Business Aviation

DIRECTIONAL AVIATION is investing in ALDER FUELS to back commercial scale-up of SAF for business aviation, and as part of deal, FLEXJET committed to

Live drone flights under a European project to validate the use of autonomous aircraft for emergency medical services are planned to begin in Stavanger, Norway, on Sept. 21.

The FAA has awarded Raytheon Intelligence & Space an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a ceiling of $375 million over 10 years to upgrade the Wide Area Augmentation System space-based precision navigation system.

Detroit startup Airspace Experience Technologies has completed the first hover flight of its proof-of-concept Sigma Six, a tiltwing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle with interchangeable plug-and-play payloads for defense, emergency response, cargo and passenger transport missions.

HondaJet fractional share provider Volato is expanding its all-HondaJet fleet with an order for Gulfstream G280 super mid-cabin business jets.

Miami-based Global Crossing Airlines Group (GlobalX) has signed a letter-of-intent (LOI) for 50 all-electric Eviation Alice aircraft as part of plans to introduce sustainable services for growing markets in Florida, the Bahamas and around the Caribbean.

Constant Aviation expands its mobile response network that will focus on servicing southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.

GRANITE CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS, Chicago made investment in ODYSSEY AVIATION (FBOs at Detroit Willow Run and Kissimmee Gateway), supporting a broader

PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA secured type certification from Transport Canada for PW812GA for the Gulfstream G400.

VOLATO, GA ordered four 10-seat Gulfstream G280s for its fractional ownership program for delivery starting in 2024.

Will Fulton to Vice President of Product and Marketing of Skyryse, Los Angeles.

The entry-level Embraer Phenom 100 light jet has been improved over three iterations since it entered the market with a bang in late 2008. Based on

A team led by Hanwha Systems plans to launch South Korea’s first commercial urban air mobility service in 2025 linking tourist destinations on Jeju Island using Joby Aviation electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxis.

Europe has launched a research project to develop a liquid hydrogen tank that is integrated into the aircraft’s fuselage to maximize volume and minimize weight.

The September national average for a gallon of Jet-A totaled $7.57, down 4 cents from August figures but up $2.02 per gallon compared to a year ago.

Swedish startup Jetson is closing a $10 million seed round to fund production of its single-seat ultralight electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.

Both FAA and EASA approve new software that will remove flight restrictions for G500s and G600s.

Oklahoma and Arkansas are making a bid to be a hub for research, development and production for advanced mobility, including drones, air taxis and technologies such as batteries and autonomy.

It might sound crazy, but every now and then professional pilots with plenty of experience find themselves landing at the wrong airport. Take the

For those in the aviation community who haven’t heard of Pilots N Paws, the organization could provide a great opportunity for pilots to attain hours

The NTSB has located the wreckage of the DHC-3 Turbine Otter seaplane that crashed in the Puget Sound off Whidbey Island, Washington.

The hours of business aircraft utilization rose by 15% to around 690,000 hours in June 2022 despite the cost of fuel soaring to $4.12 per gallon from

De Havilland Canada is providing engineering support to modify a Dash 8-100, replacing one of its two P&WC PW120-class turboprops with a 2-megawatt parallel hybrid-electric powertrain.

The company wants to certify its technology for continuous autopilot engagement through all phases of the Cessna 208’s operations, including taxi, takeoff, cruise, landing, braking and rollout.

Glenn Hogben joined The Air Charter Association in 2008 and was elected to the board of directors in 2017. He was elected deputy chair in 2020 before