Aircraft & Propulsion

The group of investors seeking to take over electric aircraft manufacturer Lilium plans to invest more than €200 million into the insolvent company.

As 2025 opens, leaders in the business aviation industry share their insights and predictions for the coming year.

Organizers of EBACE, now solely responsible for the Geneva-based show, are working to ensure its success and importance in the industry.

Florida-based Silver Airways has filed for Chapter 11 protection, expecting to emerge from the process by the first quarter of 2025.

While Icon is an aircraft for adventure and weekend travel, its new investment group may be interested in aircraft that can carry more people at a longer range.

The company notes that it is the only single-engine jet to receive FAA certification.

Ed Bolen is president and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association, a role he has held since 2004.

Joby says it has completed initial testing under FAA Type Inspection Authorization (TIA), with agency personnel assessing human factors and flight safety in a type-conforming flight deck using a company simulator.

Safran has sold its North American electromechanical actuation businesses to Woodward as it seeks to address antitrust concerns related to a deal with RTX.

Archer has announced that construction of its high-rate manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, has been completed.

A look at what’s trending—and what has lost popularity—in the business aviation aftermarket.

Forecasts, snapshots and business aircraft to watch.

Business aviation will see lots of changes in 2025.

Manufacturers delivered 67 business jets and 32 business turboprops and piston aircraft in November 2024, according to the Aviation Week Network Fleet Discovery Database.

The Daher Kodiak 100 remains popular with government and private operators for a variety of missions.

The number of used business jets for sale in December totaled 1,263, up 8% from 1,174 a year ago, but down 1% from November, a report from Jefferies says.

Air India has placed an order for Piper Archer DXs and Diamond DA42s as the flag carrier prepares to ramp up pilot training ahead of its fleet expansion.

Carlos Brana, Dassault Aviation executive vice president of civil aircraft, gives BCA’s Molly McMillin a tour of the interior of the Falcon 8X.

New data for the September-November 2024 three-month period from Aviation Week Network’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization shows that Fractional operators led growth for hourly flown figures.

Hourly flown figures for the leading business aviation carriers.

ExecuJet MRO Services is adding a paint shop in an agreement with Satys Aerospace.

Airbus and Daher are negotiating for the potential acquisition of some Daher activities in A320 family aerostructures subassembly near Nantes, Western France.

The burgeoning sector is facing some concerning trends.

Russia’s Aeroflot does not expect to receive its first MC-21 passenger airliners until 2026, a company official says.

The VVIP business aviation market is rapidly evolving, driven by advancing technology and shifting expectations, as panelists discussed at MEBAA.