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Essential news for 17 Jun 2025

CARIBAVIA 2025 - an exclusive aviation summit hosted by St Barth

CARIBAVIA 2025 was a trully exclusive aviation summit and retreat on a five-star island. This time, St Barth island hosted 4 days of the event. CARIBAVIA itself is an aviation event like no other. The outcome had to be perfect when you combine this with the absolutely amazing location. To remind, CARIBAVIA is a communication platform for all stakeholders of airlift. This conference is really&...

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Neste extends sustainable aviation fuel supply to Ontario International Airport through deal with Amazon Air

Neste has reached an agreement with Amazon to provide 7,500 metric tons (2.5 million gallons) of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for its Amazon Air cargo operations at San Francisco International Airport and Ontario International Airport in California, through to the end of 2025. This agreement makes Amazon the first company to purchase and use sustainable aviation fuel at O...

ExecuJet Haite and Shanghai Starjet sign strategic agreement to enhance China's business aviation service ecosystem

ExecuJet Haite and Starjet formally signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement to work together to benefit their customers, their companies and the China business aviation industry.  The agreement establishes an important relationship between two leading Chinese business aviation companies to cooperate in ways that enhance operational efficiency, safety as well as improv...

Lithuanian airline Jump Air orders 20 ERA aircraft to enhance its regional flight offering

At Paris Air Show, AURA AERO and Jump Air, a Lithuanian ACMI and charter airline, announced the signature of a Letter of Intent for ERA, the hybrid-electric regional aircraft, in its 19-seater and cargo versions. The agreement is for 10 aircraft plus 10 additional options. Established in 2020 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Jump Air services cover Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Ce...

magniX launches next generation Samson battery with 400 Wh/kg cell

magniX announced its next generation Samson battery will be powered by its new industry-leading 400 Wh/kg cell, developed in collaboration with its cell partner. The higher energy density will expand the scope of missions for electric aircraft and widen non-aerospace applications for magniX batteries in defense, industry, energy storage, and marine.  magniX launched its Samson battery rang...