The Weekly of Business Aviation

The 17,000 ft.² warehouse, to be operational by January 2024, will bring Yingling’s total space to more than 320,000 ft.²

VoltAero's Cassio 330 features a 330 kW electric-parallel hybrid propulsion system built around a Kawasaki piston engine, with an electric motor from Safran.

Joby Aviation has signed a collaboration agreement with South Korea’s SK Telecom to provide an aircraft for in-country flight testing in 2024 under the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Grand Challenge.

French startup VoltAero has flown its Cassio S hybrid-electric propulsion testbed on 100% sustainable fuel.

The tests were conducted at the German Aerospace Center DLR Cologne facility.

The launch customer for the Pioneer Edition of the Lilium Jet has already sold an undisclosed number of its initial batch of 10 aircraft.

Airbus Helicopters has unveiled a third technology demonstrator, this time based on its H145 twin-engine light rotorcraft.

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics is expanding by nearly 50%.

Nancy Bsales joined bizav sustainability firm 4Air as chief operating officer in 2020.

U.S. startup Jump Aero has announced the sale of 10 fast-response electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles to Australian company Electro Ventures.

Airbus Helicopters says it is testing a new architecture for its H135 twin-engine light helicopter.

Facilities like London Oxford Airport face challenges as the aerospace industry readies itself for low- or zero-carbon aircraft.

Attac, which says it campaigns for social, fiscal and ecological justice, with actions against multinationals, said around 30 activists had entered the airport.

GKN Aerospace will provide the electrical wiring system for the hybrid-electric flight demonstrator under development by Pratt & Whitney Canada.

The UK’s Empire Test Pilots school has launched an uncrewed air systems (UAS) test pilot course, reflecting growing market needs.

H55 has secured almost $50 million from investors including RTX Ventures for infrastructure at plants in Switzerland and Montreal and a subsidiary in Toulouse.

“We’re excited. It’s a big deal for us,” Ron Draper, Textron Aviation president and CEO, told The Weekly of Business Aviation.

Under the deal, Wheels Up will issue Class A common stock to the lenders, which will eventually own 95% of the company’s outstanding equity.

Netherlands-based hydrogen-electric propulsion startup Conscious Aerospace plans to open a hangar at Rotterdam The Hague Airport on Oct. 12.

Chinese air taxi startup EHang has announced a strategic investment and partnership with Inx, a developer of solid-state lithium-metal batteries.

UK high-performance electric motor developer Helix has completed a project to demonstrate a direct-drive electric propulsion unit for aircraft.

During the first half (H1) of 2023, retail transactions of pre-owned, twin-engine helicopters totaled 76, down 15% compared to the same period a year ago.

NetJets has signed up to be the launch customer for the Cessna Citation Ascend, now under development, with deliveries projected to begin in 2025.

The Embraer spinoff originally planned to pursue simultaneous triple certification of its eVTOL in Brazil, Europe and the U.S.

The FAA has authorized Zipline International to perform beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights of its cargo drones.