The Weekly of Business Aviation

Honda Aircraft Co. has begun production of the first and larger 11-seat HA-480 HondaJet Echelon light jet test aircraft with the first flight expected in 2026.

Lilium Aerospace filed for insolvency after its main investor failed to provide promised funding for the rebuilding of operations.

The first hydrogen-fueled aircraft to enter service are expected to use automotive-style pressurized gaseous hydrogen storage.

Gogo will be the new identity of the combined Gogo/Satcom company following Gogo Business Aviation’s acquisition of Satcom Direct, the company announced Feb. 20.

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.

Honeywell has signed an agreement with Dassault Aviation to install JetWave X high-speed inflight connectivity system as a line-fit and retrofit in Dassault’s Falcon business jets.

Stratos Jets, based in Orlando, are giving away five turn-key jet charter brokerages to qualified agents n the industry, it says, and is urging “ambitious producers” to submit their qualifications for consideration to operate their own Stratos Jets agency.

Aerocor has launched an in-aircraft Beechcraft Premier recurrent training program designed to help pilots maintain proficiency and meet recurrency requirements, it says.

Gama Aviation’s fixed base operation in Sharjah in the UAE recorded record passenger numbers during 2024, the company announced.

Gogo Business Aviation/Satcom Direct has signed a second three-year preferred supplier agreement with Luxaviation Group, a relationship started in 2021 between Luxaviation and Satcom Direct.

Jet Out has opened its newest base at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, making it the first move outside the Midwest in the U.S.

The National Air Transportation Association has moved to a new office in Washington D.C.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

Gogo will be the new identity of the combined Gogo/Satcom company following Gogo Business Aviation’s acquisition of Satcom Direct.

Both aircraft have a similar configuration, with eight propellers on four underwing booms.

Duncan Aviation former COO Mike Minchow talks about the transition to president of the company and his outlook for 2025.

GPS spoofing incidents have increased dramatically in the last two years and were a prominent topic at IOC2025.

Recent government-wide layoffs have not affected any safety-critical employees in the FAA, Acting Administrator Chris Rocheleau said in an agency-wide email.

Excluding China, the 60 largest eVTOL startups have raked in a combined total of $13 billion since their inception.

Non-UK carriers operating business aviation charters into and out of UK airports will face najor consequences if they fail to get the necessary charter permit.

General and business aviation manufacturers delivered 3,162 aircraft valued at $26.7 billion during 2024, up 3% from 3,069 in 2023, GAMA says.

Arlington, Washington-based Eviation laid off most of its staff in early February.

Europe needs investment to drive much-needed growth in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) volumes, the European transport commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas said.