Business Aviation

Fuel-cell developer and green-hydrogen producer Plug Power has announced partnerships with both Airbus and startup Airflow to bring zero-emission hydrogen propulsion to aviation.

Leidos is offering the Bombardier Challenger 650 as a fleet replacement or contractor-operator service for the U.S. Army’s RC-12X Guardrail Common Sensor.

Embraer Executive Jets will combine increased use of sustainable aviation fuels with new technologies to meet its sustainability goals.

A new partnership will use actual flight data to tailor aircrew simulator training using Corporate Flight Operations Quality Assurance.

Jet Edge International has signed an agreement with Gogo Business Aviation to launch Gogo’s 5G inflight connectivity service.

The long-range and large-cabins market is where the money has been for business aircraft OEMs, the most lucrative and resilient sector.

Gulfstream Aerospace has added new cabin and cockpit enhancements to the super-midsize G280 it builds with Israel Aircraft Industries.

A Small Operator Symposium speaker had a common sense—but jarring—demand: “We need to stop crashing aircraft.”

AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts delivery of 10,600 business aircraft (7,900 jets and 2,700 turboprops) worth $240b over next 10 years; with 714 in

SMARTSKY NETWORKS has launched commercial operations to offer air-to-ground connectivity services for business jets.

EMBRAER-CAE TRAINING SERVICES (ECTS) is adding a new full-flight simulator for Phenom 300E in 2H22 (location TBA).

As the aerospace industry scrambles to meet new, aggressive sustainability targets, the business aviation sector is challenged by having far fewer go-to lower-emission options than virtually any other arena of civil aviation, particularly in propulsion.

The first announced application for EP Systems’ EPiC lithium-ion battery module, the eDA40 is designed for use as an electric circuit trainer.

At first glance, there seems little overlap between the mostly small, slow and short-range capability of these innovative vehicles and the high flying, faster and longer-range world of the business jet.

Aviation Week editors gather in Las Vegas to talk about the buoyant mood at 2021 NBAA-BACE and COVID-19’s silver lining for the business aviation industry.

Bombardier is investing in major expansions of its worldwide service center network as it grows the segment, with plans to hire hundreds of

THRIVE AVIATION ordered three Cessna Citation Longitudes for delivery from Dec 2021, increasing its Citation fleet to 15.

MECAER AVIATION GROUP, Italy opened new 26,400 sq ft helicopter repair station near Philadelphia, PA. It also teamed with GFG Style, Italy to design

WESTERN AIRCRAFT, Boise was named by Rolls-Royce as BR710A1/C4 and Tay 611-8/8C service center.

Breaking down barriers to innovation was a theme of the NBAA-BACE opening-day keynote addresses on Oct. 12.

The contribution to Corporate Angel Network will go directly to help cancer patients access care.

SOUTHEAST AEROSPACE and UNIVERSAL AVIONICS teamed to develop STCs to upgrade Hawker 800s with InSight Integrated Flight Deck; upgrade will also

TEXTRON AVIATION introduced Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 and Citation XLS Gen2, mainly featuring cabin and cockpit upgrades with latest technologies and

HONDA AIRCRAFT unveiled HondaJet 2600 Concept light jet with traditional Over-The-Wing Engine Mount (OTWEM) configuration, Natural Laminar Flow

HondaJet revealed its 2600 concept at NBAA-BACE–an all-new, long-range light jet with trans-continental capability.