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Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Piasecki Aircraft plans to convert the former Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Heliplex into an R&D center for next generation VTOL and UAS aircraft systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
A U.S. government initiative aimed at raising awareness of human trafficking is making inroads in the general aviation sector.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

WHEELS UP announced 1-for-10 reverse split of its common stock, reducing total from 2.5b shares to 250m.
Business Aviation

By Lee Ann Shay
Business aviation faces headwinds.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Sumwalt
For safe operations, all hands need to be on deck.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
With its stock trading below $1 per share since early March, the company faced possible delisting by the NYSE.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week. Primary Category: AEROSPACE
Aerospace

Rob Mark
Pilots flying internationally face two different sets of standards that affect a circling approach.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

AEA

AEA reports global business/general aviation avionics sales were $777.6m ($310m retrofits) in 1Q23, up 22.6% vs 1Q22.
Business Aviation

Rob Mark
Circling approaches are some of the toughest maneuvers to fly successfully, not only during training but in real life.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris, Molly McMillin
Protests at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition reinforce the need to highlight progress toward zero-carbon operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION was selected by flyExclusive to provide AVANCE inflight connectivity for 40 more business jets.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Sales of avionics during the first quarter (Q1) of 2023 rose 22.6% to $777.6 million compared to the same period a year ago, according to AEA.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
New refineries and increasing deliveries hold promise, but obstacles to book-and-claim are slowing uptake.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
As climate concerns grow, at the heart of the controversy is whether business aviation is about actual business or leisure.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Fred George
The market outlook is still rosy but . . .
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Already licensed for use at 35 plants globally, UOP’s technology produces HEFA (hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids) SAF from waste fats, oils and greases.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Garvey
The competition for a new home is underway.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Victoria Moores
After consulting “a large number” of airlines and IFC competitors, the European Commission decided that Viasat’s market position would remain “moderate.”
Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
The recent EBACE conference provided the business aviation industry with an opportunity to take stock of inflight connectivity advances.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Tony Osborne
Safran Helicopter Engines' new CEO Cedric Goubet says the engine business will almost double production to 1,000 engines per year in response to the market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Global Jet Capital forecast predicts new deliveries in 2023 to total 757 business jets, compared to 712 in 2022.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Garvey
BAS Part Sales, which disassembles general aviation aircraft to sell their pieces, has grown exponentially and has entered the turbine market.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau
Francisco Gomes Neto expected to run Embraer without a commercial airline unit, but he is making it work.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Molly McMillin
Raytheon Technologies introduces new cabin connectivity hardware and service for all cabin sizes of business jets to provide passenger connectivity in the air.
Interiors & Connectivity