Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Comlux Completion has taken delivery of the fifth Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty long-range business aircraft where it will undergo cabin outfitting.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Daniel Williams, Jens Flottau
Even with slower growth, demand for replacement aircraft will enable Europe to contribute its share to sustaining manufacturers’ production plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Worldwide business aircraft deliveries rose 18.1% during the first quarter of 2025, from 531 deliveries in 2024 to 627 in 2025, GAMA says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Onera is providing a new testbed able to evaluate a composites panel when exposed to fire in an engine environment, as well as assess new extinguishing agents.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
2Excel Aviation has been awarded a contract to develop, modify and operate a pair of Boeing 737-800s for worldwide oil spill dispersant missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
West Star Aviation, a maintenance repair and overhaul service provider, has a new owner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Researchers and aerospace industry representatives called for more coordination and momentum to get larger-scale efforts to reduce contrails off the ground.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Rain and Sikorsky demonstrate initial attack on wildfire ignition sources using autonomy-enabled helicopter.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Merlin received an experimental airworthiness certificate from New Zealand's CAA, allowing it to begin certification flight testing of its autonomous system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Ann Shay
India's Universal Vulkaan Aviation signed a contract for two Leonardo AW169 twin-engine helicopters in VIP configuration at EBACE.
EBACE

By Jeremy Kariuki
Spike Aerospace, an Atlanta-based company, has relaunched development of the Spike S-512 Diplomat—a quiet supersonic business jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
LunaJets is expecting a strong financial year after finishing the first quarter of 2025 with growth in several key areas.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
Aviation Week's 2025 Business Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast reveals the top 10 engine series to be handed over to European customers between 2025 and 2034.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Molly McMillin
The first production Bombardier Global 8000 completed its initial flight on May 16, departing from Bombardier’s assembly center in Mississauga, Ontario.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
Pacific Air Charters Inc. (PACI), a Hawaii-based company, launched its on-demand charter services using a dedicated fleet of Tecnam P2012 Traveller aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce says the Pearl 10X is nearing finalizing certification tests for the engine that will power Dassault’s Falcon 10X ultra-long-range business jet.
EBACE

By Angus Batey
As part of their portfolio of sustainability solutions, 4Air offers clients the option to fund research into future technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Kenny Dichter, founder of Marquis Jet and Wheels Up, has launched a new venture—Real Jet, offering charter jet services through a brokerage platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation’s second Citation CJ4 Gen3 flight test article has completed its first flight, the company announced May 15.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
Wheels Up CEO George Mattson talks to BCA's Jeremy Kariuki about its new fleet and how the company has evolved since its relationship with Delta began.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Jet Out, which offers aircraft co-ownership and co-lease programs, has opened a third regional base, this one at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Development of the nine-seat LMS-901 Baikal commuter turboprop has reached a stalemate, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev has told the State Duma.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
“We’re enjoying our newfound freedom,” Gama Aviation Co-Founder and CEO Marwan Khalek told media during an informal briefing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay, Molly McMillin
Holger Krahmer joined the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) as secretary general in January 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
A new bill supported by Boom aims to change U.S. legislation and permit supersonic over land flight above Mach 1, provided no sonic boom reaches ground.
Safety, Ops & Regulation