The Weekly of Business Aviation

Signature Aviation announced it has received a 2024 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its clean energy initiatives.
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Flightways Columbus is celebrating its 15th anniversary of aviation service.
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Private Jet Services (PJS) announced the launch of its VIP Boeing 757 fleet.
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Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.
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By Ben Goldstein
The new funds are intended to finance expanded production of Pyka’s autonomous electric fixed-wing aircraft, which come in two variants.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation and sister company, Tru Simulation, have pulled out of exhibiting at the National Business Aviation Association Conference & Exhibition.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
AeroAsset released its 2024 Half-Year Report for preowned twin-engine helicopters, citing a five-year high for average trading prices (ATP).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The impact of the strike by unionized workers at Textron Aviation, which delivers about 15 business jets a month, will depend on how long the action lasts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Florida-based VerdeGo Aero is aiming to certify a suite of hybrid-electric integrated propulsion systems under the FAA’s Part 33 rules for aeroengines.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The UK Civil Aviation Authority plans to begin beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone demonstrations by year’s end.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has named Cisco executive Darren Pleasance as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
StandardAero announced the launch of its initial public offering (IPO) process on Sept. 23, seeking to raise $1.1 billion at a valuation of up to $7.5 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Pipistrel has delivered the first Velis Electro two-seat flight trainer under an FAA airworthiness exemption, the company announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
General Atomics AeroTec Systems has begun final assembly of the first wing for the Do228 NXT, four years after acquiring the program from Switzerland’s RUAG.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
French startup Hynaero, which was founded last year and aims to develop a new water bomber with greater performance, is reporting progress.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China’s Hainan Island has published a three-year action plan to develop its low-altitude economy, including the establishment of eVTOL air routes.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Wheels Up lead investors will extend the lock-up restriction with shares of Wheels Up common stock issued under its investment agreements until Sept. 20, 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Zhuhai-based Vertaxi was founded in April 2021 by two members of the team that developed China’s Comac C919 narrowbody airliner.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jeremy Kariuki
ExecuJet has expanded its European FBO network through the opening of its newest FBO at Malta International Airport (LMML).
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
Sticking points are pay, healthcare and job security, union officials say. The current contract expires just after midnight on Monday, Sept. 23, when the strike begins.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
The FAA has issued an update to its interim safety standards for vertiport design.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Twelve has raised $645 million in funding to help complete its power-to-liquid SAF production plant in Moses Lake, Washington and to pay for additional plants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Swaati Ketkar
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, based in Hyderabad, South India has launched an 11,234 ft.2 state-of-the-art general aviation terminal.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Jeremy Kariuki
Officials of ATW in Appleton, Wisconsin, broke ground on its business park expansion project, aiming to accelerate growth in local aviation-related businesses.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
Yingling Aviation continues to grow with the acquisition of Bevan Aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion