The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The FAA expects that airspace constraints caused by air traffic control staffing and technical issues in the U.S. Northeast will ease in June.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
West Star Aviation, a maintenance repair and overhaul service provider, has a new owner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Researchers and aerospace industry representatives called for more coordination and momentum to get larger-scale efforts to reduce contrails off the ground.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Merlin received an experimental airworthiness certificate from New Zealand's CAA, allowing it to begin certification flight testing of its autonomous system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Ann Shay
India's Universal Vulkaan Aviation signed a contract for two Leonardo AW169 twin-engine helicopters in VIP configuration at EBACE.
EBACE

By Thierry Dubois
European airspace design was inherited from the progressive construction of air traffic management on a multinational continent, leading to fragmentation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Viasat is expanding its inflight connectivity offerings to super midsize private jets into the Middle East and South America.
EBACE

By Jeremy Kariuki
Spike Aerospace, an Atlanta-based company, has relaunched development of the Spike S-512 Diplomat—a quiet supersonic business jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
LunaJets is expecting a strong financial year after finishing the first quarter of 2025 with growth in several key areas.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
Diamond Aircraft signed Letters of Intent (LOIs) with four European flight schools to establish its Diamond Authorized Training Centers (DATC) program.
Maintenance & Training

By Lee Ann Shay
Conversations fostering ways to improve business aviation safety, including helping smaller operators.
EBACE

By Molly McMillin
A Climbing Fast advocacy campaign launched in 2023 has gone international at EBACE, with the BBGA becoming the first European national organization to join.
EBACE

By Antoine Fafard
Aviation Week's 2025 Business Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast reveals the top 10 engine series to be handed over to European customers between 2025 and 2034.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Thierry Dubois
Facing a potential onslaught of new users, such as the owners and operators of advanced air mobility vehicles, air traffic management will need time to adapt.
EBACE

By Thierry Dubois
SmartFlyer, a startup company based near Bern, Switzerland, is developing a hybrid-electric four-seater featuring a swappable range extender.
EBACE

By Thierry Dubois
Sloane Helicopters has ordered three Leonardo AW109 Trekker light twins, adding to the five AW109 GrandNews it ordered in March.
EBACE

By Molly McMillin
Titan Aviation Fuels International has launched a program to help business aviation operators comply with Europe’s complex ReFuelEU mandate.
EBACE

By Lee Ann Shay
Penalizing commercial charter operators following standards could have economic and safety implications.
EBACE

By Thierry Dubois
National business aviation associations in Austria, France, Ireland and the UK are expressing support to show organizers about EBACE’s new format.
EBACE

By Tony Osborne
Malaysia looks set to become the latest customer for Leonardo’s AW149 utility helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
SITA is working on a dedicated version of its thunderstorm forecast tool for air traffic controllers, expecting to replace the current-generation tool.
Airports & Networks

By Molly McMillin
The first production Bombardier Global 8000 completed its initial flight on May 16, departing from Bombardier’s assembly center in Mississauga, Ontario.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
Pacific Air Charters Inc. (PACI), a Hawaii-based company, launched its on-demand charter services using a dedicated fleet of Tecnam P2012 Traveller aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
In its first year without the long-term partnership with NBAA, EBACE is in a transition year and show details are under review.
EBACE

By Bill Carey
The National Business Aviation Association has conferred the 1,000th certification under its Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) training program started in 2003.
Maintenance & Training