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Essential news for 09 Jun 2025

JEKTA begins flight testing of scaled PHA-ZE 100 amphibious aircraft

JEKTA has begun flight trials with a 1:9 scaled prototype of the PHA-ZE 100 amphibious flying boat. Using a distributed electric powerplant to draw energy from onboard batteries, testing will verify the aerodynamic and hydrodynamic configurations of the production aircraft. The remotely controlled model will generate data representative of the full-size aircraft to ve...

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Finavia's Helsinki Airport operations reach net-zero carbon emissions – Neste MY Renewable Diesel a key solution

Finavia Helsinki Airport has achieved net-zero carbon emissions targets in its own operations and has received an international Airport Carbon Accreditation program’s net-zero certification. Neste MY Renewable Diesel, powering the machinery and emergency power generators at the Helsinki Airport since 2024, has played a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Fin...

Etihad Airways and STARLUX Airlines sign strategic codeshare partnership

Etihad Airways has signed a strategic codeshare agreement with Taipei-based STARLUX Airlines, expanding customer access to Northeast Asia and strengthening Abu Dhabi's position as a gateway between East and West. The partnership enables Etihad customers to connect seamlessly to key Japanese cities including Nagoya, Sapporo, and Fukuoka via Taipei, whilst offering STARLUX passengers direct acce...

Lufthansa Technik opens training center for new employees in Portugal

In preparation for Lufthansa Technik’s new facility in Portugal, the company opened a training center on Monday in Santa Maria da Feira, roughly 35 kilometers south of Porto, and welcomed the first 18 employees of Lufthansa Technik Portugal. The training center is located in the ‘Perm’ industrial park around nine kilometers away from the site where Lufthansa Technik Portugal...

Skyportz offers vertipad to USA companies at no fee to support White House eVTOL pilot programme

Skyportz offered its IP at no fee to companies in the USA seeking to tap into the Trump initiative to dominate the electric air taxi market globally. The award winning modular vertipad patent addresses two of the standout issues for Advanced Air Mobility in urban locations – amelioration of downwash/outwash and fire suppression. Downwash and outwash have been highlighted by the FAA...