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By Molly McMillin
Preowned business jet inventory for sale in April fell 54% compared to a year ago to 580 aircraft, or 2.3% of the total fleet, including all models and vintages, but was flat compared to March, according to Jefferies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Eric Martel, Bombardier’s president and CEO, was in Wichita April 19 for Bombardier’s announcement that it was designating the site as its U.S. headquarters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Tru Simulation + Training’s Cessna SkyCourier Full Flight Simulator has earned Level D qualification from the FAA, the company announced.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Orloff
MedXpress, the FAA’s system that allows anyone requesting an FAA Medical Certificate or Medical Clearance to electronically complete an application, now allows applicants to track the status of their medical certificates online throughout the application process.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Vertical Aerospace expects to certificate its VX4 air taxi concurrently with the UK and Europe, with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency agreeing to validate UK Civil Aviation Authority type certification of the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
BAE Systems plans to provide energy-management components, including the battery and cabling, for the megawatt-class hybrid electric propulsion system being developed by GE Aviation under the recently awarded NASA Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
German hydrogen propulsion startup H2Fly has claimed the first flight by a hydrogen-powered passenger aircraft between two commercial airports after flying its four-seat HY4 testbed from its base in Stuttgart to Friedrichshafen for display at the upcoming Aero Friedrichshafen show.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
New Zealand’s Ocean Flyer, a new company formed by the owner of small charter operator Air Napier, has placed firm deposits with U.S. startup Regent for 25 sea-skimming electric seagliders for harbor-to-harbor overwater regional transportation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Advanced air mobility developer Beta Technologies has raised $375 million in financing to support ongoing development of its Alia-250 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and ground charging infrastructure.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
Five months after announcing a partnership with NetJets, Amber Aviation has taken delivery of its first Gulfstream G450s and has launched China’s first fractional ownership program, company officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Despite advances in electric propulsion and battery energy density, as well as a patent filing showing its interest in hybrid-electric systems, Bell is taking a more conventional route to AFWerx’s High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing Challenge.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has released details on criteria for awarding $20 million in funding to build or support some contract towers, including remote facilities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier has designated its Wichita site as its new U.S. headquarters, a key pillar in its strategy for growth in the U.S., the company announced at an event at the facilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Management changes are not unusual as companies go through their different phases of growth, but Archer Aviation’s April 19 announcement that co-founder and co-CEO Adam Goldstein had been named the startup’s sole CEO came as a surprise to many.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
Embraer’s civil aircraft deliveries fell both year-over-year and sequentially in the first quarter (Q1), as the company handed over six commercial airframes and eight business jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Colonial Pipeline, the largest petroleum pipeline system in the U.S., plans to allow its system to be used to transport sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Safran is gaining experience in electric propulsion, testing prototypes and studying aircraft architectures as it positions itself as the supplier of a full range of motors for all-electric and hybrid propulsion systems, from light aircraft to narrowbodies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. delivered the first Gulfstream G600 to be outfitted at its Dallas facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
In March of 2022, Textron announced it would be acquiring Slovenian electric aircraft company, Pipistrel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Wisk Aero’s production self-flying air taxi will carry four passengers, the Boeing-backed startup has confirmed.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Formalizing a relationship first announced at the Paris Air Show in 2019, U.S. regional airline Cape air has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Eviation Aircraft for the purchase of 72 Alice electric aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Molly McMillin
Transactions for preowned business aircraft rose 35% during the first three months of 2022 compared to a year ago.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The fast rise in preowned business aircraft pricing, prevalent in the second half of 2021, appears to be leveling off, some brokers say, although they aren’t seeing market softening.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Zanite Acquisition has beefed up the committed funding that is backing its planned going-public merger with Eve, Embraer’s urban air mobility spinoff, as it heads into a May 6 shareholder vote on the deal.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Honeywell has started testing reaction time differences between expert pilots and novices on its prototype simplified vehicle operation cockpit system for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility