The Weekly of Business Aviation

The text of the latest FAA Reauthorization Bill contains numerous provisions intended to advance the adoption of advanced air mobility.

Lilium has announced the beginning of construction of a new certification testing facility in Munich.

The London Heliport has faced a constant struggle for its own existence, as property developments edge ever closer to the site’s FATO.

Airbus Helicopters test pilots are eagerly awaiting approval to begin higher-speed flights with the company’s Racer compound rotorcraft demonstrator.

Congress has passed a 1,000-page bill reauthorizing the FAA for five years.

Hyundai Elevator is to lead a Seoul-funded project to develop a vertiport as part of the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) core technology development program.

Volato recorded first quarter revenue of $13.2 million, a net loss of $17.4 million and a 39% increase in flight hours.

Heart Aerospace has announced a redesigned hybrid propulsion system built around off-the-shelf turboprops and electric motors.

Amazilia Aerospace is a developer of digital flight control, flight guidance and vehicle management systems for civil manned and unmanned aircraft.

Lithuania-based charter operator KlasJet plans to provide additional capacity to Israeli carrier Sun D’or over the summer peak season and beyond.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s G700 large business jet has received EASA type certification, following FAA certification on March 29, the company reports.

Arcadia eFuels has three e-fuel facilities under development in Denmark, the UK and the U.S.

The German Air Force has undertaken a first flight of its Israel Aerospace Industries Heron TP uncrewed aircraft system in German airspace.

In March 2023, Northvolt and Cuberg announced plans to develop an aviation-specific battery module using lithium-metal pouch cells.

The company expects the first use cases to be aerial work.

Jean-François Georges, Dassault Aviation’s senior vice president for civil aircraft at Dassault Aviation from 1991-2003, died May 11 at age 83.

Signature’s blended SAF offering at LAX includes 30% Neste MY SAF and 70% conventional Jet-A.

Low-cost long-haul specialist Norse Atlantic aims to achieve full-year profitability in 2024, as it splits operations into summer and winter portfolios.

The company is now “cleaning up” the study so that it can be peer reviewed and released publicly by the Energy Department.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation will unveil a plan to increase the GDP of its general aviation sector tenfold by 2030 at the 2024 Future Aviation Forum.

Textron Aviation's Cessna Citation Ascend midsize business jet program has seen over 125 flights and 350 flight hr. completed on the prototype, Textron says.

The airport is offering SAF at two blend levels—10% and 30%—with correspondingly different price points.

Celebrating its 75th anniversary, the Air Charter Association (ACA) is launching a new internship program later in 2024.

Cory Bengtzen earned his private pilot’s license at age 21 and bought his first airplane, a share in a Cessna T210 Turbo, at age 22 to fly for fun.

Lilium is in advanced discussions with the French government for subsidies and loan guarantees.