Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Startup Electra.aero says aluminum is easier to certify with the FAA, as well as more straightforward to manufacture and repair.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Planned to begin production in late 2026, the plant will have the capacity to produce 245,000 metric tons of SAF per year.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Alex Krutz
Overemphasizing technology and design can burn cash and slow certification.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The recommendations follow an investigation into the crash of a Leonardo AW169 helicopter that killed five people, including the owner of Leicester City FC.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
French business aviation representatives are concerned the government may want to raise the Solidarity Tax On Airfares to fund rail infrastructures.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Jessie Naor
Bringing in an escrow agent tends to be one of the last steps in the buying process.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. Energy Department is supporting development of 1,000 Wh/kg energy storage, enough to power a 100-seat, 700-nm range all-electric regional aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Jeremy Kariuki
According to Bombardier, the Advanced Avionics Upgrade (AAU) includes features currently available on in-production Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
ExecuJet MRO Services, a division of Dassault Aviation, has been preparing for entry-into-service of Dassault’s new Falcon 6X long-range business jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
After two years of flight tests, the Falcon 6X earned EASA and FAA certification on Aug. 22.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Billings, meanwhile, totaled $9.2 billion during the six-month period, up 1.4% from $9.1 billion in the same period a year ago.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Teams led by Boeing, GE, Northrop Grumman and RTX are among those to receive funding to develop tools to mitigate contrail-related climate forcing.
Emerging Technologies

By Angus Batey
Although his early career was spent in the oil industry in his native Russia, Evgenii Chuprov grew up in an aviation household.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Honda Aircraft CEO Hideto Yamasaki discusses the HondaJet 2600, the market and other topics.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
LifeStyle Aviation is conducting a seven-city tour of Diamond Aircraft’s single-engine DA50 RG starting Aug. 26, following the aircraft’s recent certification.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin, Lee Ann Shay
When NBAA-BACE 2023 opens in Las Vegas in October, it will be minus one major business jet manufacturer and long-term exhibitor—Gulfstream Aerospace.
NBAA

By Molly McMillin
The company employs about 60 in the U.S., including 40 at its headquarters in Vacaville, California, and about 200 at a facility in Tijuana, Mexico.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Flight operations fell 7.5% during the second quarter compared to a year ago but were 12.1% higher than the pre-pandemic levels during same period in 2019.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The first customer aircraft are on the production line undergoing completion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The goal of the 40-month, $4.2 million project was to actively suppress flutter using onboard sensors, algorithms and control surfaces.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Reliable Robotics has wrapped up tests demonstrating flights of its automated aircraft in simulated Class B airspace in Northern California.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
The number of used business jets for sale in August totaled 1,051 aircraft, up from 1,037 units in July and 673 in August 2022, according to Jefferies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Piper Aircraft deliveries rose by seven in the second quarter of 2023, up 14%, compared to a year ago, the company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
No other aircraft type truly competes with the venerable PC-12 turboprop single, says an aircraft dealer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The results are the highest quarterly sales volume in the history of the 2023 Avionics Market Report, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association.
Aircraft & Propulsion