Business Aviation

Startup Zunum Aero’s plans for a hybrid-electric 10-50-seat regional aircraft family attract venture-capital investment from Boeing’s new HorizonX innovation arm and JetBlue Technology Ventures.

Daher unveiled the new TBM 910 business turboprop on April 4, an upgraded version of its six-passenger pressurized single-engine TBM 900.

Helicopter operator GrandView Aviation has launched affiliate GrandView Jets, a charter operator of Phenom 300 light jets, in the Baltimore-Washington region.

Aviation Week has won top honors in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.

Bombardier Aerospace is committed to Learjet production, despite the decision to cut output this year, Bombardier Business Aircraft President David Coleal said.

Continental Motors Group plans to build a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and corporate office in Mobile, Alabama, dedicated to advanced engine and parts manufacturing, the company said.

Electrification of aircraft engines is only a decade or two away, so thrust providers must be working now to stay relevant by then, General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt says.

Airbus E-Fan goes bigger; GE CEO backs electric engines; NLR trains on model aircraft; Onera tests canard bizjet; delivery drone drives to doorsteps.

Yannick Assouad, CEO of aerostructure and wiring supplier Latecoere since November, has endorsed the Transformation 2020 restructuring plan of her predecessor.

Oil and gas helicopter operator CHC says it is has emerged as an “economically robust and agile competitor,” 10 months after filing for bankruptcy.

One of the largest challenges for business jet manufacturers is aligning production levels with demand.

Today’s economy can be summed in three words—The Great Hesitation.

Harlow Aerostructures, a component supplier to the aviation industry, has developed its first auto throttle for new general aviation aircraft.

Business and general aviation operators using Toronto Pearson International Airport will need to work around new restrictions published in a directive issued by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority on March 7.

Brandon Mitchener has been appointed chief executive officer of the European Business Aviation Association, effective April 3.

A year after U.S. airlines received authorization to operate in Cuba, they are cutting back on flights to the country, even as private aviation operators anticipate steady growth.

News of promotions, appointments and honors involving professionals within the business aviation community.

Jet-A and avgas per-gallon fuel prices—March 2017

The Pilatus PC-12 NG single-engine turboprop has been approved for commercial operations in Europe.

Airbus has dropped plans to produce the E-Fan family of electric light aircraft and instead is working on the larger and more powerful E-Fan X, which could fly within three years.

Boom Supersonic has received a new $33 million round of funding for its work to create supersonic passenger travel.

Compare Jet-A and avgas fuel prices by region based on a survey conducted in March 2017 by Aviation Research Group/U.S. Inc. and an analysis of the lowest fuel prices reported by FBOs on acukwik.com.

Dassault Aviation's revolutionary Combined Vision System (CVS) has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration for use on the new Falcon 8X ultra-long range trijet.

In April 1967, BCA covered new aircraft, including the Beech Duke and Aerostar 320, and new equipment as well as 1966 general aviation aircraft and business jet deliveries.

Aaron Hilkemann, president and CEO of Duncan Aviation, Inc., discusses Duncan’s overall business and the status of ADS-B upgrades and business aviation manufacturing.