Business Aviation

Hydrogen is gaining momentum as the zero-emission fuel of the future for aviation but requires massive investment in new infrastructure as well as completely new propulsion systems or aircraft designs to be used to its full potential.

The FAA has approved airworthiness criteria for the Wingcopter 198 delivery drone, a key step toward certification of the aircraft, Germany’s Wingcopter said May 11.

Flewber, a technology platform that allows users to book private air travel on demand, has released a new version of its app with two new ways to book flights.

In this issue of the then monthly magazine titled Aviation, the section Flying Equipment, showcased two aircraft, the Wacos and the Kinner. The Wacos

The CityAirbus NextGen will use a custom version of the Magidrive, a lightweight brushless motor.

Aviation Week Network evaluation pilot James Albright puts Dassault’s flagship business jet through its paces.

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Embraer’s urban air mobility spinoff Eve Holding listed publicly on the New York Stock Exchange on May 10 after completing its merger with blank-check company Zanite Acquisition.

The pilot’s decision to continue flying under visual flight rules into deteriorating weather conditions caused the December 2019 fatal crash of a Safari Aviation sightseeing helicopter in Hawaii, the NTSB said May 10 in a probable cause finding that faults the FAA for poor leadership and oversight of air tour operators.

Energy company Shell, already a strategic investor in ZeroAvia, is to supply hydrogen to the zero-emission propulsion startup’s base in California to support flight testing of its fuel-cell powertrain.

Acoustic testing completed with NASA last year confirmed the low noise profile of Joby Aviation’s tilt-prop electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi, the startup said May 10.

PREMIER AIRCRAFT SALES, FL was named by Diamond Aircraft as exclusive sales/service rep in 21 countries throughout the Caribbean Island chain

JET AVIATION opened business aircraft (including Gulfstream jets) line maintenance station in Zurich, Switzerland.

Bell Helicopter Textron/Honeywell's avionics system for Bell's 214ST and 412 search and rescue (SAR) helicopters was demonstrated on a flight test by

French industry launches new promotion effort to hire young production workers amidst concern low interest may hamper production ramp-up.

ZeroAvia’s second testbed; Hydrogen for GA; Cyrogenic propulsion plan; and Hydroplane modifies Cherokee.

Unusual inflight vibrations can be a warning of impending failure.

Canadian aerostructures and spacecraft sub-tier provider Magellan Aerospace saw almost 7% greater revenue during the first quarter of 2022 over the year-before period.

Textron Aviation has delivered the first Cessna 408 SkyCourier to long-time customer, FedEx Express, following the turboprop’s certification in March.

In a feature about Canadian aerospace in late 2000, we reported that the industry was booming. Sales had more than doubled since the 1990s. Civil and

In the business flying section of this magazine issue, we focused on fixed-base operators (FBOs) and how "fierce" the competition is. We reported:

Embraer’s urban air mobility spinoff Eve UAM will list publicly on the New York Stock Exchange on May 10 after closing a merger with blank-check company Zanite Acquisition that raised less funding than hoped for.

Spire of San Francisco signed a contract to provide weather data collected by its satellites to Gale Force, a maritime routing software company.

Hydrogen-electric propulsion startup ZeroAvia has taken delivery of a second Dornier 228 regional turboprop.

As part of preparations for the introduction of urban air mobility operations in Brazil, Embraer and sister company Eve UAM have evaluated a set of autonomous flight technologies around Sao Jose dos Campos using helicopters.