The Weekly of Business Aviation

CEO and NASA veteran Jaiwon Shin is stepping down after several years leading the eVTOL startup.

Michael Graham began his aviation career as a U.S. Navy pilot flying A-7’s and F/A-18’s.

California startup AIBOT has officially unveiled its product line of small quadcopter drones and tiltwing, multirotor eVTOL aircraft.

Industry players are expecting a strong business aviation market for the latter half of 2025, according to a recent market briefing by Global Jet Capital.

Menzies Aviation announced the completion of its $305 million acquisition of G2 Secure Staff, doubling its footprint in the U.S.

Gulfstream Aerospace has achieved first customer delivery of its newly certificated ultra-long-range $82 million G800 business jet, the company announced.

The FAA has certified Garmin’s Autoland and Autothrottle emergency landing system on select Beechcraft King Air 350 twin turboprops, Garmin said.

Honeywell’s new JetWave X satellite communications terminal can integrate capacity from multiple satellite networks in different orbits, the manufacturer says.

Europe’s aviation regulator has released proposed noise certification rules for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

China’s EHang announced a strategic cooperation with the Hefei Provincial Government to establish a “product hub” for its VT35 lift-plus-cruise eVTOL aircraft.

Reliable Robotics has agreed to sell its Reliable Autonomy System (RAS) to the U.S. Air Force to be integrated and tested beginning mid-2026.

China’s eVTOL developers have moved rapidly up the ranking of the emerging global advanced air mobility industry, displaying a pace of advance unmatched by even the West’s most aggressive startups.

Icon Aircraft Co-Founder and former U.S. Air Force Pilot Kirk Hawkins, 58, died following a wingsuit accident in Switzerland.

DAT plans to launch services from a northwest German city left without scheduled services after Lufthansa pulled out in 2024.

According to the latest Jefferies report, The Jet Set, inventories for preowned business jets in August have risen 6% year-over-year.

Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.

Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

Aerobility, a UK-based aviation charity, and Flynqy Pilot Training have partnered to provide accessible flight training at Cornwall Airport Newquay.

Plane Place Aviation, a certified repair station based in Texas, is now a Mexico AFAC (Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil) certified repair station.

Electra, Surf Air Mobility and Virginia Tech announced the completion of its first series of public demonstrations for its hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft.

The FAA has awarded Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval to Gogo for the installation of its Galileo HDX antenna on Gulfstream G200 aircraft.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

Abu Dhabi-based VVIP business jet operator RoyalJet is undergoing a significant leadership shake-up following the sudden departure of CEO Shafiul Syed.

Bombardier has relocated a component manufacturing site from the Los Angeles area to a larger 46,000 ft.2 manufacturing facility in Moorpark, California.