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• Jon Hemmerdinger
Florida-based air taxi developer Eve, majority owned by Brazil’s Embraer, plans to begin demonstration flights in the United States in 2028. The timetable puts its public flight plans outside a pilot program from which the company was excluded.
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The Paraguayan Air Force formally received its sixth and final Embraer A-29 Super Tucano alongside a Cessna 408 SkyCourier. The SkyCourier makes Paraguay the type’s first military operator in South America, adding transport capacity for missions including medevac and humanitarian support.
Florida-based air taxi developer Eve, majority owned by Brazil’s Embraer, plans to begin demonstration flights in the United States in 2028. The timetable puts its public flight plans outside a pilot program from which the company was excluded.
The planned terminal replaces Hollywood Burbank Airport’s existing facility without expanding its 14-gate configuration. The project is a major airport infrastructure investment, but the available reporting does not describe additional gate capacity or other operational changes.
Jet Access has opened a new private terminal at John C. Tune Airport, expanding its presence in the Nashville-area business aviation market. The company also operates a full-service FBO at nearby KXNX; a separate report describes a new hangar complex in the area.
The analysis examines whether Poland’s space industry can move beyond supplying technologies and subsystems to deliver complete space-based solutions, and what role the country could play in Europe’s and the global space market.
Canada and the European Union are preparing to announce a joint purchase of 50 De Havilland water bombers, with aircraft intended for use in both regions from 2030. The plan would establish a shared procurement approach for aerial firefighting capacity across Canada and Europe.
California plans to incorporate Iceye satellite-derived flood and wildfire observations into its emergency plans for winter weather. The announcement accompanied the opening of a modernized state operations center, part of a broader investment in the state’s emergency response capabilities.
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American Airlines plans to build its largest Admirals Club at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, with construction expected to begin this year and the 40,000-square-foot lounge targeted to open in 2028. The atrium-style facility will exceed the size of the carrier’s planned Dallas-Fort Worth club, expanding premium amenities at its second-largest hub.
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