Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Avincis was previously the name of a wider group of helicopter operating companies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
An historic “fly-in” hotel, air strip and acreage in the town of Beaumont, Kansas, located in the heart of the Flint Hills, is up for sale.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The Tenth Circuit overturned a $45 million win by the former Spirit Aero CEO in an earlier federal district case, returning the dispute to the district level.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Bill Carey
Gulfstream commemorated the recent world tour of its sleek new G700 ultra-long-range business jet Feb. 27.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
Bestfly has partnered with Krimson Aviation, a flight support, charter and aviation consultancy based in Ethiopia, to form BFK Aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Transport Canada has approved the Saab 2000 for passenger operations, nearly 30 years after the 50-seat twin turboprop completed its first flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris, Garrett Reim
Eviation is using masses of data from the first flight of its all-electric Alice commuter aircraft last year to inform the design of the production version.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
The worldwide in-service fleet of single- and twin-engine helicopters is projected to grow from 21,588 in 2023 to 24,293 by the end of 2032.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
A variant of the MBB-BK117, twin-engine Airbus H145 was the final variant of the series marketed as the Eurocopter EC145, MBB-BK117 D2 and is limited to VFR ope
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
An oversupply of helicopters and what Safan Helicopter Engines chief Franck Saudo calls a “capacity overhang” has been largely eliminated, he says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Skyryse has reached a milestone in its plans to improve the safety of general aviation by equipping aircraft with a highly automated flight control system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Bell is claiming to be the first OEM to fly a single-engine rotorcraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The inventory of used business jets for sale in February 2023 totaled 831, rose by 40% compared to a year ago.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
New CEOs of both Enstrom and MD Helicopters can forge a new niche in the rotorcraft market for their companies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Aircraft billings totaled $22.9 billion, up 5.8% from $21.6 billion in 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
An upturn in commercial deliveries marks turnaround for Bell as the long-delayed certification of the 525 helicopter nears.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
Verijet will remain a private company, and New Vista will act as its private equity investor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Embraer delivered 66 light business jets during the year, including 33 in Q4, and 36 mid-size jets, including 17 in the Q4 of 2022.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Richard Aboulafia
Production delays and inflated costs associated with this slow civil aviation recovery could morph into a long-term structural problem.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace celebrated the 100th customer delivery of its Gulfstream G600, an aircraft outfitted at its Dallas completions center.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
A group of former Learjet employees have big plans to restore the first Learjet to be delivered to a customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The modified Tech TP technology demonstrator has completed ground tests at Safran Helicopter Engines in Tarnos, France.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
Modern said Feb. 15 that it is committed to achieving carbon neutrality for Scope 1 direct and Scope 2 indirect emissions by 2050.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Key indicators for the business jet market have softened, as has the frenzy for pre-owned aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
Bombardier estimates 2023 revenues will surpass $7.6 billion, which would translate to a more than 10% increase on 2022.
Aircraft & Propulsion