Aircraft & Propulsion

Lilium has selected Spanish aerostructures supplier Aernnova to produce the key propulsion mounting system for its Lilium Jet electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.

Despite a supposed focus on sustainability, the race to larger business jets continues.

The TBM 910 single-engine turboprop is a step improvement of the TBM 900 that French aerostructures company Daher launched in 2014, several years

U.S. startup Natilus is conducting wind tunnel tests of the initial regional feeder member of its planned family of blended wing body uncrewed cargo aircraft.

Consolidation has amplified the age-old supply/demand dilemma that affects any market undergoing a rate of expansion that cannot be easily met by creating new capacity, and some smaller players in business aviation are feeling the pinch.

Private jet company VistaJet announced during the European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (EBACE) that it plans to be carbon neutral by 2050 and has pledged its commitment to cleaner aviation.

VistaJet, along with the entire industry, has changed dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic with a surge in demand, the company says.

BAE Systems has taken delivery of and is preparing flight tests for a Pipistrel Electro Velis electric-powered light aircraft as part of an arrangement with the Slovenian manufacturer. The UK defense company announced in March that it was working with Pipistrel to examine military training applications for electric aircraft. The work is continuing after Textron’s acquisition of the light aircraft manufacturer.

Volocopter has signed a memorandum of understanding with fixed-based operator Jetex to deploy and operate vertiport infrastructure and services for urban air mobility.

Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom have formed a partnership with offshore communications specialist Tampnet that will improve European Aviation Network (EAN) inflight connectivity on high-density Northern European routes.

Paynode, the brand within the Avinode Group whose business model is dedicated to air charter payments, has announced they have passed the milestone of 150 weekly transactions for the first quarter of 2022.

The used market is starting to look "frothy."

As Lilium wraps up the preliminary design review for its Lilium Jet, the Germany startup has released a new concept image showing the latest configuration of its electric vertical takeoff and landing regional air taxi.

The theory that bizav could lead SAF adoption is proving hard in practice.

President Mark Burns updates on the progress of the OEMs latest programs.

Garmin International has celebrated the delivery of its 750th G1000/G1000 NXi integrated flight deck upgrade for King Air aircraft.

As it took over FlightAware, Collins stood up its Connected Aviation Solutions division.

Despite extensive promotion of sustainable aviation fuels, FBOs and airports report that, often, captains remain reluctant to put SAF into their aircraft.

It is to everyone's advantage that there are a multiplicity of methods of getting to a sustainable aviation ecosystem, the panelists agreed, and "we have to stay motivated and we have to stay determined" to get there.

Three Textron Aviation aircraft are on show at EBACE for the first time: the Citation CJ4 Gen2 and XLS Gen2 business jets and the Beechcraft King Air 360 turboprop, an upgrade from its legendary King Air 350.

New aircraft buyers accounted for 36% of bizjet sales, Embraer says.

Slovenian aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel, now under Textron ownership, plans to grow its workforce and accelerate development of new products, including the Nuuva hybrid-electric uncrewed cargo aircraft.

GE Aviation has ground-tested its Passport long-range business-jet engine, the powerplant for the Bombardier Global 7500 and new 8000, on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time.

An upgrade on the Global 7500, the $78 million Global 8000 will be the fastest in its class, officials said at EBACE, with entry-into-service in 2025.

German eVTOL manufacturer Lilium has signed a formal partnership with its avionics provider Honeywell and Japanese automotive specialist DENSO to co-develop and manufacture electric motors for the Lilium Jet.