Aircraft & Propulsion

The German electric air-taxi startup is working to bolster its balance sheet and control costs.

Electra.aero conducted the first flight of its Dawn One solar-battery hybrid-electric research aircraft at its new development facility at Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia on Sept. 9.

IATA is continuing its push for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to endorse an aspirational goal of net zero emissions by 2050.

MintAir, a startup that plans to become an advanced air mobility operator in South Korea, has signed a letter of intent with Electra.aero to acquire 50 electric short takeoff and landing aircraft for passenger and cargo regional air mobility services.

Embraer spinoff Eve Holding has signed an agreement with on-demand helicopter service provider Blade India that covers electric air taxis and urban air traffic management software.

Zean Nielsen became CEO of Cirrus Aircraft in 2019, succeeding co-founder Dale Klapmeier, who became an advisor to the company. Before joining Cirrus

A year after the halt of sales to new customers, NetJets has launched the new 25-Hour Lease program and has resumed new customer sales.

SkyDrive of Japan has unveiled renderings of its two-seater SD-05 electric vertical takeoff and landing passenger aircraft.

Business aviation associations have issued a set of policy principles to guide long-term carbon emissions reductions ahead of the 41st annual International Civil Aviation Organization Triennial Assembly.

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered its 500th G650/G650ER ultra-long-range aircraft, the company announced.

Vertical Aerospace has conducted the first tethered hover flight of the full-scale demonstrator for its VX4 electric air taxi, the startup staking the claim to be the first British company in 20 years to begin flight tests of a new aircraft.

Ferrovial Vertiports, which is working with Lilium to develop a network of vertiports in Florida for operation of Lilium Jets, is extending its partnership with infrastructure consulting firm AECOM.

Growing up in a U.S. Air Force family, Maj. Kyle Oliver, the No. 5 pilot in the Thunderbirds air-demonstration squadron, knew from a young age he wanted to join the military and fly jets.

Curt Castagna became president and CEO of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) on Sept. 1, succeeding Timothy Obitts.

Jetcraft predicts demand for pre-owned business jets to lead to 10,921 transactions representing $66.6 billion in revenue from 2022-2026, according to its just-released business jet market forecast.

The U.S. Air Force AFWerX Agility Prime initiative has added Mayman Aerospace to the list of companies receiving support to develop new-generation vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Advanced air mobility startup Kittyhawk has ceased operations.

De Havilland Aircraft has unveiled plans for a massive aircraft production and aftermarket support facility near Calgary.

European regulators are showing support and using a new approach to rulemaking as they prepare for the emergence of urban air mobility.

Bombardier’s first Challenger 3500 super mid-size business jet has entered service, the company says.

Airbus and Ecocopter of Chile sign memorandum of understanding to explore and define launch scenarios for air mobility operations.

Wisk envisions one “multivehicle supervisor” managing three air taxis at once from a remote location by 2030.

Regent’s seaglider technology demonstrator completed its first successful series of flights in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, on Sept. 19, utilizing all three modes of maritime operation—floating, foiling and flying.

Russian Helicopters has delivered the first Ansat light-twin rotorcraft to Zimbabwe.

Rolls-Royce has received European certification for the Pearl 700—the second member of the new business jet powerplant family.