The Weekly of Business Aviation

PrivateFly, a subsidiary of Directional Aviation, has launched an aviator membership program in response to increased customer demand. The membership

Assent Aeronautics, a private aircraft auction house and brokerage firm, completed transactions of more than 50 aircraft sales and lease placements in

Alto Aviation has introduced its 2022 public address and passenger entertainment audio system designed for Embraer Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 light

Textron Aviation’s Singapore Service Center has added service and support for Hawker 750, 800XP, 850XP and 900XP jets. It recently received FAA and

Jet Aviation Partners has entered into an agreement with SkyNRG to offer global “book and claim” service for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to

Gulfstream Aerospace’s G500 and G600 demonstrated steep approach landings into London City Airport in England and at Lugano Aircraft and Sion Airport

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Hydrogen propulsion may be a wave of the future for commercial aviation, but it is already a reality for an increasing number of drones on the market.

Japan’s All Nippon Helicopter has become the world’s first operator of the Airbus Helicopters H160, with the first aircraft handed over from Airbus’ facility in Kobe, Japan.

Autonomous flight system developer Merlin Labs announced Dec. 10 that it has reached agreement with Ameriflight to equip the cargo carrier’s fleet with autonomous and semi-autonomous capability.

Textron Aviation and Spirit AeroSystems are suspending the deadline for employees to comply with a federal vaccination mandate for federal contractors following the Dec. 7 decision by the U.S. District Court in Georgia to temporarily halt President Joe Biden’s order.

In preparation for discussions with partners on building infrastructure to support urban air mobility, Volocopter has released a handbook on the design, construction and operation of its VoloPort modular vertiport.

Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce says it is seeing large engine flying hour increases as airlines restore long-haul flights, but the pace of recovery is uneven.

The agreement with Heart Aerospace for the G3000 integrated avionics suite represents a further expansion by Garmin into the regional air transport market as well as into electric aviation.

With the outbreak of the omicron COVID variant and resulting cancellation of many international flights, some private operators have returned to flying repatriation flights to help those stranded by the airlines without a way to return home.

West Star Aviation has outlined major facility expansions over the next three to five years for its sites in East Alton, Illinois; Grand Junction, Colorado; and Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Signature Aviation has purchased Vail Valley Jet Center at Eagle County Regional Airport in Gypsum, Colorado.

The end state vision for urban air mobility is high-tempo operations that enable a convenient and affordable mode of public transportation.

Australian interest in advanced air mobility is intensifying, with two local operators signing agreements with Embraer company Eve Urban Air Mobility for a total of 60 electric air taxis.

The Helicopter Company (THC) is purchasing H145 light-twins and medium-twin ACH160 models.

With a federal holiday falling on Friday, Dec. 31, parties wishing to finalize transactions for new or pre-owned aircraft with the FAA Registry in Oklahoma City by the end of 2021 should take note.

Tier 1 Engineering has selected a MagniX electric propulsion unit for its modification of the Robinson R44 light helicopter to battery power.

The FAA on Dec. 7 released airworthiness directives (AD) requiring operators of helicopters and passenger-carrying airplanes to prohibit certain operations requiring radio altimeter (RadAlt) data when in the presence of 5G wireless transmissions.

The FAA has issued Sikorsky a type certification for its Black Hawk helicopter, for the first time enabling civil and commercial customers to buy new-build aircraft, designated the S-70M, direct from the manufacturer.

AirMap's unmanned aircraft systems traffic management (UTM) platform will enable DroneUp to expand its operations to be able to fly drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of a remote pilot, a capability considered key to the industry’s success.