CitationPartners plans to make its Citation Excel Eagle airframe and flight deck upgrade program available to all owners of the popular Citation Excel family, including the Excel, XLS, and XLS+.
Startup VerdeGo Aero has validated the efficiency of its VH-3 hybrid-electric powerplant in more than 500 full-scale ground tests of prototype systems since mid-2020.
EC Power has received a U.S. Air Force contract to develop a lithium-ion battery cell capable of extreme fast charging of electrified aircraft and ground vehicles.
NetJets has paused sales of its jet cards, fractional shares and leases of its Embraer Phenom jets, Textron Aviation Citation XLS and Citation Latitude aircraft, an expansion of an earlier temporary halt of sales because of unprecedented demand for the products.
Over the next 10 years, Aviation Week Intelligence Network Fleet & Data Services forecasts deliveries of more than 7,900 business jets and 2,700 turboprops, for a total of 10,600 aircraft valued at $240 billion.
Gulfstream’s recent debut of two new business jet models—the $34.5 million large-cabin G400 and its longest-range business jet, the $71.5 million G800—fills out its product line in a strategy that began in 2006.
Collins Aerospace on Oct. 7 announced a new “Izon” information technology platform that will integrate various flight planning and other services available to business aviation operators into one mobile-capable interface.
A project to demonstrate low-carbon production of sustainable aviation fuel from corn stover—the leaves and stalks left in fields after harvesting—has been funded by the U.S. Energy Department.
Texas took the top spot in the consultancy’s annual Aerospace Manufacturing Index rankings thanks to union-leading scores in subcategories including industry, economy and tax policy.
The 2021 National Business Aviation Association & Exhibition opens in Las Vegas Oct. 12 after a year’s hiatus with new features–a dedicated maintenance pavilion, advanced air mobility (AAM) zone, a dedicated owner/single-pilot pavilion–and a new way to travel between convention center and static display, by helicopter.
Identifying advanced air mobility as a target market, Solvay has introduced a new thermoset composite resin system while ramping up its capacity to meet growing demand for thermoplastic composites.
The business aviation bounce back following the easing of COVID-19 lockdowns is affecting all parts of the sector, but the increasing levels of business are having outsize impacts in certain places.
China’s EHang has displayed its EH216 two-seat multicopter in Spain for the first time as it announced a collaboration with the Spanish National Police to explore potential uses for autonomous air vehicles in emergency and security missions.
The business aviation industry stands on the threshold of a new era and can learn from mass-market businesses and technology disrupters, says one of the sector’s most recently minted senior leaders, Vinayak Hegde.
Inmarsat and U.S. startup Xwing have signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue development of a dedicated satellite communications terminal and associated services for autonomous aircraft.
Speaking at the AviationWeek Asia Aerospace Leadership Forum, the Executive Vice President of Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) said the country has “tremendous interest” in eVTOL development.
Some jurisdictions are over-reacting when civil aircraft lose communications with air traffic control (ATC), holding operators accountable for costs associated with military intervention and creating a culture of blame, rather than one that fosters learning lessons and improving protocols, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) warned.
Wing-in-ground-effect vehicle developer Regent Craft has selected Paris-based maritime certification specialist Bureau Veritas to evaluate its 12-passenger Viceroy.
