Business Aviation

Rapid advances in electric propulsion—driven by the automotive industry—are fueling visions of aircraft taking over from cars for the daily commute and short-haul trips.

Amir Etezazi and his father, Masoud Etezazi, founded Etezazi Industries in December 2008 in Wichita, when the aerospace and business aircraft industries were booming.

Andre Borschberg, co-founder of Solar Impulse, has launched a new venture to develop certified electric propulsion systems for air transport.

An online survey by University of Michigan researchers suggests most people in the U.S. would use them if they become operational.

Duncan Aviation has released a new edition of its Business Jet Model/Market Summary, an initial introduction and overview of market conditions.

The aviation consulting firm Evans has won a $42 million contract from the Department of Transportation’s Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.

German glider manufacturer Stemme AG and Remos AG, a German light sport aircraft manufacturer, are merging, the companies announced.

Israel’s Urban Aeronautics is talking to potential partners and investors about developing a four-seat “flying car.”

The annual European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition overflows with new and notable moments. This year it will be presided over the EBAA’s new CEO.

United Airlines has given private aviation a boost after a doctor was dragged off of a flight to make room for crewmembers, Wheels Up's co-founder says.

Germany gauges the critical size at €100 million annually, but France lacks that scale with 170 of GIFAS’s members at a combined turnover of a mere €3 billion.

Maybe the nervous billionaires of China are breathing a little easier. If so, they could soon be back in the market for business aircraft.

Embraer delivered 15 executive jets during this year’s first quarter, including 11 light jets and four large jets, down from 23 deliveries during the first quarter of 2016.

Asia-Pacific is the largest market for Boeing Business Jets and will remain so for the foreseeable future.

While there is a lot of interest in Cessna’s business jets, orders have been elusive and this year will also be soft.

The FAA is considering whether to consolidate or otherwise modify its fleet of 46 government-owned aircraft that are used for flight inspections; research and development; transport of government officials; and aviation safety training.

Lobbying group Gifas is concerned that a notable proportion of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the French aerospace industry are posting losses.

NASA is seeking input on the technical barriers to greater use of larger vertical-takeoff-and-landing UAVs for civil missions.

NASA is seeking input on the technical barriers to greater use of larger vertical-takeoff-and-landing UAVs for civil missions.

Ideas fly at Airbus; Bell’s anti-torque fan; Europe researches detect-and-avoid; Canada advances drone deliveries; Verizon tests flying cell site.

Comlux Completion has recently delivered its first Sukhoi business jet with European Aviation Safety Agency certification to Comlux Kazakhstan.

German startup E-volo has unveiled the Volocopter 2X production version of its two-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) air taxi.

German startup E-volo has unveiled the Volocopter 2X production version of its two-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) air taxi.

U.S. business-aircraft flight activity rose 4.6% in March compared to one year ago, with increases in all operational categories, according to Argus International’s TraqPak data.

Aero Gearbox International (AGI), a Rolls-Royce and Safran Transmission Systems joint venture set up in 2015, has opened a new 145,300-sq.-ft. facility in Poland.