The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Honda Aircraft has withdrawn its lawsuit against Jet It, which owns and operates a fleet of HondaJet light aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jeremy Kariuki
The largest drop was in the light jet segment, which decreased 10% to an all-in hourly rate of $6,358 per flight hr.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Flexjet, a Cleveland-based private aviation flight provider, has ended plans to become a publicly traded company through a merger with Horizon Acquisition Corp.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
A new analysis of seaplane accidents found the leading cause as the pilots’ failure to control their aircraft, according to the NTSB.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
New Zealand startup Kea Aerospace has begun flight testing the country’s first solar-powered stratospheric uncrewed aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Lisa Atherton, Bell’s chief operating officer, has been named the rotorcraft company’s next CEO.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Aerofugia is a subsidiary of Chinese automaker Geely.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Merlin is to demo its automated flight control system in a Cessna Caravan flying cargo routes in Alaska under a $1 million contract from the FAA.
Advanced Air Mobility

By James Pozzi
The Lithuanian company will open a new hangar space in Kaunas to accommodate new capabilities.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Molly McMillin
Daher currently builds the Kodiak 100 Series III and Kodiak 900 and the TBM 910 and TBM 960.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Tony Osborne
South Africa’s Ultimate Aviation Group has completed its acquisition of UK-based offshore helicopter operator Offshore Helicopter Services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
As part of the collaboration, NASA will provide lessons learned from research conducted into urban air mobility at its Langley Research Center.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
The Avfuel-branded FBO said April 10 that it received its first shipment of UL94 in March.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese lessor GDAT will look to place the Airbus H160s with customers in the energy sector.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The companies are to draw up the operating concept by referring to systems being developed outside Japan, including in the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick, Garrett Reim
Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has provided details of its launch platform and product road map for the first time.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The awards are part of the FAA’s Aviation Sustainability Center.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Xwing has started the FAA certification process for its Superpilot autonomous flight control technology.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
A Cessna Citation Jet was damaged but the pilot unharmed during an accident over the Gulf of Mexico March 30.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Pyka has signed a letter of intent with Guatemalan fresh fruit producer Grupo Hame.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Supply chain issues are broad ranging from a certain kind of raw material to complex components.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA surprised the industry in May 2022 with a shift to certifying electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles from Part 23 to Part 21.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The new hangar will host the final assembly line, with an airfield for development flight tests and production check flights.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The HY4 is planned to begin flight tests using liquid hydrogen and fuel cells in June.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
What if a startup chose to cut out the intermediary steps and start instead with a larger platform? That is the bet that Lyte Aviation is making.
Advanced Air Mobility