Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has selected Swiss-based H55 to supply battery systems for the engine maker’s regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Recent changes by the FAA in a long-established software validation process explain Gulfstream’s disclosure that certification of its newest business jets may slip by as many as six months.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Sustainability is not only an established item on the corporate-aviation agenda, it is a key preoccupation across the sector.
EBACE

By Molly McMillin
Embraer Executive Jets has received a boost in orders from first-time buyers, which make up 38% of Embraer’s order backlog for business jets.
EBACE

By Graham Warwick
Surf Air Mobility is to go public through a merger with a blank-check company that values the Los Angeles-based regional scheduled and on-demand charter carrier at $1.42 billion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
As an upbeat business aviation industry is about to gather in Geneva for the first time since 2019, the European Business Aviation Association is striving to help its members cope with a myriad issues, from the tail end of the COVID-19 crisis to the Russia-Ukraine war, upcoming regulation and the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs).
EBACE

By Chen Chuanren
China conducted the first test flights of the AVIC AC313A civil heavy-lift helicopter on May 17 and plans to certify the type within the country’s 14th five-year plan of 2021-25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Spirit AeroSystems' executive vice president Sam Marnick sits down with Aviation Week's Molly McMillin to discuss the company's diverse and growing business.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Light helicopter manufacturer Enstrom is back in business after securing a new owner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
New business jet and turboprop deliveries in Europe are expected to reach just under 1,900 units over the next 10 years, with large and ultra-long-range jets accounting for about a third of all deliveries into the region, according to Aviation Week Network’s 2022 Business Fleet & MRO Forecast.
EBACE

By Tony Osborne
The country's adoption of the Gulfstream G550 for intelligence-gathering aligns with the trend of modifying special-mission business jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Turkish Aerospace Industries has placed an order for one special mission Cessna Citation Longitude and two special mission Cessna Citation Latitude business jets to be used for flight inspection missions, the company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Jerry Meyer joined ICON Aircraft in 2016, serving as director of sales for the Western U.S. and head of marketing before being named CEO in January
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Wheels Up posted record revenue during the first quarter (Q1) of 2022 driven by strong demand and an $89 million net loss due to supply constraints, increased costs and other factors.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup KinectAir has launched an on-demand regional air mobility service that uses a smartphone app enabling passengers to order a flight from a local airfield with lower cost and greater flexibility than a traditional private aviation charter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
UK postal service Royal Mail is planning to purchase as many as 500 fixed-wing uncrewed air systems in the coming years to provide delivery services to remote areas of the country.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Advanced battery developer Amprius Technologies is to go public through a merger with a blank-check company with the intent of using the funding raised to scale up production of high-energy-density silicon-anode lithium-ion batteries and aviation as an initial target market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
Frederic Lemos, head of Airbus Corporate Helicopters speaks about market changes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Troubleshooting vibrations can be a lengthy process.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
Aviation technology software companies Monarc Global, based in Australia, and Aviation Data Solutions (ADS) based in the UK, have announced a partnership predominantly grounded in each company’s pricing specialties.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Being selected for a new-generation flight management system (FMS) on the Airbus A320, A330 and A350 is consolidating Thales’ position in the avionics market versus Collins Aerospace, GE Aviation and Honeywell.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen is gaining momentum as the zero-emission fuel of the future for aviation but requires massive investment in new infrastructure as well as completely new propulsion systems or aircraft designs to be used to its full potential.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The FAA has approved airworthiness criteria for the Wingcopter 198 delivery drone, a key step toward certification of the aircraft, Germany’s Wingcopter said May 11.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
Flewber, a technology platform that allows users to book private air travel on demand, has released a new version of its app with two new ways to book flights.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The CityAirbus NextGen will use a custom version of the Magidrive, a lightweight brushless motor.
Advanced Air Mobility