The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Jeremy Kariuki
Celebrating its 75th anniversary, the Air Charter Association (ACA) is launching a new internship program later in 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Cory Bengtzen earned his private pilot’s license at age 21 and bought his first airplane, a share in a Cessna T210 Turbo, at age 22 to fly for fun.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Lilium is in advanced discussions with the French government for subsidies and loan guarantees.
EBACE

By Bill Carey
The five-year reauthorization bill was passed by the Senate and is expected to win approval in the U.S. House.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Brazilian helicopter operator Helisul has acquired Chilean counterpart Ecocopter to form one of the largest rotary-wing operators in Latin America.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The U.S. Senate approved a five-year FAA reauthorization bill after shutting down a late push to change a provision that adds flights to DCA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Wheels Up posted first quarter (Q1) 2024 revenue of $197 million, down 44% from a year ago, the company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Tecnam’s P-Mentor two-seat single-engine training aircraft has earned FAA full-type certification under Part 23 regulations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Joby continues to advance toward type certification, submitting test plans for its S4 air taxi, while continuing with certification tests of components.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Embraer delivered 18 executive jets during the first quarter of 2024, including 11 light and seven medium jets, the company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Europe’s Luxaviation Group said May 7 that it has introduced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Paris-Le Bourget Airport fixed-based operation.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Angus Batey
Volare, the sales, management, maintenance and charter provider to be the launch customer for the Lilium Jet, expects to receive 10 aircraft by mid-2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility says it is on track to complete assembly of its first full-scale prototype before the end of the second quarter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Bell has unveiled a fly-by-wire control system-equipped 429 twin-engine light helicopter as the company’s new flying testbed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
A lack of negotiations with Airbus over repricing shipsets for the European OEM—if not also a sale of related business units—is proving more harmful.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research is adding a facility to enable tethered flight testing of eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Dick Rutan, 85, died Friday, May 3 at a hospital in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. electric seaglider startup Regent has partnered with sustainable- and maritime-aircraft lessor Monte to offer leasing options for the Viceroy seaglider.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Chinese startup Volant Aerotech has completed a 100 million yuan ($14 million) funding round to continue development of its VE25-100 eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jeremy Kariuki
Gregg Brunson-Pitts, Advanced Aviation Team CEO, previously served in directorial positions with Air Charter Team and Air Partner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft Denali single-engine turboprop is on track for FAA certification in 2025, the company said in an update on the program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Published on May 2, the UK Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report confirms company statements immediately following the Aug. 9 incident.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
AutoFlight’s V2000CG CarryAll received Chinese type certification on March 22, the first certification of a winged eVTOL aircraft in the world.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Founded in 2019, MightyFly says it is the first developer of large autonomous cargo eVTOL aircraft to receive an FAA flight corridor approval.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Icon Aircraft has selected SG Investment America as its proposed “stalking horse bidder” for the company in connection with the bankruptcy process.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers