The Weekly of Business Aviation

Vertical Aerospace’s Valo electric air taxi made its U.S. debut on Jan. 22, with a non-flying, full-scale mock-up of its eVTOL aircraft displayed in New York.

The four projects aim to ready technologies for a hybrid-electric regional aircraft entering service in 2035, as part of the Clean Aviation public-private initiative.

Seaplane charter operator Tailwind Air has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Virginia.

Electra.aero has signed a predelivery payment agreement with Bristow Group, the first deposit-backed commitment to buy its EL9 Ultra Short aircraft.

The 23rd annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards will be held Jan. 23.

AEG Fuels announced a new agreement to provide Jet A and SAF at high-demand business aviation locations served by fixed-base operator Jet Aviation.

Regional stakeholders share perspectives on tariff impacts and suggest strategies to mitigate higher part costs.

Bombardier has announced a number of new leadership changes as it focuses on future growth.

The long saga of XTI Aerospace’s effort to develop a ducted-fan vertical-takeoff-and-landing business aircraft has taken a dramatic turn.

The Airways Aviation Academy pilot training organization in Montpellier, France, will enter court-ordered liquidation Jan. 23.

Beyond Aero has successfully tested a model of its BYA-1 hydrogen-electric business aircraft at the DNW wind tunnel in Marknesse, Netherlands.

Indonesia’s search and rescue agency (Basarnas) has confirmed it has located the wreckage of an ATR 42-500 aircraft that went missing on Jan. 17.

Turboprop manufacturer ATR has deployed specialists to help investigate an accident involving an ATR 42-500 in Indonesia.

In this final installment, business aviation leaders share their thoughts on where they would invest in business aviation in the future.

TransDigm Group will buy proprietary aftermarket part providers Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation from private equity owner Vance Street Capital.

A Wyoming-based aircraft trust firm has acquired Southern Aircraft Consultancy.

Public charter operator JSX has formally marked the introduction into service of its first ATR 42-600 turboprop.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability is testing a vibration-based system to deice the wing and other surfaces in flight.

Israel’s first vertiport is planned for Atidim Park, a business and technology complex in northern Tel Aviv.

Volatus Aerospace has integrated Trimble’s PX-1 RTX GPS-inertial navigation system into its commercial delivery drones.

Archer plans to use Nvidia’s IGX Thor edge processor for artificial intelligence applications onboard its aircraft.

The FAA has selected two additional uncrewed aircraft system test sites, operated by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and Indiana Economic Development Corp.

PrimeFlight Cargo, a Miami-based division of PrimeFlight Aviation Services, has recertified under the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics’ Pharma program.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.