Event   eVTOL   North America   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

FAA and DOT break ground on V-PAR facility at Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center to advance vertical takeoff and landing procedur

The FAA and US Department of Transportation held a June 25 groundbreaking for the Vertical Take-Off and Landing Procedures and Analysis Range (V-PAR) at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City. The new facility is set to support advanced air mobility research, including development and analysis of VTOL procedures.

2026-07-05T23:51:19.077260-07:00
777X   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airlines   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

Thai Airways to decide on long-haul widebody replacement ‘in one to two years’

By FlightGlobal: Airline chief Chai Eamsiri says it is assessing the Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing 777X programme. Thai Airways International is to make a decision on new long-haul widebody aircraft within one to two years, says its CEO, in an interview with FlightGlobal sister publication Luchtvaartnieuws.

2026-07-06T00:14:36.519739-07:00
Routes   Africa   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Fastjet says Solenta AOCs could aid West Africa push

By ch-aviation: Fastjet Group could use sister company Solenta Aviation's existing air operator certificates (AOCs) in Gabon and Côte d'Ivoire as a springboard for a future West African expansion, although no plans have yet been made, according to director of group strategy and development, Julian Edmunds.

Also: CAPA and CAPA
2026-07-05T22:59:48.693027-07:00