The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
“We hope to power their ZEROe,” ZeroAvia founder and CEO Val Miftakhov said on the first day of this year's Farnborough Airshow.
Farnborough Airshow

By Graham Warwick
Electric vehicle makers are more concerned with battery energy capacity rather than power capability.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A GKN Aerospace-led project to develop and test a 2-megawatt cryogenic hybrid-electric propulsion system is one of five to be backed by UK government funding.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Boeing projects a global need for 674,000 pilots, 716,000 maintenance technicians and 980,000 cabin crew members over the next 20 years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Pratt says the engine developed for the company’s Hybrid-Electric Propulsion (HEP) flight demonstrator has run at full power for the first time.
Farnborough Airshow

By Jeremy Kariuki
The Blackhawk Group opened its newest Blackhawk Performance Center at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) in Broomfield, Colorado.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Wipaire announced FAA STC approval of its new Yukon composite propeller for Cessna Caravans, a joint development with Hartzell Propeller.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Pozzi
Bombardier has bolstered its MRO presence in Europe by adding a new line station at Farnborough Airport to service its Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets.
Farnborough Airshow

By Thierry Dubois
Jekta has selected ZeroAvia to develop a hydrogen-electric, fuel-cell-powered version of its PHA-ZE 100 amphibian, originally designed to rely on batteries.
Farnborough Airshow

By Tony Osborne
Eve Air Mobility, Embraer’s advanced air mobility spinoff, has rolled out the first of six Eve prototypes to support the eVTOL program through developmental flight testing.
Farnborough Airshow

By Robert Wall
Rolls-Royce has delivered the first Pearl 10X engines to Dassault as the French aircraft-maker readies its Falcon 10X for first flight.
Farnborough Airshow

By Graham Warwick
Whisper Aero has unveiled a prototype glider powered by its largest electric ducted-fan thruster to date.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Network Staff
The manufacturer of Russia’s Superjet 100 regional jet has issued instructions to the type’s operators on the replacement of angle of attack (AOA) sensors.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The four projects will receive $6.25 million in funding in the first round of the state’s Advanced Air Mobility Activation Fund.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The government approvals increase the drone-to-pilot ratio threefold over Wing’s prior authorizations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
The FAA has issued recommendations to mitigate the risks during mass aircraft demonstrations at aviation events.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Hybrid-electric aircraft developer Electra.aero says its EL-2 Goldfinch technology demonstrator has completed off-runway test flights.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation delivered 42 business jets during the second quarter of 2024, down from 44 during the same period a year ago.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
Startup Dovetail Electric Aviation is testing a prototype hydrogen-electric powerplant at its facility in Seville, Spain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein, Alan Dron
Saudia Group has firmed an order for 50 Lilium Jets and taken options for 50 more.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Organizers of EAA AirVenture 2024 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, are planning for about 670,000 attendees.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Austrian startup FlyNow Aviation sees huge potential for urban air mobility to change how people commute through dense cities.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium has pushed back the planned start of manned flight tests with its full-scale electric Lilium Jet to early 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The state of California has granted Archer Aviation a tax exclusion for the expansion of its battery and electric motor production facility in San Jose.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Business jet manufacturers delivered 185 business jets and 91 turboprops during the second quarter (Q2) of 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion