The Weekly of Business Aviation

An audit of the in-service Airbus H160 twin-engine medium helicopter fleet confirms a lower empty weight and lower-than-anticipated fuel consumption.

Wheels Up announced plans to open a new 40,000 ft² facility at Palm Beach International Airport (KPBI).

With the recent certification of the Gulfstream G700, the time is ripe to look back at the OEM's recent large-cabin bizjet deliveries.

AeroHT, a subsidiary of Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng, is to establish an urban air mobility demonstration site in China.

Although she is now among the highest-profile members of Austria’s business-aviation industry, Antonia Gilbert came to the sector almost by accident.

Archer Aviation has opened a new regulatory affairs office in Washington as it looks to ramp up lobbying efforts ahead of expected entry-into-service in 2025.

VOO, an online B2B private charter marketplace, is integrating its services with REDiFly to streamline charter sale functions between both platforms.

Volocopter is still awaiting type certification of the VoloCity by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau.

Republic Airways Holdings and its Leadership in Flight Training (LIFT) Academy are developing a flight training program along with Tuskegee University.

The primary purpose of the new joint program is to serve as a replacement for the L-410 twin-turboprop, production of which was suspended in 2022.

Elixir Aircraft, based in La Rochelle, France, is adding two new facilities, including a third production site in Aytre, France, and its first site in the U.S.

NetJets pilots have ratified a Tentative Agreement to amend their current labor contract, which includes a 51% wage increase over the next five years.

An operational evaluation of Diamond Aircraft’s eDA40 electric trainer with Lufthansa Aviation Training has shown the aircraft meets performance expectations.

French startup Aura Aero has invited suppliers to bid for the first large work packages for its planned ERA 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft.

Besides corporate aviation customers, the deal includes four fuel providers and three airlines.

GKN Aerospace is nearing critical milestones in its H2Gear hydrogen-electric powertrain research and technology project after overcoming supply chain issues.

Vertiport developer and drone operator Skyports has raised more than $110 million in a Series C funding round.

The average age of a business aircraft in the U.S. is 18.5 years old, according to a survey by Pureprofile commissioned by Airbus Corporate Jets.

Business jet and turboprop manufacturers delivered 178 aircraft during the first three months of 2024.

Lilium has begun producing battery packs for the first prototype Lilium Jet.

Czech startup Zuri has completed a large-scale ground testbed for its planned five-seat hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Under book-and-claim, airlines operating from locations where there is no SAF available can buy SAF for use elsewhere.

Electric Power Systems (EPS) has unveiled a new battery, the Electric Propulsion ion Core Ecosystem 2.0 (EPIC 2.0), that promises 90 min. of power for flight and 30 min. of reserve power.

Under the Wilbur Air brand, the company plans to operate a range of aircraft from heavy-lift cargo drones to regional passenger airliners.

The European Commission has adopted a package of legislation for drones and electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.