The Weekly of Business Aviation

The startup is developing a detect and avoid system that uses an air-to-air radar, among other tools, to avoid collisions with other aircraft.

The BlackBird demonstrator is planned to fly in early 2025.

Switzerland’s Smartflyer rolled out is SFX1 prototype electric aircraft at Grenchen Airport on Nov. 6.

Chinese electric air taxi startups Vertaxi and Volant Aerotech have announced a slew of preorders.

The aircraft will use a hybrid-electric range extender that XPeng has introduced for its electric vehicles.

Gulfstream Aerospace has completed ground emissions testing of 100% neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with zero sulfur on its new Gulfstream G700.

Menzies Aviation, through its partnership with Wipro, is planning to expand the Menzies Aviation Cargo Handling cargo management system to 28 locations in 2025.

The first conforming subassembly, an S4 tail, has been completed and is now undergoing conformity inspection by the FAA.

A prototype, registered D-HECA, flew for the first time on Nov. 6, Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even revealed on social media.

After seven quarters of revenue contraction, Wheels Up’s business has stabilized and is positioned for a profitable 2025, company officials said as they reported third-quarter (Q3) 2024 financials.

Bombardier’s strong third-quarter (Q3) results were boosted by services revenue, as well as sustained profitability and aircraft deliveries.

The orders were announced during the European Rotors helicopter exposition in Amsterdam Nov. 5.

Archer has agreed to a conditional, deposit-backed deal to sell up to 100 Midnight air taxis to Soracle.

Britten-Norman is now hoping to produce its first UK-manufactured Islander in November 2025, marking a slip from the original timeline of May 2024.

Total investment in the five projects amounts is C$101 million ($72.5 million).

Volocopter retained the top slot in the latest edition of the AAM Reality Index.

The British Business and General Aviation Association is seeking a meeting with the UK aviation minister about a planned 50% hike in the air passenger duty.

Five people were killed and one person was injured seriously after a HondaJet HA-420 light business jet crashed during an aborted takeoff Nov. 5.

The fuselage work will be conducted in-house at a facility located at Beech Field on Textron Aviation’s East Campus.

Amid the fallout from Lilium’s filing for insolvency, attention is turning to a comparatively little-noticed aspect of the advanced air mobility industry.

The FBO, which will now operate as JetWest GateOne, serves as GateOne’s first California location and fifth nationally.

GE Aerospace is on track to certify its new clean-sheet 1,300 shp Catalyst engine in the coming months, company officials say.

In another first, Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose, California, has started offering GAMI G100UL unleaded avgas.

CAE announced on Nov. 4 that it will spend $230 million to raise its ownership stake in the Simcom Aviation Training joint venture.

The first stage of the type certification process, the certification basis spells out the environmental and airworthiness requirements for new aircraft.