Business Aviation

Electric propulsion pioneer MagniX has partnered with Blade Urban Air Mobility to electrify a fleet of Cessna Caravan seaplanes operated for Blade by Lima, New York, starting in early 2023.

The NTSB spells out four ways operators are charging passengers on Part 91 flights.

Honda Aircraft, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, unveiled the latest upgrade to its Honda Jet Elite light business jet in a virtual ceremony May 26–the HondaJet Elite S.

Bye Aerospace said its eFlyer 800 electric aircraft program remains on track despite expected battery supplier Oxis Energy entering insolvency administration in the UK.

Validating the quiet supersonic performance of NASA’s X-59 QueSST low-boom flight demonstrator will require precise measurement of the shock waves generated by the aircraft and how they propagate through the atmosphere to the ground.

Europe’s aviation regulator believes commercial use of electric air taxis could begin by 2024-25, but that it will take at least five more years to enable autonomous passenger transport, the holy grail for ubiquitous and affordable urban air mobility.

PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA produced its 100th PT6 E-Series engine for the Pilatus PC-12 NGX.

Startup Merlin Labs has emerged from stealth mode with a contract from special mission operator Dynamic Aviation to modify 55 Beechcraft King Airs to autonomous operation.

Examining a Citation II accident near Pueblo.

ONESKY FLIGHT (Directional Aviation) has acquired ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT GROUP, NY, which provides fractional, charter, heli card, and managed aircraft

GE AVIATION has discontinued development work on its Affinity twin-shaft, twin-fan turbofan for Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet following shut down

Supersonic aircraft developer Aerion’s sudden decision to cease operations of its AS2 program after 18 years of development reverberated across the

China’s EHang has unveiled its longer-range electric air taxi, the autonomous two-seat VT-30.

Garmin International announced on May 25 that it has acquired AeroData, a provider of aircraft performance software to airlines and business aviation operators, for an undisclosed price.

THALES has FAA Level D certification for its Reality H FFS for H145 helicopter.

Skyborne Airline Academy, the new owners of FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida, has begun training its first 150 students there, officials say.

Examining the role of icing on a Cessna 550 landing accident.

Aircraft brokerage Jet Edge Partners has joined the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) as an accredited dealer, Jet Edge announced May 17.

AERION SUPERSONIC has shut down due to current financial environment that has prevented access to the necessary large new capital requirements to

AIR TRACTOR delivered the 100th PT6A-powered AT-502XP (sold by Portage Aircraft) to ACCUMARK AIRSPRAY, Canada.

The comic Rodney Dangerfield used to joke, “I can’t get no respect,” and audio panels can likewise be a forgotten corner of the avionics business for

New products, new investment and new operating partners keep advanced air mobility market moving forward.

Alexandra Florin joined Wing in 2020 as manager of the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) developer’s aviation technical standards department. For almost

Supersonic aircraft developer Aerion Corp. on May 21 confirmed that it is ceasing operations of its AS2 business jet program after years of development, citing difficulty in raising the capital needed. to complete production. Employees were told of the development the same day.

Russian Helicopters has secured its first domestic customer for its novel VRT500 coaxial single-engine helicopter. Russian Helicopters Systems (RHS), an operator based just outside Moscow, signed a contract for five of the rotorcraft during the HeliRussia 2021 exhibition in May 2020.