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Last Updated: Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, 12:34 PM PST
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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.
FAA Grants Bell 525 Full Flight Simulator Interim Level C Qualification
By AINonline: Simulator lets pilots log Bell 525 hours ahead of type cert.
NetJets to break ground on new terminal in Augusta to expand business-jet operations
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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.
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.
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.