Aircraft & Propulsion

Airbus UAM CEO Balkiz Sarihan tells Aviation Week the CityAirbus NextGen full-scale eVTOL prototype is on track to make its first flight before year-end.

Business and general aviation manufacturers delivered 1,363 business jet, turboprop and piston-powered aircraft during the first six months of 2024, GAMA says.

Eve Air Mobility is now aiming to fly its full-scale engineering prototype “early next year,” CEO Johann Bordais says.

Aerobility has embarked on arguably its most ambitious challenge yet: to encourage aerospace companies to hire more disabled people.

Luiz Oliveira was appointed chief engineer at Toulouse-based Beyond Aero, a startup designing a hydrogen-electric business jet.

Under an agreement with Volato, FlyExclusive will provide aircraft management services for the company’s fleet with the option of assuming Volato in a merger.

As the number of in-service aircraft in the global regional aircraft fleet falls, one segment is set to overtake another.

French carrier Amelia has analyzed a dozen flight plans and modified some of them to prevent the formation of contrails as part of a broader Thales-led project.

Aviation Week's Jeremy Kariuki, Graham Warwick and Ben Goldstein discuss the potential effects advanced air mobility may have on the business aviation industry.

Brisbane's transport plan foresees UAM offering faster travel options to regional spots such as Gold Coast and direct access to the city center from major hubs.

China’s AG600 seaplane has entered the Type Inspection Approval (TIA) phase, completing airspeed calibration test flight on Aug. 30, AVIC has announced.

At least three Western-made business jets were imported to Russia in 2023 despite international sanctions, according to a new report.

Partners In Aviation’s Mark Molloy suggests a structured path to make co-ownership easier for both parties.

Aura Aero is closing in on certifying an aerobatic two-seater and working to raise the required equity to develop its 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft.

In this Marketplace focus article, BCA describes some of the financial organizations that provide aircraft leasing.

Not only are supply chain issues affecting offshore helicopter operations failing to improve, they are now spreading to other helicopter manufacturers, the energy industry’s trade body warns.

Honeywell reports that its avionics segment is resolving supply chain-related issues more quickly than its aerospace and mechanical divisions.

This month's 20/Twenty pre-owned aircraft market feature focuses on the inconic DHC-6 Twin Otter.

The number of used business jets for sale in August 2024 increased 20% from the same time a year and 4% compared to July levels, according to Jefferies.

The award for the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System is a 12-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $991.3 million.

Four aircraft dealers discuss the Q4 outlook.

Aviation Week Network predicts that the Asian region will see steady growth in engine MRO demand for business aircraft.

The replacement of aging, large regional jets and smaller members of mainline jet families provides a potential addressable market of around 2,000 aircraft.

NetJets has terminated the employment of two “high-ranking” union leaders in the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP), the union alleges.

Bombardier’s flagship Global 7500 ultra long-range business jet has set more than 50 speed records in less than 50 weeks, the company announced.