The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Jeremy Kariuki
LifeStyle Aviation is conducting a seven-city tour of Diamond Aircraft’s single-engine DA50 RG starting Aug. 26, following the aircraft’s recent certification.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
An initial U.S. military assessment has concluded Yevgeny Prigozhin likely died in an aircraft crash inside Russia on Aug. 23, but the aircraft was not shot down.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin, Lee Ann Shay
When NBAA-BACE 2023 opens in Las Vegas in October, it will be minus one major business jet manufacturer and long-term exhibitor—Gulfstream Aerospace.
NBAA

By Steve Trimble
Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly died in the crash of an Embraer business jet in Russia on Aug. 23.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The company employs about 60 in the U.S., including 40 at its headquarters in Vacaville, California, and about 200 at a facility in Tijuana, Mexico.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Flight operations fell 7.5% during the second quarter compared to a year ago but were 12.1% higher than the pre-pandemic levels during same period in 2019.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Shortt joined Textron Aviation 27 years ago.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The first customer aircraft are on the production line undergoing completion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The goal of the 40-month, $4.2 million project was to actively suppress flutter using onboard sensors, algorithms and control surfaces.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Reliable Robotics has wrapped up tests demonstrating flights of its automated aircraft in simulated Class B airspace in Northern California.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Surf Air Mobility says it has finalized its agreement with Textron Aviation to become exclusive provider of electric and hybrid powertrains for the Cessna Grand Caravan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Rolls-Royce plans to begin ground-testing its lift motor for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft this month.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jeremy Kariuki
NASA’s SBIR program aims to “merge the overarching potential of small firms with the legendary intellect of NASA,” according to the program’s website.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
China’s EHang says it expects to receive type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China “soon.”
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The report from Ark–an existing shareholder in both Archer and Joby Aviation–comes amid ongoing industry debate.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
The number of used business jets for sale in August totaled 1,051 aircraft, up from 1,037 units in July and 673 in August 2022, according to Jefferies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Based in Stockholm, Stilfold is a startup aiming to apply its lightweight, folding sheet metal manufacturing process to various forms of mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Ten people are dead, including a local assemblyman, after a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) crashed into a highway Aug. 17.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Piper Aircraft deliveries rose by seven in the second quarter of 2023, up 14%, compared to a year ago, the company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
At the time of publication, most of the wildfires in West Maui, Hawaii, have been contained, but more than 100 fatalities have been reported by the county.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A Learjet 60 took off without clearance at Boston Logan International Airport despite the crew’s acknowledgment of instructions to line up and wait (LUAW).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Canadian startup Horizon Aircraft plans to list publicly through a merger with a Hawaii-based blank-check company.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Startup Aerovolt has begun rolling out its initial electric aircraft charging stations at airports in the Southern UK.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
The results are the highest quarterly sales volume in the history of the 2023 Avionics Market Report, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The designers behind the SoloTrek, a backpack-style personal air vehicle first flown in 2001, have entered the eVTOL market.
Advanced Air Mobility