Business Aviation

Daher is gearing up to test large components made from thermoplastic composites and pitch them for future commercial aircraft.

Columbia Helicopters and Erickson are producing new-build S-64s and Model 234 Commercial Chinooks for the first time in decades.

After 35 years, Heli-Expo is transforming into a new, broader event to be called Verticon.

Mike Bianco to Chief Executive Officer of PrismJet, Scottsdale, AZ; Scott Casey is Vice President.

PRISMJET was launched to provide private jet charter/management services out of Scottsdale Airport, AZ; its initial charter fleet includes two Challenger 350s and a Lear 45XR with plans to expand into the large cabin market.

PIPER AIRCRAFT secured FAA type certification for M700 FURY with maximum cruise speed of 301 knots (its fastest).

Jet.AI has launched new software, Reroute AI, to help Part 135 operators repurpose empty leg flights.

Pipistrel is part of Textron’s eAviation segment.

The rotorcraft-maker’s new president, David Smith, is already making an impact on the company.

Aviation Week’s Jeremy Kariuki speaks with Ralph Coppola, president and CEO of the Aerospace Education Program Alliance.

SAF production occupies an unhelpful position in the investment cycle.

Bell has secured its first-ever order for its fly-by-wire 525 super-medium helicopter from a Norwegian energy company.

With pandemic delays, production halts and divestitures over, the Schweizer 300C/CBi will “start growing.”

The latest news in brief from the business aviation industry.

The Barrington Irving Technical Training School has announced plans to expand its flight training program to Mount Vernon, New York.

Lindsey Oliver, managing director at the British Business and General Aviation Association, says that the business aviation industry is "tricky" to understand, but that is what makes it interesting.

Erickson has begun producing the first new-build S-64 Aircrane heavy helicopter to be built since the late 1960s.

Norwegian oil companies have halted all flights to offshore platforms following a fatal accident involving a Bristow-operated Sikorsky S-92 on Feb. 28.

For the aviation sector to meet its 2050 emissions reduction targets, a rapid increase in the use of sustainable aviation fuel is vital.

Listen in to hear from Aviation Week's Guy Norris and Tony Osborne on the ground at Heli-Expo as show organizers have moved to embrace eVTOLs.

A CFI’s unexpected and wildly successful turn at commerce.

Reexamining the checklist

Innovations like the parachute system continue to pay dividends on the resale market.

Rising operator costs mean planning ahead.

Don’t get hung up on the term "system."