Business Aviation

One of the motivating factors to “get on top” is to reach down and help others up.

Bombardier prepares to fly a larger-scale model of its blended wing-body concept for a future sustainable business aircraft.

STANDARDAERO was authorized by Argentina and Chile for OEM-approved engine MRO out of Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

AIRBUS CORPORATE JETS reports business aircraft departures in US were up 14.4% in June vs prepandemic June 2019; February, March, April and May 2022

The U.S. Vertical Lift Consortium has named 19 finalists in its Urban Air Mobility Challenge, paving the way for a pitch competition in Washington on Sept. 28 and a chance to win $50,000 in funding.

The titanium supply chain is slowly being re-worked to rely less on Russian sources, aerospace executives say.

South Korean automaker Hyundai has revealed new details of its broad-based advanced air mobility development strategy after unveiling a full-scale cabin mockup of its electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi concept and signing a propulsion collaboration deal with Rolls-Royce.

Airbus UpNext, the aircraft maker’s technology innovation arm, is entering the production phase of the eXtra Performance Wing demonstrator program after regulators approved the modification plan for the Cessna Citation VII business jet which will be used for the test role.

We check back with the RedTail Flight Academy to see how some recent graduates are doing.

The relatively new and legitimized multi-billion-dollar cannabis industry has brought in a wave of consumers who otherwise may not have participated much had it remained fully illegal. Some of these new, interested consumers may well be pilots. Here are answers to some confusing questions regarding their use as it relates to piloting an aircraft.

The average cost of a gallon of Jet-A fuel in the U.S. in August totaled $7.61, down 47 cents compared to July figures.

Transportation research center DriveOhio has released an Advanced Air Mobility Framework document aimed at positioning Ohio for the expected growth of the AAM industry in the state.

United Airlines has made a $10 million predelivery payment on 100 of the 200 electric air taxis it agreed to purchase from Archer Aviation in February 2021.

As the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition opens in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Textron Aviation notes that demand for its jets and turboprops in the region is strong, especially in Brazil.

EMBRAER has Avantto contract to provide its Executive Care Program in support of seven Phenom jets.

VOAR was selected by Embraer as MRO partner to provide unscheduled services for business jets at Congonhas Airport.

Embraer has partnered with Voar Aviation, a fixed base operator, to offer unscheduled maintenance, repair and overhaul services to Embraer business

Joby Aviation has signed a potential $45 million expansion of its contract with the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program.

The biggest advantage to this stabilized approach method is that it more realistically tracks pilot expectations and is therefore more credible.

Robert Takacs to Director of Business Development-Rotary and Fixed Wing Operations of First Aviation Services, NC.

Roberto César Oliveira to Dedicated Field Service Representative for Brazil, based in São Paulo, of Gulfstream Aerospace.

VISTA GLOBAL reports y-o-y membership increase of 43% in 1H22. It successfully closed acquisitions of AIR HAMBURG and JET EDGE and added >100 aircraft

BRISTOW ordered five ALIA-250 eVTOLs (six seats/250 nm range) from BETA Technologies and optioned 50.

A French startup has unveiled plans to develop a hydrogen fuel cell-powered four-seat aircraft to provide flight schools and other general aviation customers with a zero-emission alternative to today’s gasoline-fueled light aircraft.

Satellite connectivity provider Satcom Direct announced the first planned installation of its Plane Simple Ku-band antenna system on a first special mission aircraft, an Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante operated by airborne data capture company Fototerra of Brazil.