Aircraft & Propulsion

Private aviation provider Airshare is expanding its fractional ownership and jet card programs to new regions across the U.S., the company announced.

Airbus Helicopters UK has formally opened its new headquarters at London Oxford Airport, making what Chairman John Harrison calls a £55 million ($73 million) "investment not only in our infrastructure, but also in a better future."

Textron Aviation presented its best and final offer of a new four-year labor contract to the machinists union Sept. 18, one which includes a 26% wage increase over the life of the contract. Union leaders recommend acceptance.

Business aircraft utilization at NetJets, Flexjet, Vistajet and FlyExclusive rose in the three months from June to August 2024 when compared to the same period in 2023.

As negotiators enter the final stages of labor contract negotiations, Textron Aviation workers are prepared to strike as union leaders say the sides remain far apart on key issues.

The Aberdeen-based operator will undertake SAR missions for North Sea offshore platforms until 2032.

The FAA has certified a one-time life extension for main gearbox housings for the Sikorsky S-92 twin-engine heavy helicopter.

If aviation is a target, business aviation is a bullseye,” says Pedro Aguiar, a regional customer support manager for Embraer in the UK.

The public perception of business aviation in Europe is very different to how the sector is perceived in the U.S.

Among the many reasons high-net-worth individuals, public figures, business leaders and others choose to use business aviation, a key priority is privacy.

ATR has revealed new details of the preliminary hybrid power system architecture under study for the company’s advanced EVO family.

The final tranche of funding for hydrogen-electric propulsion startup ZeroAvia came from the Scottish National Investment Bank.

This chart showcases new business aircraft deliveries by manufacturers worldwide for August 2024.

Heart also plans to fly the X1 within the next six months from a yet-to-be-decided airport in the U.S., which would make it the first new-generation hybrid aircraft to reach that milestone.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the sale of the first G400 large cabin business jet dedicated for charter operations in Europe.

Charters professionals discuss present and future challenges at the Air Charter Association’s annual Air Charter Expo.

The advancement of hydrogen and electric propulsion research at Royal NLR comes as several Netherlands-based companies are designing new-generation aircraft.

Beyond Aero, a company designing a fuel cell-powered business jet, has revealed the outlines of larger aircraft that would use a similar propulsion system.

Aviation needs other transport sectors such as road transport to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles and meet SAF targets, Boeing's Jim Hileman says.

Asset manager Brookfield plans to invest up to $1.1 billion in Infinium to boost the output of the company's power-to-liquid e-fuel production plant in Texas.

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.