The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
The NTSB is urging the FAA to “evaluate the effectiveness of the activation logic for the runway status light system” and, if necessary, update its logic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Utah has launched a project to establish an advanced air mobility (AAM) ecosystem in the state ahead of the 2034 Winter Olympic Games.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
Piper Aircraft’s new M700 Fury has earned the FAA’s Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) certification.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Joe Moeggenberg is the co-founder, president, and CEO of Levo, a company designed to serve Part 135 charter operators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
AeroGuard Flight Training Center has suspended solo flight training for Cathay Pacific cadets after a series of incidents that resulted in damage to aircraft.
Maintenance & Training

By Molly McMillin
The company plans to deliver one twin-engine Eclipse 550 very light jet to a buyer in July with hopes to deliver a second one during 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Engineers are exploring potential configurations for the system, which the company hopes to fly in 2027, according to Dominik Strobel, PioneerLab’s program manager.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
ADAC subsidiary Aero-Dienst will operate the twinjet, which is slated for delivery in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Lilium has bought itself around three to four months’ time through a capital raise concluded at the end of May, CEO Klaus Roewe says.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Eanan in November 2023 announced plans to develop a series of aircraft using Jetoptera’s Fluidic Propulsion System (FPS).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Archer Air plans to fly the four-passenger Midnight aircraft on behalf of United Airlines on short trips between airports and downtowns.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Deutsche Aircraft has begun construction of a final assembly line for its 40-seat turboprop aircraft.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
Mesa signed the forward purchase agreement for 100 TriFans in February 2022.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Meanwhile, the Spirit board has tapped one of its own, Irene Esteves, to take over while the company tries to sell itself to Airbus and/or Boeing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Daher’s board of directors has appointed Didier Kayat as the group’s chairman of the board to succeed Patrick Daher, who is retiring.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Amod Kelkar, Honda Aircraft senior vice president and chief commercial officer, joined the company in February 2021 as vice president of customer service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Photos from Bombardier Defense and Lufthansa Technik Defense show the modified Global 6000 with large cheek and under-fuselage fairings.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Bill Carey
Rampmaster’s Electric Vehicle Refueler replaces the standard diesel engine with an electric motor and hydraulic pump powered by lithium batteries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Tecnam Aircraft has begun U.S. customer deliveries of its P-Mentor single-engine two-seat trainer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Advanced air mobility startup Volocopter has secured fresh funding that is expected to finance the company beyond certification of the VoloCity multicopter.
ZZZ_Advanced Air Mobility Departments

By Graham Warwick
Swiss drone delivery startup Jedsy has launched an improved uncrewed air vehicle designed to expand its ability to deliver laboratory samples from rural into urban areas.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jeremy Kariuki
Sky Valet, a European fixed-base operator (FBO) provider, announced the expansion of its Sky Valet Connect network in France and Greece.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Aaron Karp
Money coming from federal taxes and grants will fall well short of airports’ infrastructure financing needs in coming years, ACI-NA's Liying Gu says.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Boeing says it disagrees with the verdict and will challenge the judgment.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Amazon has gained FAA approval for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights of its cargo drones to expand its delivery area in College Station, Texas.
Advanced Air Mobility