Business Aviation & AAM Report

U.S.-based aerospace companies have submitted proposals to participate in the next phase of the FAA’s Continuous Low Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) program.

Honeywell Aerospace is studying the potential evaluation of autonomous flight systems on a fixed wing flying testbed.

Two German companies have signed a deal to advance the commercialization of electric sustainable aviation fuels (eSAF).

Certification by analysis, an approach that replaces some tests with virtual assessments, may contribute to maturing technologies faster.

Deutsche Aircraft is planning to offer its own design of landing gear for both the forthcoming Dornier 328eco and legacy D328 turboprops.

A judge allowed the core of Joby Aviation’s trade secret lawsuit against Archer Aviation and former Joby employee George Kivork to move forward, while dismissing Archer’s counterclaims in their entirety but allowing the company to revise and refile them.

German advanced air mobility startup ERC System has unveiled a new heavy-lift cargo drone aimed at military resupply and critical logistics missions.

Otto Aerospace has established the certification basis for its Phantom 3500 with the FAA, closing the G-1 issue paper for the laminar-flow business jet.

China’s Aerofugia has developed a mobile charging station to support its AE200 eVTOL air taxi at remote sites.

Appointments and promotions in the business aviation and AAM industry.

French aerospace group Daher has appointed Michel Denis, a seasoned executive with experience in other sectors, as its new CEO to succeed Didier Kayat.

The Helios Horizon stratospheric electric aircraft has flown powered by solid-state batteries, believed to be the first piloted flight using the fast-charging, energy-dense battery tech.

Beta Technologies invited journalists to fly aboard its Alia CX300 electric aircraft and witness a four-aircraft demo.

A Global 8000 flew from Bombardier’s headquarters in Montreal to Nice, France, in just over six hours, setting a speed record, the manufacturer said.

Growing demand for business jet maintenance in Asia is yielding increased work for ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia.

NASA’s Lockheed Martin-built X-59 Quesst low-boom demonstrator conducted its first supersonic flight on June 5, reaching Mach 1.1 on an 81-min. mission.

Hybrid-electric regional aircraft developer Heart Aerospace has begun taxi tests of its full-scale piloted flight demonstrator, the X1.

Existing infrastructure to support electric aircraft in the U.S. is limited and airports face challenges installing the foundations, a report says.

Airhart Aeronautics and Polish startup Draco Aircraft announced a collaboration on June 1.

The head of the UAE’s air traffic control service has explained how his country has largely kept its airspace open since the outbreak of hostilities in the Gulf this year.

As France’s CORAC research and technology program faces budgetary pressure, Daher is championing continued funding and associated collaboration.

The head of Honeywell Aerospace asserted the Tier 1 aerospace supplier and defense prime will no longer be handcuffed in its investments, supply chain management and acquisitions.

Honeywell Aerospace has opened up additional production capacity at its auxiliary power unit assembly line in Phoenix to meet growing airliner production rates.

Israeli startup AIR has selected Dynon Avionics to provide the avionics and flight displays for its portfolio of eVTOLs.

The Aviation Week Business Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast, which provides a detailed engine fleet projection for the next 10 years, reveals which engine types and associated OEMs will lead deliveries to Europe.