“We need to restore hope. We need to restore enthusiasm, and we need to show what we can achieve," Piccard said in the EBACE 2024 keynote address.

The reveal serves as Leonardo’s introduction to its Agusta-branded line of helicopters, acquired from Kopter Group.

The company’s engineers are working on the business jet’s architecture, starting with a digital twin.

Molly McMillen interviewed Lannie O'Bannion from Textron Aviation about the significance of the European market for Textron Aviation's sales and business.

The aircraft will rival the carrying capacity of the largest civilian helicopters but with lower operating costs and a far superior noise and emissions footprint.

SpaceX's Starlink is fast emerging as the office-in-the-sky choice for U.S. operators of both long-range, large-cabin business jets and King Air turboprops.

Airbus Corporate Helicopters handed over the first ACH160 with its Line cabin Lounge configuration, developed in partnership with Air Corporate.

The avionics upgrades will be available in 2025 on the Citation Latitude and in 2026 for the Citation Longitude.