Backed by XPeng Motors, startup XPeng Huitian has flown the Voyager X2, a two-seat multicopter described as its fifth generation of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
A modified Falcon 10X business jet could meet France’s future maritime-patrol needs, and Dassault Aviation is ready to offer it as a platform to replace in-service Atlantique turboprops, Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier said.
A U.S. District Court judge has denied Wisk Aero’s petition for a preliminary injunction against Archer Aviation in its legal action accusing the rival urban air mobility startup of stealing its trade secrets.
People wanting and needing to travel but not being able to rely on commercial scheduled airlines for various reasons has allowed turboprop and business jet utilization to recover from the impact of the pandemic.
An initial project will create a digital twin of the UK’s airspace and then use machine learning to understand flight movements across the country in the hope of creating an AI system to support air traffic controllers.
Williams International has been awarded FAA type and production certification for the upgraded FJ33-5A engine variant set to power the recently unveiled Cirrus G2+ Vision Jet.
The number of pre-owned business jets on the market has reached the lowest level since records began in the 1980s, with 4.65% of the world’s fleet up for sale, according to private jet broker Colibri Aircraft.
Textron Aviation has rebranded its single-engine turboprop to the Beechcraft Denali, with work continuing toward first flight expected later this year and certification in 2023.
Embraer delivered 20 executive jets and 14 commercial aircraft during the second quarter of 2021, compared to 13 executive jets and four commercial jets in the same period a year ago.
