The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
XTI Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with hybrid-electric powertrain developer VerdeGo.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
As part of their portfolio of sustainability solutions, 4Air offers clients the option to fund research into future technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Canadian startup Horizon Aircraft made the first transition in its half-scale demonstrator, marking the latest milestone.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Kenny Dichter, founder of Marquis Jet and Wheels Up, has launched a new venture—Real Jet, offering charter jet services through a brokerage platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The FAA is reviewing a SpaceX report about the breakup of its last Starship test vehicle. Airspace restrictions for the upcoming launch will be expanded.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
RVL Aviation agreed to become to launch operator for the Cessna 208B Caravan retrofitted with ZeroAvia’s ZA600 hydrogen-electric propulsion system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol is including meteorology experts in the Network Manager Operations Center teams, as weather in Europe has caused an increasing share of delays.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
Sikorsky plans to fly a Group 3 design of its Rotor Blown Wing next month as the company targets international interest in the concept.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s hiring goals target adding about 9,000 new controllers through 2028, or 2,250 per year; the agency has 3,100 trainees “in the pipeline.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation’s second Citation CJ4 Gen3 flight test article has completed its first flight, the company announced May 15.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Telecommunications infrastructure changes designed to reduce the risk of ATC system outages at Newark Airport will be in place “this summer,” FAA said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
There is a “huge amount of uncertainty” about the UK aviation sector reaching its environmental targets, the head of sustainability for the CAA, the UK regulator.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
The African Business Aviation Association has elected Dawit Lemma as chair of the organization and Craig Middleton as its vice chair and treasurer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Jet Out, which offers aircraft co-ownership and co-lease programs, has opened a third regional base, this one at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace has remodeled and updated its London Sales and Design Center, giving customers access to its London-based sales and interior design team.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Jeremy Kariuki
A new FAA policy allows business aviation owners and operators to hide personally identifiable information from the FAA’s Aircraft Registry.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
“We’re enjoying our newfound freedom,” Gama Aviation Co-Founder and CEO Marwan Khalek told media during an informal briefing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay, Molly McMillin
Holger Krahmer joined the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) as secretary general in January 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
A new bill supported by Boom aims to change U.S. legislation and permit supersonic over land flight above Mach 1, provided no sonic boom reaches ground.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The USDA will continue to exempt small carriers from the cost of inspecting aircraft arriving in the U.S. for agricultural pests and diseases.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Thales is implementing its Green Flag Orchestrator tool at area control centers (ACC).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
More than a year after ZeroAvia last flew its Dornier 228 with a prototype hydrogen fuel cell powertrain, the company is not standing still.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Antoine Fafard
Aviation Week Business Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast sheds light on how business aircraft deliveries are expected to play out in North America.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Helen Massy-Beresford
SITA is considering acquisitions and investing in AI, seeing the technology as an important tool to help airports keep up with rapidly growing travel demand.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Ampaire has reached agreement with the FAA on the type certification basis for its AMP-570 powertrain, the first for a hybrid-electric propulsion system.
Aircraft & Propulsion