Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The head of the Textron eAviation division focused on sustainable flying through aircraft electrification and new technologies talks Pipistrel, Panthera and more.
EBACE

By Molly McMillin
The first Beechcraft Denali single-engine turboprop, which made its debut flight on Nov. 23, 2021, will reach 200 flight hours shortly.
EBACE

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation is continuing to work on raising production rates as demand remains robust, despite war in Ukraine, a volatile stock market and inflation, its top executive says.
EBACE

By Molly McMillin
After increasing 26% in 2021, pre-owned business jet transactions are projected to decline in 2022 due to inventory shortages before growing again the following year, according to a just-released five-year forecast by Global Jet Capital.
EBACE

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has christened its new Dassault Falcon 900 business jets as Envoy IVs, reviving the name given to an interwar-era light transport aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Aerostructures supplier Daher has partnered with the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology to develop a welding technology for the assembly of primary aircraft substructures made from thermoplastic composites.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Garvey
After bankruptcies and a long-shuttered line, could this be the jet’s long-elusive moment?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Fuel producer Phillips 66 has received approval from county officials to proceed with its proposal to covert an oil refinery in Rodeo, California, to the production of renewable fuels including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Raising the mandatory U.S. pilot-retirement age above 65 would create unintended consequences that would offset any benefit that comes from increasing the number of eligible pilots, two pilot groups warn.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Albright
Gulfstream is under scrutiny because two pilots didn’t fly the aircraft properly.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Business aircraft shipments in the first quarter (Q1) rose nearly 15% compared to a year ago, with deliveries up in every category, while billings declined 6%, according to General Aviation Manufacturers Association data released May 19.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
London-based Flexjet plans to nearly double its European fleet by the end of 2022 to a total of 12, spurred by a 180% jump in fight activity in the first four months of 2022.
EBACE

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