The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Another Chinese startup has emerged with ambitions to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has announced a new partnership with Etihad Aviation Training to recruit and train pilots to operate its Midnight air taxis in Abu Dhabi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Swiss startup Daedalean anticipates certification of the first cockpit avionics to incorporate machine learning by year-end or early in 2025.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
Lannie O’Bannion is Textron Aviation’s senior vice president of sales and flight operations.
EBACE

By Daniel Williams
The business aviation market is dominated by the North American market, with North American operators accounting for over 70% of all flight in 2023.
EBACE

By Tony Osborne
The latest update to the ongoing investigation was published May 13.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The text of the latest FAA Reauthorization Bill contains numerous provisions intended to advance the adoption of advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium has announced the beginning of construction of a new certification testing facility in Munich.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
The London Heliport has faced a constant struggle for its own existence, as property developments edge ever closer to the site’s FATO.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters test pilots are eagerly awaiting approval to begin higher-speed flights with the company’s Racer compound rotorcraft demonstrator.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Congress has passed a 1,000-page bill reauthorizing the FAA for five years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Hyundai Elevator is to lead a Seoul-funded project to develop a vertiport as part of the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) core technology development program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Volato recorded first quarter revenue of $13.2 million, a net loss of $17.4 million and a 39% increase in flight hours.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Heart Aerospace has announced a redesigned hybrid propulsion system built around off-the-shelf turboprops and electric motors.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Amazilia Aerospace is a developer of digital flight control, flight guidance and vehicle management systems for civil manned and unmanned aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Lithuania-based charter operator KlasJet plans to provide additional capacity to Israeli carrier Sun D’or over the summer peak season and beyond.
Airlines & Lessors

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace’s G700 large business jet has received EASA type certification, following FAA certification on March 29, the company reports.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Arcadia eFuels has three e-fuel facilities under development in Denmark, the UK and the U.S.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
In March 2023, Northvolt and Cuberg announced plans to develop an aviation-specific battery module using lithium-metal pouch cells.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The company expects the first use cases to be aerial work.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Jean-François Georges, Dassault Aviation’s senior vice president for civil aircraft at Dassault Aviation from 1991-2003, died May 11 at age 83.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Signature’s blended SAF offering at LAX includes 30% Neste MY SAF and 70% conventional Jet-A.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Alan Dron
Low-cost long-haul specialist Norse Atlantic aims to achieve full-year profitability in 2024, as it splits operations into summer and winter portfolios.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
The company is now “cleaning up” the study so that it can be peer reviewed and released publicly by the Energy Department.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jeremy Kariuki
The General Authority of Civil Aviation will unveil a plan to increase the GDP of its general aviation sector tenfold by 2030 at the 2024 Future Aviation Forum.
Safety, Ops & Regulation