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AirSuite has been selected for support from the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network’s R&D Partnership Fund to develop next-generation, Ontario-made mobility technologies for aviation ground operations. The funding positions the company within the province’s effort to advance locally developed solutions for airport and aviation operations.
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AirSuite has been selected for support from the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network’s R&D Partnership Fund to develop next-generation, Ontario-made mobility technologies for aviation ground operations. The funding positions the company within the province’s effort to advance locally developed solutions for airport and aviation operations.
The U.S. Army awarded Collins Aerospace an engineering-services contract worth up to $472 million to support CH-47 Chinook avionics modernization, upgrades and sustainment. The award follows a separate $876 million Boeing contract for Block II Chinooks, taking Army investment in fleet modernization above $1 billion.
Global business aviation flying activity increased 5.6% in July 2026, according to Argus, even as Europe recorded its first year-over-year decline in 14 months. Stronger activity in North America drove the overall gain, highlighting diverging regional conditions across the business aviation market.
AIR is partnering with the Florida Department of Transportation to establish its U.S. headquarters and an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft production hub in the state. The company says the initiative will position Florida as a base for its advanced air mobility activities and manufacturing operations.
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Hyde County Emergency Medical Services in North Carolina says it has completed the first U.S. deployment of a paramedic by eVTOL aircraft during a 911 response. The county reports two live missions using Pivotal’s BlackFly, highlighting an early operational use case for advanced air mobility in emergency medicine.
Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says he will sue the Trump administration over the loss of his security clearance. The dispute pits a former senior defense official against the administration and could test how security-clearance decisions affecting former officials are contested.
Israeli leisure carrier Israir has received approval from Israel’s civil aviation regulator to launch services to North America, a key step toward its planned New York operation with Airbus A330s. The airline still requires clearance from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration before flights can begin.
MDA Space reported another quarter of double-digit increases in revenue and adjusted EBITDA, while outlining an international strategy focused on expanding its space hardware and geospatial imagery businesses in the United States and Europe. The company is also widening its portfolio and geographic presence.
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