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February 15, 2025

Daher Sets Sights on an Electric Aircraft for 2027

Planemaker Confirms ‘Take Off 2027’ Plan to Deploy Hybrid-Electric TBM

Daher, a major French manufacturer known for its TBM and Kodiak aircraft, has confirmed its plans to roll out a hybrid-electric aircraft by 2027. The company expects to complete the modified TBM 900’s technical design by 2025. The new aircraft will take inspiration from EcoPulse, a TBM 940-based demonstrator aircraft.

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Drone Delays Helo Transporting Toddler After Near-Drowning

Drone Confiscated, Child Taken To Hospital

A helicopter responding to a report of a child drowning raced to the scene to transport the child for medical treatment after nearly drowning was delayed on takeoff due to a drone flying overhead.

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Piper Reports Highest Delivery Count in Over 20 Years

Manufacturer’s New Flagship Aircraft Strengthens 2024 Growth

Piper Aircraft, one of the ‘big three’ general aviation plane makers, reported impressive company growth in 2024. It hit its highest delivery volume since 2001, with a total of 291 aircraft being distributed to customers. The report demonstrates a 20 percent, or 46 aircraft, year-over-year increase from 2023.

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FAA Facing Class-Action Lawsuit Over DEI Hiring

1,000 Qualified Trainees Rejected Over ‘Biographical Assessment’?

Michael Pearson, the lead lawyer in a class-action lawsuit against the FAA, says that 1,000 qualified air traffic control trainees were rejected in 2013 by the agency because of the sudden implementation of DEI hiring targets, leading to the present-day nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers.

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Forest Service Approves AEM’s MTP136D Firefighting Radio

For All U.S. Federally Regulated Aerial Firefighting Agency, Contractor Aircraft

Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing Corporation announced its MTP136D Panel-Mount Forest Service Radio has been fully approved by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) for use in all agency and contractor aerial firefighting aircraft.

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Eve Air Mobility Enters Vertiport Sandbox Initiative In Brazil

Collaboration To Shape Regulations Supporting eVTOL Ops

Eve Air Mobility announced its commitment to collaborate with VertiMob Infrastructure and PRS Aeroportos in a regulatory sandbox initiative organized by Brazil’s Agencia Nacional de Aviacao Civil or the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) in a 24-month project to help define operational regulations for eVTOL aircraft.

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FlytBase Introduces AI-R To Manage Docked Drone Ops

Data Security, Video Streaming, Real-Time AI Processing

FlytBase Inc., out of San Jose, California, announced the launch of its Aerial Intelligence for Robots (AI-R), an advanced AI-driven framework to manage every aspect of docked drone operations including data security, video streaming, and real-time AI processing to enhance enterprise drone autonomy.

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NTSB Final Report: Junior Ace

Pilot’s Intentional Flight Into Terrain As An Act Of Suicide

Analysis: The airplane, which was owned by the pilot, took off from a private airstrip and flew to a rock quarry. Witnesses saw the airplane circle around the quarry several times. One witness saw the airplane fly directly into the quarry and collide with a rock wall. The wreckage was located directly below and adjacent to a 75-ft rock wall. The damage to the wreckage was consistent with a high-energy impact. Examination of the airplane revealed no preimpact mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation.

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