The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Ben Goldstein
Airbus is making progress on its urban air mobility vehicle, hoping for certification and service entry this decade.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has published a long-awaited document outlining proposed pilot training and operating standards for eVTOL aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The EU has doubled the size of its rescEU aerial firefighting fleet for this year’s wildfire season.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Wildfires in Canada have slowed or paused air traffic in portions of the U.S. northeast, as smoke drifts south in quantities large enough to impact visibility.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
The first flight of Russia's import-substituted version of the Superjet 100 draws closer, but the first aircraft will not be equipped with the PD-8 turbofan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
The NTSB has started investigating an accident involving a Cessna Citation V, which crashed north of Montebello, Virginia on June 4.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The two-day summit begins June 21 with committee meetings and appointments with members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
ATR claims its 70-seat-class ATR 72-600 cuts carbon dioxide emissions by 45%, compared with equivalent regional jets.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Jeremy Kariuki
Despite changes in leadership and stock market challenges, Wheels Up plans to bolster its aircraft availability by 10% through various means.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
There are four high-octane unleaded fuels being developed on separate pathways to work across the wide variety of piston aircraft and engines in the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Inventory has risen 25% over the past six months.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Honda Aircraft is offering no-cost support to fractional ownership customers of Jet It, which grounded its fleet on May 18.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The pilot and five passengers were not injured during the May 18 runway incursion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
A U.S. government initiative aimed at raising awareness of human trafficking is making inroads in the general aviation sector.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
With its stock trading below $1 per share since early March, the company faced possible delisting by the NYSE.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Destinus has flown a subscale prototype configured with a hydrogen-fueled afterburner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Boeing has taken full control of self-flying air taxi developer Wisk.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
A new Aviation Week and Bank of America market survey shows the state of industry’s relationships to be unexpectedly good.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Boeing has signed a prepurchase option agreement with Equatic, a startup that aims to remove carbon dioxide from seawater.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Regent has signed an agreement to sell 15 of its 12-passenger electric Viceroy seaplanes to Filipino charter operator INAEC Aviation Corporation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Sales of avionics during the first quarter (Q1) of 2023 rose 22.6% to $777.6 million compared to the same period a year ago, according to AEA.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Chinese air taxi startup EHang has reiterated its confidence in receiving type certification in the “near future.”
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Already licensed for use at 35 plants globally, UOP’s technology produces HEFA (hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids) SAF from waste fats, oils and greases.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
After consulting “a large number” of airlines and IFC competitors, the European Commission decided that Viasat’s market position would remain “moderate.”
Interiors & Connectivity

By Tony Osborne
Safran Helicopter Engines' new CEO Cedric Goubet says the engine business will almost double production to 1,000 engines per year in response to the market.
Aircraft & Propulsion