The Weekly of Business Aviation

Archer Aviation has opened a new regulatory affairs office in Washington as it looks to ramp up lobbying efforts ahead of expected entry-into-service in 2025.

VOO, an online B2B private charter marketplace, is integrating its services with REDiFly to streamline charter sale functions between both platforms.

Volocopter is still awaiting type certification of the VoloCity by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau.

Republic Airways Holdings and its Leadership in Flight Training (LIFT) Academy are developing a flight training program along with Tuskegee University.

Elixir Aircraft, based in La Rochelle, France, is adding two new facilities, including a third production site in Aytre, France, and its first site in the U.S.

NetJets pilots have ratified a Tentative Agreement to amend their current labor contract, which includes a 51% wage increase over the next five years.

An operational evaluation of Diamond Aircraft’s eDA40 electric trainer with Lufthansa Aviation Training has shown the aircraft meets performance expectations.

French startup Aura Aero has invited suppliers to bid for the first large work packages for its planned ERA 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft.

Besides corporate aviation customers, the deal includes four fuel providers and three airlines.

GKN Aerospace is nearing critical milestones in its H2Gear hydrogen-electric powertrain research and technology project after overcoming supply chain issues.

Vertiport developer and drone operator Skyports has raised more than $110 million in a Series C funding round.

The average age of a business aircraft in the U.S. is 18.5 years old, according to a survey by Pureprofile commissioned by Airbus Corporate Jets.

Business jet and turboprop manufacturers delivered 178 aircraft during the first three months of 2024.

Lilium has begun producing battery packs for the first prototype Lilium Jet.

Czech startup Zuri has completed a large-scale ground testbed for its planned five-seat hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Under book-and-claim, airlines operating from locations where there is no SAF available can buy SAF for use elsewhere.

Electric Power Systems (EPS) has unveiled a new battery, the Electric Propulsion ion Core Ecosystem 2.0 (EPIC 2.0), that promises 90 min. of power for flight and 30 min. of reserve power.

Under the Wilbur Air brand, the company plans to operate a range of aircraft from heavy-lift cargo drones to regional passenger airliners.

The European Commission has adopted a package of legislation for drones and electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

About 1 million gal. of the fuel is sitting in a tank in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, awaiting final laboratory testing before it can be offered to customers.

Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo’s Innovation Preview is a forum in which companies gave fast rounds of presentations of new products, services and innovation.

Fixed-base operator (FBO) Sonoma Jet Center in Santa Rosa, California, will host a Green Fuel Day Celebration April 18.

Former Rolls-Royce CEO Warren East has been appointed chairman of NATS, the UK air navigation service provider.

Cirrus Aircraft has introduced a program called “Cirrus One” in a continued effort to break down the barriers to aircraft ownership, officials say.

Production targets for Kodiak aircraft are expected to rise to 25 in 2024, up from 18 in 2023, from strong customer demand.