The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Jeremy Kariuki
According to the White House, the funding is part of the administration’s larger effort to rebuild infrastructure across the U.S.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The FAA has released proposed special conditions for type certification of electric engines developed by Beta Technologies and Safran.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
A Northern English airport has been saved from redevelopment after local councils signed a lease with the aim of reopening the facility.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
Eve Air Mobility has chosen the name Vector for its in-development urban air traffic management solution, with first deliveries now planned for 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Skyborne Airline Academy flight school has signed an $8 million contract for 20 additional Piper Pilot 100i aircraft, with deliveries to begin in 2024.
Maintenance & Training

By Molly McMillin
Embraer’s business jet division “continued its positive sales momentum” during 2023 with strong support in its retail and fleet markets, the company says.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
The Incheon metropolitan government has released an advanced air mobility concept of operations for the port city, South Korea’s third largest metropolis.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
Integrating the first UAM aircraft into today’s urban airspace environments is going to be a huge challenge, a UK panel says.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The high discharge rates required during takeoff by electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft could dramatically reduce battery cycle life.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
EHang reported improved sales and deliveries alongside its financial results for the fourth quarter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
As a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, U.S. repair stations must obtain UK CAA Part 145 maintenance organization approval.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Spanish companies will use a microsatellite built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics to test their planned space-based air traffic management (ATM) system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
There are people for whom aviation is a calling, and others who would argue it’s in their blood: and then there’s Alexey Popov.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Charging for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxis could increase electrical demand at vertiport sites by six-seven times.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Varied AAM Noise and Geographic Area Response Difference (Vangard) test will use NASA’s recently developed Remote Psychoacoustic Test Platform.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
To explore consumer willingness to participate in AAM by flying on eVTOL aircraft, an online survey of 975 individuals in the U.S. was conducted.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
The filing with the ITU, a U.N. agency that manages global use of radio-frequency spectrum and sat orbits, is a prerequisite to building the constellation.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium has announced a partnership with leading FBO chain Atlantic Aviation to build out infrastructure to accommodate its eVTOL vehicle across the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
UK startup Vertical Aerospace said it expects its second full-scale VX4 eVTOL vehicle prototype to be completed in “the coming weeks.”
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Ed Bolen, NBAA president and CEO, spoke to attendees at the 2024 Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference in Fort Worth, Texas.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
EGNOS provides LPV (localizer performance with vertical guidance) approaches at smaller airports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
German-headquartered startup Lyte Aviation has announced plans to develop a 19-seat variant of its Skybus large hybrid eVTOL vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Trade groups took exception to the Biden administration’s proposed fiscal 2025 budget for the FAA, which would impose greater costs on business aviation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
A coalition of European climate activists are calling for traffic caps to be imposed at five major European airports.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has announced plans to partner with Abu Dhabi-based helicopter operator Falcon Aviation on building out a vertiport network in the UAE.
Advanced Air Mobility