Business Aviation

VISTA GLOBAL HOLDINGS agreed to acquire US-based JET EDGE with its access to about 100 super-midsize and large cabin aircraft; deal is expected to
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Five bidders have been downselected as potential buyers for troubled Italian aerospace firm Piaggio Aerospace.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
At the end of 2020, South Korean automaker Hyundai revealed that it planned to field a longer-range regional air mobility vehicle as a follow-on to the electric vertical takeoff and landing urban air taxi it is developing for market entry in 2028.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues and millions flee their homes, members of the business aviation industry around the world are privately and publicly lending support with their aircraft, services and funds.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Lilium's chief operating officer explained to Aviation Week why certification of its Lilium Jet had slipped.
Advanced Air Mobility

UNIVERSAL AVIONICS and TRIMEC AVIATION teamed to develop avionics upgrades for Falcon 2000/2000EX.
Business Aviation

SKANDIA, IL has FAA/EASA STC to install its acoustic soundproofing kit on Challenger 600s.
Business Aviation

BOMBARDIER delivered its 100th Global 7500 business jet to VISTAJET, its 10th. VistaJet plans to take seven more in '22.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Citing the need for local policymakers to understand the emerging technologies, the World Economic Forum has launched the Advanced and Urban Aerial Mobility Cities and Regions Coalition.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Struggling helicopter original equipment manufacturer MD Helicopters is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to allow the company to be restructured under new ownership.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim, Graham Warwick
U.S. unmanned air logistics company Volansi has unveiled its largest and longest-flying aircraft to date.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier celebrated the delivery of its 100th Global 7500 ultra-long-range business jet, more than three years after deliveries began, to its customer, VistaJet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
With Swiss International Airlines as its first customer, solar kerosene startup Synhelion has selected Germany’s Ineratec to provide the Fischer-Tropsch technology required to produce carbon-neutral aviation fuel using concentrated sunlight.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
EHang is targeting mid-2022 for Chinese certification of its EH216-S autonomous two-seat air vehicle and preparing to announce the first group of Chinese cities where it plans to launch commercial urban air mobility services in the second half of the year following airworthiness approval.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Learning to predict a snow surface and other practical instruction.
Maintenance & Training

By Tony Osborne
The UK aerospace industry has broadly welcomed a government decision to provide £685 million ($897.2 million) in funding for the Aerospace Technology Institute to accelerate the development of green aviation technologies.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Startup HyPoint has partnered with an aerospace R&D company to combine its aircraft fuel cells with liquid hydrogen tanks and offer manufacturers the ability to carry more hydrogen for greater range.
Advanced Air Mobility

BOMBARDIER delivered the last Learjet business jet, a Learjet 75; 3,055 Learjets were built (~2,000 in service).
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Honeywell Aerospace sees its urban air mobility (UAM) office creation as a responsible move for a longtime aerospace supplier eyeing a generational shift.
Advanced Air Mobility

Jessica Betjemann to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gogo, Broomfield, CO (effective early 2023).
Business Aviation

Sergio Aguirre to President and Chief Operating Officer of Gogo, Broomfield, CO.
Business Aviation

Leo Knaapen, Chief of Industry Affairs of Bombardier, was presented with the Silk Scarf Award by NBAA.
Business Aviation

By Garrett Reim
The “mature” detect-and-avoid technology could enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations for UAVs within the U.S. National Airspace System, the company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo has promoted Sergio Aguirre to the position of president and chief operating officer, effective April 1.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
More human factors lessons learned on the Matterhorn.
Safety, Ops & Regulation