Business Aviation

TRADEWIND AVIATION, CT ordered 20 PC-12 NGXs for delivery in 2022-2027, expanding its PC-12 fleet to 38 aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Hyundai’s urban air mobility company, Supernal, is to work with Miami officials to develop policies for advanced air mobility that are designed to enable the city to serve as a model for other metropolitan areas.
Advanced Air Mobility

METROJET, Hong Kong received multiple approvals to provide 8C inspections on G650s and G650ERs.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Lilium is modifying the design of its electric air taxi, building a third demonstrator to accelerate flight testing and partnering with NetJets to offer the vertical takeoff Lilium Jet for private and business aviation.
Advanced Air Mobility

Cessna's Model 340 was a pressurized twin-engine aircraft that our pilot reported was "easy-to-fly". The six-seater aircraft consisting of a two-man
Business Aviation

By Victoria Moores
Canadian regional aviation specialist Chorus Aviation is to acquire UK-headquartered lessor Falko Regional Aircraft for $855 million, with investment firm Brookfield Asset Management slated to take a 12.5% stake in Chorus once the deal completes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Molly McMillin
Tradewind Aviation, based in Oxford, Connecticut, has placed a firm order for 20 new PC-12 NGX single-engine turboprops with Pilatus Aircraft, with first deliveries to begin in the third quarter of 2022.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Helicopter operations are a small fraction of global annual aviation fuel usage, but the industry wants to join aviation’s green efforts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Demand for maintenance and upgrades for legacy jets is fueling expansion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
How should a flight crew properly react to minimize an aircraft’s unwanted motions and allow it to return to a stable trajectory?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
Britain’s busiest business-aviation airport is in the midst of unprecedented levels of activity, and its owners are wasting no time in preparing for an even busier future.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Thierry Dubois
The aerospace industry has begun to evaluate the consequences of the sanctions the EU is imposing on Russia’s aviation in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Sonoma airport that serves business aviation adds solar power.
Sustainability

By Tony Osborne
An order uptick is giving the rotorcraft industry confidence that it is emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Indian multinational engineering services provider Tech Mahindra is collaborating with Aska on the design of the U.S. startup’s drive/fly electric vertical takeoff and landing commuter vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Beginning deployment of U-space airspace for drone operations with a few pilot regions in urban areas is a key recommendation presented by German air navigation service provider DFS and its unmanned traffic management subsidiary Droniq.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, the long-serving Republican from Oklahoma and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has announced he will retire at the end of his term in 2027.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Molly McMillin
Business aviation activity continues to flourish, although the crisis in the Ukraine could diminish demand, especially in Europe, according to Richard Koe, WingX Advance managing director.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Gogo Business Aviation has received design and installation approvals from the FAA for a new antenna to access its coming 5G air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION has STC/PMA from FAA for its 5G aircraft antenna; STC was completed by Duncan Aviation on a Citation 560XLS. Gogo plans to
Business Aviation

NOMAD TECHNICS, Basel completed A-Check, plus extensive cabin maintenance/fuselage refreshing, on an ACJ319.
Business Aviation

PWI

PWI, Wichita was named by KADEX Aero Supply as global distributor for LED wing tip light assembly for King Air 350s.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
The North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) has moved into a new $7 million hangar complex at Duplin County Airport in Kenansville, North Carolina.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
Ukraine’s national airspace has been closed for civil aviation operations because of “high safety risks” caused by Russia’s invasion of the country on Feb. 24, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is warning operators.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Michimasa Fujino, the founding president and CEO of Greensboro, North Carolina-based Honda Aircraft Co. and chief designer of the HA-420 HondaJet, is retiring at the end of March.
Aircraft & Propulsion