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Last Updated: Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, 12:34 PM PST
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FAA Grants Bell 525 Full Flight Simulator Interim Level C Qualification
By AINonline: Simulator lets pilots log Bell 525 hours ahead of type cert.
A Plan for Private Jet Taxes Would Fund Climate Measures
By New York Times: A small group of countries is aiming to impose a fee on private jets and premium commercial fares. The revenue would help nations adapt to warming.
NetJets to break ground on new terminal in Augusta to expand business-jet operations
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Pratt & Whitney Canada Delivers First PW127XT‑S Development Engines for Deutsche Aircraft D328eco Test Plane
By deutscheaircraft.com: Pratt & Whitney Canada has delivered the first PW127XT S engines for the D328eco TAC 1, marking a major milestone in the aircraft’s development and strengthening the companies’ 40 year collaboration in regional aviation.
EHang EH216-S Conducts First Urban Human-Carrying Pilotless eVTOL Flights in the Middle East, Partnering with Qatar’s Ministry of Transport
By ir.ehang.com: DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EHang (Nasdaq: EH), the world’s leading Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) technology platform company, announced the successful completion of a landmark series of trial air taxi flights, including point-to-point and human-carrying flights, with its EH216-S.
Mexico to reassign Mexico City airport slots from Mexican carriers to U.S. airlines amid bilateral dispute
By Reuters: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that Mexican airlines had agreed to hand over some flight slots at the nation's busy capital airport to U.S.
U.S. Agrees Zero‑Tariff Aircraft Deal with Switzerland and South Korea — Pilatus Deliveries to U.S. Resume
By AINonline: Pilatus had paused deliveries to the U.S. until late October.