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Wright Air selected for Essential Air Service to Lake Minchumina, Alaska

Wright Air has been selected to provide Essential Air Service at Lake Minchumina, Alaska. The available report does not specify the contract term, service schedule, aircraft or subsidy, limiting detail on the operating plan and economics.

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Jet Aviation expands lounge, office and storage space at Schiphol FBO

Jet Aviation has upgraded its fixed-base operation at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, adding lounge, office and storage space in the general aviation terminal. The expansion increases the facilities available to business aviation customers at the Dutch airport; the articles provide no details on capacity or investment.

Flying Magazine

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Orlando opens a commercial-airport vertipad as Electra and VertiPorts explore ultra-short aircraft infrastructure

Orlando International Airport has inaugurated a vertipad for an air-taxi demonstration organized by Florida’s transportation department, using routes and procedures developed with the FAA and NASA. Separately, Electra and VertiPorts by Atlantic will assess infrastructure opportunities to bring ultra-short aircraft operations closer to urban centers.

Flying Magazine

Joby, Orlando International Airport Inaugurate Air Taxi Vertipad

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Delta considers legal action over Heathrow plan to move its operations to Terminal 4

Delta is considering legal action against Heathrow over plans to move its operations from Terminal 3 to Terminal 4 in 2028, separating it from transatlantic joint-venture partner Virgin Atlantic. The dispute puts the airport’s terminal-allocation decision and the partners’ co-location strategy at issue.

FlightGlobal

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Schiphol seeks 80% stake in Maastricht Aachen Airport, doubling its holding in the Dutch cargo hub

Royal Schiphol Group has offered to raise its stake in Maastricht Aachen Airport from 40% to 80%, leaving Limburg province with 20%. The proposed shift to majority ownership still requires approval from Limburg’s Provincial Council and final agreements between the shareholders.

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Royal Schiphol Group plans to raise its Maastricht Aachen Airport stake from 40% to 80%

Royal Schiphol Group intends to double its ownership stake in Maastricht Aachen Airport from 40% to 80%. The reported plan would increase the Dutch airport operator’s influence over the regional airport, though the available report provides no details on timing, transaction terms or the other shareholders.

Flying Magazine

Chart Wise: Wichita ILS and localizer approach to Runway 1L

A procedural guide examines the ILS or localizer approach to Runway 1L at Wichita, including low-visibility arrivals and parallel approach procedures. The coverage focuses on the skills needed to fly these procedures when visiting the city known as the “Air Capital of the World.”