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The Weekly of Business Aviation, included with your AWIN membership, delivers critical business intelligence to keep business aviation leaders, including decisions makers from airframe manufacturers, suppliers, corporate flight departments, charter operators, FBOs, informed of the latest industry development – and the impact on business. Delivered each week directly to your inbox, each edition includes expert insight, analysis and data intelligence covering the business of business aviation so you can easily monitor the market and find new opportunities to grow your business.

 

 

By Molly McMillin
Business and general aviation sales totaled $2.3 billion in 2021, up 6.5% compared to a year ago, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Small unmanned aircraft equipped with meteorological instruments have flown simulated urban and suburban delivery routes on the Daytona Beach, Florida, campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to help develop hyperlocal weather prediction tools needed for autonomous flights in populated areas.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson’s decision to step down in six weeks sets the agency up for a leadership transfer—and likely a stint under an acting chief—while several high-profile, complex issues remain unresolved.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is confident that it will finally secure FAA certification of its H160 twin-engine medium rotorcraft later this year, more than two years after European approval was granted for the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The first experimental prototype of Joby Aviation’s S4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi crashed on Feb. 16 during a remotely piloted flight at the company’s remote flight test base in Big Sur, California.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Engineers are advancing the final assembly of Airbus’ Racer compound high-speed rotorcraft demonstrator.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has launched a new NBAA Owner Pilot Association Coalition (NBAA OPAC) to bring together leaders of business aircraft owner pilot organizations to work on top of concerns and explore opportunities to grow the owner-operator community, NBAA says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Chinese startup AutoFlight completed the first transition between vertical and forward flight for its Prosperity 1 air taxi in record time for an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft program by drawing on its experience from almost 10,000 flights of its unmanned cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
In a letter to FAA employees released by the agency, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said that he has “made the very difficult decision to step down” less than three years into his five-year appointment.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of understanding with Luxembourg-based business jet and helicopter service provider and fixed-based operator Luxaviation to collaborate on the development and deployment of advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. Energy Department is seeking feedback from stakeholders on an $8 billion initiative to establish at least four regional hydrogen hubs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Paragon Flight Training in Fort Myers, Florida, has accepted the first of 10 new Piper Pilot P100i training airplanes it expects to receive in 2022 as part of a five-year fleet modernization plan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation celebrated the 8,000th worldwide delivery of its Cessna Citation, a Citation Longitude super mid-size business jet, following the first Citation delivery 50 years ago.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Italian general aviation manufacturer Tecnam has made its first foray into electric propulsion, revealing a hybrid-electric version of its four-seat P2010 that made its first flight in December.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Virgin Group has formed a strategic partnership with chemical recycling company Agilyx to build a plant in the U.S. to convert plastic waste into synthetic crude oil than will then be refined into lower-carbon fuels including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use by Virgin Atlantic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Dallas-based King Aerospace Commercial Corp. is growing and expanding its modification services to the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport near Rogers, Arkansas.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
With eyes on the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Kansai, Japan is preparing for the introduction of air taxi services.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
Tail-mounted electric motor newly added.
Singapore Airshow

By Graham Warwick
Both tourist trips cross-border flights are the goal.
Singapore Airshow

By Michael Bruno
The move puts Chris Calio onto the shortlist to succeed Raytheon Chairman, CEO and President Greg Hayes.
Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Embraer’s preparations for the possible launch are focusing almost entirely on the selection of an engine manufacturer and the question to what extent the powerplant will include new technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Electric aircraft startup Eviation has announced the departure of co-founder Omer Bar-Yohay as CEO and appointed the company’s president, Greg Davis, as interim CEO.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The FAA is studying the concept of a new set of operational rules and regulations dubbed automated flight rules, which will be designed to handle the huge increase in mainly low altitude air traffic anticipated with the emergence of new generation advanced air mobility vehicles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for mature businesses to manage, but for new companies the shocks have often been profound.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Swiss-based Nomad Aviation has added a Dassault Falcon 8X and a Gulfstream G550 to its fleet of managed aircraft. It also added a 13-passenger
Business Aviation