The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Ben Goldstein
The flight was planned to coincide with Paris' hosting of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The EL-2 Goldfinch is a two-seat technology demonstrator that combines hybrid-electric propulsion with a blown-lift architecture.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
UK advertising watchdog ASA has upheld complaints that a radio ad relating to Virgin Atlantic’s much-publicized 100% SAF flight in November 2023 was misleading.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jeremy Kariuki
FlyJets CEO Jessica Fisher says the increased volume and aggregation of empty-leg flights can be beneficial to both customers and aircraft operators.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
Aevex manufactures loitering munitions and uncrewed surface vessels in Tampa, Florida.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer says it is on track to complete construction of its high rate manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, by year’s end.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
Facilitating the Hajj falls to a small number of flight-support companies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The design builds on experience from the Air One vertiport operational demonstration in Coventry, England, in April 2022.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Ampaire is preparing to conduct flight tests of its Eco Caravan, a modified Cessna Grand Caravan retrofitted with a hybrid-electric powertrain, on 100% SAF.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
MagniX is preparing to begin modifying a De Havilland Canada Dash 7 into a hybrid-electric propulsion testbed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
It may prove difficult to square commercial expectations with safety requirements.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The latest Jetson One V2 Mk5 frame features design tweaks to accommodate the final battery design.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A subsidiary of Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng, AeroHT raised more than $500 million in Series A funding in October 2021.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jeremy Kariuki
Elixir Aircraft signed 80 Letters of Intent for 110 aircraft at EAA AirVenture 2024, the company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Tailwind Air has ceased operating its seaplane service connecting Boston and New York, saying it wasn’t profitable.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
It's the job of “Top Gun: Maverick” aerial coordinator and lead pilot Kevin LaRosa II to position the Phenom to capture the best possible air-to-air footage.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Household has placed an order for two new helicopters from Italy’s Leonardo to replace the pair of Sikorsky S-76C++ it has in service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
French advanced air mobility startup Aura Aero plans to open its first U.S. facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and build a 500,000-ft.2 factory.
Advanced Air Mobility Departments

By Bill Carey
Transport Canada issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring detailed visual inspections of Airbus A220-100/300 main landing gear.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Signature Aviation has signed an agreement to purchase Dulles Jet Center, a corporate hangar facility at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters (MDH) has made new appointments at the top of its management chain following the promotion of Ryan Weeks to president.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters has begun ground runs of its Next-Generation Civil Tiltrotor Technology Demonstrator ahead of its first flight, planned before year-end,
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The Latin American market is expected to see demand for more than 850 business jets and turboprops over the 10 years spanning 2024 to 2033.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has authorized startups Wing and Zipline to conduct beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone deliveries in shared airspace over Dallas-Fort Worth.
Advanced Air Mobility Departments

By Molly McMillin
HondaJet operator Volato Group has launched a fractional ownership program with Gulfstream G280 twin-engine midsize jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion