The Weekly of Business Aviation

HondaJet operator Volato Group has launched a fractional ownership program with Gulfstream G280 twin-engine midsize jets.

Samaritan Aviation has tailored its Cessna U206G amphibian for the challenging environment of Papua New Guinea.

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 saw record attendance of about 686,000, organizers say.

Leonardo is cutting work at its site making 787 fuselages for Boeing to a single shift as a short-term measure to address the slow pace of aircraft deliveries.

Aircraft dealers closed 366 business aircraft deals in the second quarter of 2024, up 20% from the same period a year ago.

Bombardier’s CEO says it would be open to buying back the plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland, it sold to Spirit AeroSystems in 2020.

The developers of UL100E, a leading high-octane unleaded avgas candidate, delivered an update on its status at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

CAeS says it is close to securing funding to support flight-testing of a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system on a modified Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander.

VoltAero and Kawasaki Motors have revealed new details about plans to power later versions of the Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft with a hydrogen-fueled version of its newly developed supercharged aero piston engine family.

Australian-Spanish startup Dovetail is to provide prototype modules for initial functional and integration testing.

Electric seaglider startup Regent Craft announced the opening of a new government affairs office in Washington, D.C.

Vertical Aerospace has completed initial tethered hover flights with its recently unveiled next-generation VX4 eVTOL prototype.

The imminent departure of CAE CFO Sonya Branco follows other recent sub-CEO management changes at the Montreal company, including the appointment of a new COO.

Bombardier swung to a profit of $19 million in the second quarter (Q2) thanks to rising business jet deliveries and aftermarket revenue.

Brunswick, Maine-based amphibious aircraft manufacturer Mallard announced several sales of its seaplane to Indian customers at Farnborough Airshow.

Organizers expect crowds of more than 670,000 throughout the seven days of the show, which runs July 22-28, equivalent to the record numbers of 2023.

FAA and NATCA have agreed on new duty time provisions aimed at addressing air traffic controllers' fatigue-related concerns raised in an agency-sponsored report.

The General Dynamics company logged a strong quarter but G700 deliveries still working through kinks.

P&WC is working with Maeve on a propulsion system for the European startup's planned hybrid-electric regional turboprop for the 80-seat-class market.

Piper Aircraft is on track to deliver about 300 aircraft in 2024, up 24% from a year ago, despite lingering industry-wide supply chain challenges.

Alongside Harbour Air’s eBeaver in the static display area at EAA AirVenture was another disruptive technology—Zipline’s P2 autonomous drone.

Air Tahiti exemplifies the market ATR has been pursuing against otherwise slow demand in the 50-70-seat class of turboprops.

The Harbour Air eBeaver is scheduled to fly twice during the annual aviation extravaganza at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

The new prototype is by far Vertical’s most advanced yet.

Textron Aviation’s Citation CJ3 Gen 2 debuts alongside an announcement of major upgrades for its Cessna Caravan and Grand Caravan EX turboprop aircraft.