter to the FAA on January 3 requesting rapid action on updates to the airport’s 2024 Master Plan. They say the Hampton Roads region is rife with aviation activity, but Newport News-Williamsburg International (KPHF) has seen a 10-fold increase in passenger traffic in the past decade.

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New Growth Records In 2024 For Saudi Aviation

GACA Moves Ahead On Planning For 2034 FIFA World Cup

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced record growth for the Kingdom’s aviation sector in 2024, including passenger numbers, flights, destinations, and cargo volume. Details were released at the 15th Aviation Sector Steering Committee in Riyadh and included the acceleration of planning for the 2034 FIFA World Cup.

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Klyde Morris (01.10.25)

Klyde... That's Mean! (Even To An 'Ex')

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Delta Partners With Joby, Uber For Multimodal Travel

‘Concierge’ Digital Assistant Connects With Travel Options

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025) in Las Vegas, Nevada, Delta Air Lines’ CEO Ed Bastian announced in his keynote address the rollout of its AI-powered digital assistant, Delta Concierge, built into its Fly Delta mobile app that enables travelers to seamlessly select a multimodal option through Delta’s newly-formed partnerships with Joby electric air taxi and Uber for ground transportation.

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Flight Data Systems Announces License

Handheld Device Extracts Data From Flight Data And Voice Recorders

Flight Data Systems (FDS) entered into a licensing agreement with L3Harris Commercial Aviation that enables the FDS Handheld Multipurpose Tool (HHMPI) extract data from the L3Harris SRVIVR25 Flight Data and Cockpit Voice Recorders.

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Classic Aero-TV: Van’s Hotly Anticipated RV-15

From 2022 (YouTube Edition): Of High Wings and High Expectations

The RV-15 is an amateur-built, all-metal, two-place, back-country aircraft being developed by Van's Aircraft of Aurora, Oregon. The machine made its public debut to much fanfare at the EAA’s AirVenture 2022 hootenanny. Though production of RV-15 kits is expected to commence in 2023, Van’s is not yet accepting deposits for delivery positions thereof. Known for low-wing models such as its wildly popular RV-4, Van’s decision to develop the high-wing RV-15 was surprising, and predicated largely upon customer input. The aircraft was designed by a 12

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NTSB Final Report: ARBC Inc DBA Lindstrand 260A

The Basket Briefly Touched Down And Bounced Twice Before Coming To Rest

Analysis: The pilot reported that while aligning the balloon for the landing, he became aware of increasing wind speed. He briefed the passengers for a slightly faster landing and continued the approach. The pilot stated that he made the approach to the field at 6 knots and the ground crew were able to assist in slowing down the balloon during the landing. The basket briefly touched down and bounced twice before coming to rest. During the landing a passenger sustained a serious injury. The pilot stated that the injury was a result of another passenger crushing her against the wicker partition.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.12.25)

Aero Linx: British Helicopter Association (BHA) The BHA is proud to support the work of Helicopter Safety. This private initiative that was developed in 2008 following a number of high profile accidents brings a focus on safety to individual pilots and private owners through presentations given at regional meetings. The forum is unique in that it brings together those that lack the benefit of shared experience that is so vital to the continuous safety improvement process. Attendance is free and open to any in the aviation community. The website contains a mass of carefully researched and tabulated accident data and information on forthcoming safety evenings. 

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.12.25): Parallel ILS Approaches

Parallel ILS Approaches Approaches to parallel runways by IFR aircraft which, when established inbound toward the airport on the adjacent final approach courses, are radar-separated by at least 2 miles. 

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.12.25)

“[Patrick Henry Field] is one of the pre-eminent aviation assets in the country, and certainly on the East Coast. With 1,800 acres of land and capacity for modernization, it is a select location for strategically balancing commercial air service and supporting emerging aviation markets, unmanned flight and aerial systems and advanced air mobility research and development and manufacturing.” Source: From a letter by Virginia U.S. House Reps. Rob Wittman (R) and Bobby Scott (D) to the FAA on January 3 requestin

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