Business Aviation

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More than 6,400 new turbine-powered helicopters valued at more than $37 billion are expected to be delivered over the next 10-year-period from 2023-2032, according to preliminary data from Aviation Week’s 2023 Helicopter Fleet & MRO Forecast.

Electric propulsion pioneer MagniX is to evaluate high energy-density lithium-sulfur and lithium metal cells from Australian advanced battery startup Li-S Energy.

UK and New Zealand companies have joined forces to develop facilities to enable aerospace companies to test liquid hydrogen fuel systems for flight certification and support the shift to sustainable aviation.

Deliveries of piston aircraft, business jets and turboprops increased in each category during the first half of 2022, with aircraft billings up 5.2%, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).

Bluetail has launched an onsite scanning network serviced by a crowdsourced community of Aircraft & Powerplant technicians, aircraft records specialists, and other aviation technical professionals.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The number of private jets in operation in the U.S. total 14,632, or 62.5% of the world's fleet, according to data by Airbus Corporate Jets. Here is a

Hillsboro Aviation accepted its first delivery of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Avfuel Corporation this month, becoming the first business aviation service provider to offer SAF in Oregon.

Restructuring firm Development Specialists is seeking bids for the assets of Aerion Corp., developer of the AS2 supersonic jet, as part of a court

With wildfires raging across Europe, German aerospace center DLR has announced the winners of a university challenge to design an optimized fleet of firefighting aircraft, with first place going to a team from the University of Stuttgart and its hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing design.

Avionics manufacturer FreeFlight Systems announced that its “5G tolerant” Terrain-series radar altimeters have received FAA design and production approval.

Ottawa and Berlin have committed to a Canada-Germany Hydrogen Alliance to boost investment, production and transatlantic trade in hydrogen, with a goal to export clean hydrogen from Canada to Germany as soon as 2025.

After successfully completing its first hover test in July, AIR ONE, the inaugural eVTOL vehicle of Israeli personal air mobility start-up, AIR, made an appearance at this year’s EAA Airventure Oshkosh.

The U.S. operates about 62.5% of the world’s private jets, which number 14,632 in the nation, according to data from Airbus Corporate Jets.

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SMARTSKY NETWORKS has FAA STC to install its inflight connectivity hardware on Citation X; first was installed by Flyexclusive in Kinston, NC

Business and general aviation avionics sales totaled $708.7 million during the second quarter (Q2) of 2022, bringing sales during the first half of the year to more than $1.34 billion, according to a survey by the Aircraft Electronics Association.

Aviation employment is down nearly 50% since 2020, but manufacturing output is higher.

Timothy Obitts, president and CEO of the National Air Transportation Board, is stepping down from his role, effective Sept. 1, 2022.

The FAA has agreed to a certification basis for Reliable Robotics’ autoflight and navigation systems.

The Middle East could face a shortage of 3,000 pilots as early as next year, according to a new report by consultancy Oliver Wyman.

AIRBUS CORPORATE JETS says there are 14,632 private jets (37.5% heavy/long-range) in US, including 1,651 in Texas, 1,619 in Florida and 1,431 in

FSANA estimates there are about 9,600 US-based flight training aircraft averaging 70 hours of flight time each per month.

EVE plans first North American UAM simulation at Vertiport Chicago using helicopters powered by BLADE AIR MOBILITY.