The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Espace Aero will be the fourth innovation zone in Quebec.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The new capital raise consists of several components.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Markus Bucher joined Switzerland’s Pilatus Aircraft more than 30 years ago.
EBACE

By Angus Batey, Thierry Dubois, Kurt Hofmann, Jeremy Kariuki, Molly McMillin
EBACE's exhibitor numbers have fallen since 2019—with big-name absentees this year, including Bombardier and Gulfstream.
EBACE

By Bill Carey
TBMs and Kodiaks are single-engine turboprops that share some of the same major suppliers.
EBACE

By Thierry Dubois
One year after eco-activists walked into the static display at EBACE, they consider their action met its goal in raising public awareness.
EBACE

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has issued final airworthiness criteria for Archer Aviation’s Midnight electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
The hourly cost of charter flights has increased 5% for turboprops in April, with an average cost of $4,610 per billable hour, according to Jet ASAP.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Curt Castagna, who leads NATA, said he has left his position to focus entirely on serving as principal of the consulting firm Aeroplex Group Partners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Japan and South Korea's civil aviation regulators have agreed to mutually recognize each other’s aviation certifications and approvals.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Major business aviation manufacturers have a number of new programs under development ranging from a single-engine turboprop to ultra-long-range jets.
EBACE

By Ben Goldstein
The founder and CEO of Canadian hybrid-electric eVTOL startup Horizon Aircraft said he expects to make the first transition with a half-scale demo by midsummer.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
To address SAF production challenges, “a broad mandate may be needed,” a panelist said, citing efforts by the EU, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Singapore and the UK.
Sustainability

By Kurt Hofmann
The G700 will enter commercial services with Qatar Executive in June.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Business aviation insiders may be forgiven for thinking that sustainability already dominates much of the sector’s available bandwidth.
EBACE

By Thierry Dubois
Since 2001, the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) has contributed to raise the profile of the industry.
EBACE

By Ben Goldstein
It marks the latest effort by Joby to expand into the Middle East, having previously announced plans to operate its S4 air taxis in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Advanced Air Mobility

By David Casey
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will use its Airbus A321LR aircraft for charter flights to Gambia’s capital Banjul during the winter 2024-25 season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Molly McMillin
The European market is important to manufacturers and others in the business aircraft industry.
EBACE

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace’s G650 and G650ER business jets have surpassed 1 million flight hr. with more than 560 aircraft in service globally, the company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
EHang continued to grow its orders and sales numbers in the first quarter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jeremy Kariuki
Wingly, a European flight-sharing startup, announced a £3.5 million ($4.4 million) capital increase—positioning the company to reach profitability by 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
Luxaviation announced its acquisition of Sky Valet, adding 17 fixed-base operations (FBO) to its global network.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
Another Chinese startup has emerged with ambitions to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has announced a new partnership with Etihad Aviation Training to recruit and train pilots to operate its Midnight air taxis in Abu Dhabi.
Advanced Air Mobility