Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Volato, a new entrant into the fractional ownership industry, is offering shares of HondaJet Elite S aircraft, with a focus on one-to-four-passenger regional flights.
Aircraft & Propulsion

DUNCAN AVIATION completed interior refurbishment/avionics upgrade, including new KU/KA Tail radome, on a G550.
Business Aviation

TEXTRON AVIATION received type certification from EASA for Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER and King Air 260.
Business Aviation

GAMA added AIR, Israel (eVTOL); ARCHER, CA (eVTOL); and DBT AERO, UT (drag reduction) as new associate members.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
For years, Wichita State University’s research and development arm, the National Institute for Aviation Research, has tried to recruit a large maintenance, repair and overhaul facility to Wichita.
Aircraft & Propulsion

JET AVIATION received approval from EASA to perform G500/G600 line maintenance in Vienna, Austria.
Business Aviation

KKR

KKR agreed to invest $40M in preferred equity in JET EDGE INTERNATIONAL, OH (Challenger/Gulfstream charters).
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has taken delivery of a Britten-Norman BN-2B Islander for conversion to zero-emission hydrogen-electric propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Enterprise data platform provider Palantir has invested in solar-powered aircraft developer Skydweller Aero.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Through its partnership with Western Technical College in El Paso, Texas, students will be able to transition directly from the school to the bizjet MRO provider's workforce.
MRO

By Bill Carey
European flight-training provider Bartolini Air has taken delivery of the first new CAP10C NG as launch customer of the re-introduced aerobatic airplane, which it uses for upset-recovery training.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Beta’s Alia eVTOL hews as close to a conventional fixed-wing aircraft as possible.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Many technology options and business models vying for early dominance in an emerging market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Beta’s cockpit philosophy carefully contains the unfamiliar within the familiar.
Advanced Air Mobility

By James Albright
Just because something is impossible doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a solution.
Maintenance & Training

Safran has successfully run one of its helicopter engines on 100% sustainable aviation fuel in a first step toward making the rotary-wing industry more environmentally sustainable.
Aircraft & Propulsion

XCALIBUR AVIATION leased three Cessna Caravan 208Bs for geophysical surveys in deal arranged by Montrose Global.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Germany’s Becker Avionics and drone detect-and-avoid system developer Iris Automation have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a collision avoidance system for general aviation aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

HERON AVIATION, Berlin added a Falcon 2000 to its German-registered charter fleet, and now has four Falcons.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Attorneys for Million Air White Plains, a provider of private aviation services, is asking a Federal District Court to reject a motion for dismissal of Million Air’s $30 million lawsuit by Westchester County, New York.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
Jet Luxe, based in Dubai, has launched a global private business jet charter, aircraft management and travel management company, with regional bases in Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the U.S.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
MySky Quote is available currently in Europe with plans to expand to the U.S in late 2021.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
IBAC environment director Bruce Parry says it is critical the offsetting be part of a larger plan to reduce operators' carbon footprint and not be used as a “free pass” to ignore other environmental reduction measures.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
August was the second-busiest month on record for North American business aviation traffic with just under 300,000 flights, trailing only July 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The move follows Aerion's disclosure in May that it was shutting down operations after failing to secure the large new capital requirements needed to continue to develop the AS2 supersonic business jet
Aircraft & Propulsion