The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace has finalized the design and specifications for its Aero2 hybrid-electric tiltwing VTOL UAS.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jeremy Kariuki
Signature Aviation began construction June 13 on a fixed-base operator (FBO) facility at Huntsville International Airport (HSV) in Alabama.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Alan Dron
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) have been certified under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation has rolled out the first flight prototype of SSJ-New, an import-substituted version of Superjet 100 regional jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The electric lift-augmenting slats (ELAS) are expected to halve takeoff and landing distances.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Hungarian government is to provide Rolls-Royce with $5 million over 3 years to support research and development of electric and hybrid-electric aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s LTA Research is preparing to begin outdoor flight tests of its Pathfinder 1 large rigid airship.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
United Airlines and Eve Air Mobility have partnered to introduce urban air mobility services in San Francisco.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Universal Hydrogen is accelerating flight tests of its De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 hydrogen electric demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Battery worries have led Italy-based Tecnam Aircraft to suspend plans to develop the P-Volt all-electric version of the P2012 twin-engine light aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Omer Bar-Yohay has stepped down as president of AutoFlight to focus on a firefighting data startup he co-founded.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
The HondaJet 2600 will fly to 2,625 nm with a single pilot and four passengers, more than 1,000 nm farther than the current HA-420 HondaJet Elite II.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
CitationPartners offers Citation Excel Eagle program customers a choice of two transformation options, which vary the time an aircraft is out of service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The historical aircraft was the third to roll off the production line and the first to be delivered to a customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
U.S.-based Cirrus Aircraft—owned by AVIC subsidiary China Aviation Industry General Aircraft—is seeking $300 million in an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
A judge is sending Wisk Aero’s lawsuit against Archer Aviation to trial, although in a partial summary judgment he knocked down several claims made by Wisk.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Naples Airport (APF) on Florida’s west coast is subsidizing the cost of UL94 unleaded avgas, which it started supplying to aircraft operators on June 9.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Whisper Aero unveiled a concept for an electric regional air mobility aircraft at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aviation conference.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
The leaders of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 9 introduced their version of the next FAA reauthorization legislation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
Data security has never been an optional extra for aviation businesses, but a balance must be struck when regulations are being developed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
Alex Durand has been CEO of Norwich, England-based SaxonAir since the start of 2013.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, allows AEI, a private equity firm, to bolster Yingling Aviation’s reach across the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Advanced air mobility startup Plana Aero recently unveiled its CP-01 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
As wildfires rage across Canada, a Belgian startup is pursuing plans to develop a new generation of large-capacity amphibious firefighting aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ascent Flight Training has secured a £125 million ($156 million) contract to train rear crew for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare