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JSSI, SierraTrax | June 30, 2021

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the premier independent supplier of business aviation maintenance support and financial services, announced today the purchase of SierraTrax, a pioneer in aircraft maintenance tracking. SierraTrax, via its modern technology interface, offers maintenance tracking software for commercial airplanes all around the globe. The SierraTrax platform is widely utilized by Cessna, Beechcraft, and Hawker operators as a Textron Aviation approved supplier of m...

Spirit | June 21, 2020

As the travel industry begins to rebound from the devastating impact of COVID-19, many airlines finally feel safe enough to resume their flight schedules. Among them—Spirit Airlines. As reported by the Riviera Maya News, Spirit, beginning June 26, plans to resume more than 30 flights from major U.S. cities to Cancun, but the airline says that’s still dependent upon travel restrictions being lifted. During the last week of June, Spirit has 11 flights scheduled to the sun...

Aerospace

Volocopter GmbH | November 12, 2021

German urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer, Volocopter, has completed the first test flight with its 2X aircraft in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first ever crewed public test flight of a fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi in South Korea. The Republic's Minister for Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) Noh Hyeong Ouk witnessed the historical test flight, marking a milestone in Volocopter's plan of introducing air taxis globally. The 5-minute...

Air Transport

Transcend Air Corporation | August 11, 2021

Transcend Air Corporation today announced an agreement with GE Aviation to develop and certify a custom variant of GE’s class-leading CT7-8 turboshaft helicopter engine to power the Vy 400 High Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) aircraft. “We have optimized the Vy 400 design to shatter the current time/cost barriers for regional city-to-city travel,” said Gregory Bruell, Co-Founder and CEO of Transcend Air. He continued, “Our Aerial ...