Business Aviation & AAM Report

By Thierry Dubois
If you are flying an aircraft, whatever the type, airspeed—the relative speed of the aircraft to the air—is vital information.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Canadian supplier Meloche expands into Europe with Rossi Aero acquisition to diversify aerospace supply chains.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
AltoVolo begins full-scale Sigma VTOL demonstrator production targeting 2026 first flight with hybrid-electric propulsion and open-rotor design.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
The Norwegian startup developing the Noemi electric flying boat is targeting first flight of a prototype by the end of 2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation moves to dismiss Archer's claims about Chinese operations and tariff classifications in ongoing eVTOL legal battle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Fixed-base operator (FBO) Jet Aviation is now offering its U.S.-based customers automated drone inspections of aircraft exteriors.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Chen Chuanren
ATR has delivered its first aircraft featuring its premium HighLine cabin product to Malaysia's Berjaya Air.
Interiors & Connectivity

Aviation Week Staff
Business aircraft deliveries during April 2026 rose in every category, according to Aviation Week's Fleet Discovery Database.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Ben Goldstein
Pyka expands into defense with Dropship cargo UAV designed for contested logistics and ISR missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
BAE Systems has opened a $65 million addition to its Endicott, New York, campus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Appointments and promotions in the business aviation and AAM industry.
Business_Aviation_AAM_departments

By Molly McMillin
Fixed-base operator Million Air is expanding hangar space at three key locations, the company said.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin, Bill Carey
Business and general aviation airports, FBOs and charter and fractional aviation providers are preparing for a surge in demand from the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s latest air traffic controller workforce plan says the agency needs fewer controllers than it thought.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Zuri progresses hybrid tiltrotor demonstrator testing for regional air mobility applications.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
PteroDynamics develops hybrid-electric VTOL UAS with Cobra Aero for military applications.
Advanced Air Mobility

Emily Tobler
Comment by May 31 to provide feedback on how SAF is "counted."
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Hill Helicopters said it is closing in on the long-awaited first run of its in-house-developed turboshaft engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
SkyDrive is doubling down on a smaller multicopter that it believes is better suited for the dense urban environments of East Asia.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Duncan Aviation is working with a high school in Lincoln, Nebraska, to proactively address the state’s scarcity of MRO training resources.
Maintenance & Training

By Graham Warwick
Next-generation proprotor blade and advanced tiltrotor concept show promise.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
After completing demonstration flights with its electric air taxi first in the San Francisco Bay Area and then in New York, Joby Aviation is taking the lessons learned into its planning for operations set to begin this year under an FAA pilot program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
NASA is continuing to speed up the rate of X-59 flight tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Merlin is expanding its autonomous flight platform into the commercial cargo market with the launch of a new product line called Condor.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Iridium has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Aileron space-based air traffic surveillance system that it hosts on its satellite network.
Aircraft & Propulsion