The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Embraer Executive Jets and fractional ownership provider Flexjet have built on their 20-year relationship, with a record order for both companies.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Thierry Dubois
Daher is firming up its project of making final assembly lines for the TBM 900 and Kodiak single-turboprop aircraft at its Stuart, Florida, production facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The Trump administration’s proposal of tariffs could have “an enormous impact with many unintended consequences” on the business aviation industry, GAMA says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
As Daher has undergone salary and price inflation since the pandemic, the company is renegotiating the prices of the aerostructures it supplies to airframers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia says it has reached Stage 2 of the FAA’s G-1 issue paper process to establish the certification basis for the 600-kW electric propulsion system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The 656-ft.-long airship will use 32 of the motors, with power supplied by Honeywell 1-megawatt turbogenerators.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
Aircraft management can be a demanding business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Multiple NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System reports from the past two decades detail close encounters between commercial aircraft and helicopters near DCA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
MAF and Belgian simulator house Euramec have announced a deal which will see the creation of a bespoke training solution for the Cessna Caravan.
Maintenance & Training

By Matthew Fulco
Heico’s Flight Support Group has acquired 90% of the stock of business jet MRO provider Millennium International for an undisclosed amount.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Canadian charter airliner Nolinor Aviation has purchased multiple production slots for the Natilus Kona blended wing body (BWB) regional freighter.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier is adding a 51,000-ft.2 two-bay paint facility at its London Biggin Hill Service Center to support its customers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Safran Electrical & Power is seeking a chemical specialist to create its own GENeUSPACK battery solution for propulsion systems on electric and hybrid-electric aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The approval paves the way for more powerful motors that may equip hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The buyout delivers a key portfolio of aerospace and defense parts and engineering into the hands of two private equity (PE) investors familiar to industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Angus Batey
Farnborough College of Technology has launched a new eight-week course, in airport operations, as part of a collaboration with the town’s Airport.
Maintenance & Training

By Bill Carey
Days after a Learjet 55 air ambulance crashed in a Philadelphia neighborhood, the NTSB has recovered avionics that could help explain the cause of the accident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The challenge was launched in November 2023 with round one awards to Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, Exeter Airport Consortium and ZeroAvia in February 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Ann Shay
EBAA is eliminating the static display and integrating the AIROPS events into its annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
After a collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk, changes to airspace procedures near Washington DC are being implemented.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The flight of the uncrewed cargo VTOL was conducted at Pipistrel’s test facility near Gorizia, Italy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Equinor has selected Lufttransport RW AS as one of the operators to begin flying a new fleet of helicopters to service its offshore platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Unveiled at the Zhuhai Airshow in November, the CH-YH1000 is a medium-altitude multipurpose aircraft for civil and military missions.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace expects certification of its G800 ultra long-range, large cabin business jet sometime in the first half of 2025, executives say.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Ben Goldstein
Manufacturers including Archer and Joby have pushed back against the report’s conclusions.
Advanced Air Mobility