The Weekly of Business Aviation

Hill Helicopters has pushed the first flight of its HX50 single-engine turbine helicopter back 12 months.

Toulouse is one of the places the eyes of commercial aviation players are on when they want to know what the future holds for aerospace technology.

Staff from London Biggin Hill Airport will take up their customary position in the exhibitors’ hall at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas.

Innovation, safety, sustainability and more will take center stage when NBAA-BACE opens Oct. 22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Airbus UpNext and Toshiba will collaborate on the development of superconducting technologies for the propulsion of Airbus’ future hydrogen-powered aircraft.

Deutsche Aircraft and German aerospace center DLR have flown the D328 UpLift testbed for the first time.

Skyservice Business Aviation broke ground on its new 60,000 ft.² FBO and hangar complex at Napa County Airport (APC) in California.

Textron Aviation and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 774 are back at the bargaining table.

The service said it expected a protest and will await the GAO’s decision.

Aviation Week predicts deliveries of over 9,000 new business jets and nearly 2,800 turboprops over the 10-year-period, from 2025 through 2034.

Britten-Norman has secured “significant capital” from Beechlands Enterprises, enabling it to increase production to up to eight aircraft a year.

Honeywell said it has received design and production approval from the FAA for its Aspire 350 hybrid satellite communications terminal.

Lilium has received initial approval for a €220 million ($240 million) French government support package, industry sources tell Aviation Week.

Major business aviation manufacturers have a number of new programs under development ranging from a single-engine turboprop to ultra-long-range jets.

Business aviation leaders say they have a clear job ahead in the days and months leading to and following the November elections.

Airship startup Flying Whales is aiming to establish its first Australian base as soon as 2028, despite not having a working prototype yet.

With the upcoming NBAA event Oct. 22-24, Flight Friday looks at the recovery and sustained post-pandemic utilization levels within the business aviation sector.

Composite cryogenic tank developer Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories has begun fabricating a fuel-cell-powered multicopter drone.

Elliot Aviation announced its first successful installation of Starlink on a King Air 350 at its facility at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) in Atlanta.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced plans to present its Airport Executive Partnership Award to Prescott Regional Airport Director Richard “Rick” Crider.

Ingenio Aerospace received Supplemental Type Certificates from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) for its Cockpit Tablet Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on Bombardier Global series and Challenger 600 series aircraft.

Trimec Aviation announced its ongoing development of a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Gogo’s Galileo HDX for the Gulfstream G200.

Quality Fly announced completion of its fleet modernization efforts with the addition of four new Tecnam P2008JC MKII aircraft to its training fleet.

JSX, an air charter provider, announced plans to resume its seasonal flight service to Toas (TSM) from Dallas (DAL), Austin (EDC), Burbank, California (BUR) and Carlsbad, New Mexico (CLD) starting Dec. 9, 2024.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) issued a travel advisory regarding high fees for general aviation pilots in the Bahamas.