The Weekly of Business Aviation

During EAA AirVenture 2023 there were announcements of hundreds of orders by manufacturers and at least one launch of a new training program.

The award is similar to one received by Joby Aviation in April to deliver and operate up to nine of its S4 eVTOL aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

Four people were killed July 29 in two separate accidents involving aircraft attending the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Fly-In and Convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

The LimoConnect V2 was unveiled July 22 at the Electric Aircraft Symposium in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Gogo Business Aviation said July 27 that its 5G network launch will be delayed due to a “design error in a non-5G component of its chip.”

French startup Aura Aero flew its Integral S training aircraft for the first time on July 28 from Toulouse-Francazal airport.

Any changes to existing designs deemed safety critical are, by definition, major changes, according to FAA's new draft policy.

Pricing helps offset supply chain issues.

Russia is developing technology for a hybrid-electric regional airliner, with plans to fly a demonstrator in 2026, news agency Tass says.

Aerofugia is a subsidiary of Chinese carmaker Geely.

The average hourly jet card rate for private jets dropped 1.3% in the second quarter, according to Private Jet Card Comparisons.

China’s AutoFlight is claiming a world first with the formation flight of three prototypes of its planned Prosperity 1 air taxi.

Diamond Aircraft completed the first flight of its eDA40 electric training aircraft from Weiner Neustadt, Austria, on July 20.

Wisk Aero remotely flew the aircraft for four minutes over Runway 18/36 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics is to collaborate with Heart Aerospace to define the power distribution system for the Swedish startup’s planned ES-30 electric regional airliner.

Supply chain issues still impacting Gulfstream deliveries, but General Dynamics CEO seems confident about the G700’s certification schedule.

The company anticipates getting certification by the end of 2024.

Diamond Aircraft Industries celebrated the first delivery to a customer at EAA AirVenture 2023.

Together, the orders are valued at a total of $50 million.

Through the agreement, Airshare plans to double the size of its Challenger fleet to support the demand from fractional ownership customers.

Through 2042, the forecast projects a requirement in North America for 127,000 new pilots, 125,000 new technicians and 177,000 new cabin crew members.

U.S. startup Electra.aero has secured an investment from Statkraft Ventures, a fund that specializes in energy transition and clean technology.

Colorado-based vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) startup XTI Aircraft has announced a reverse merger with real-time location services provider Inpixon.

Most airline close calls happened within 1 1/2 mi. of a runway approach or departure zone.

Piper Aircraft's Ron Gunnarson announced the formation of PIMCO at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh.