The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Australia’s fledging advanced air mobility industry was promoted at the biennial Avalon Airshow at Geelong in Victoria.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters is expanding its use of simulation, enabling the company’s engineers to iterate faster and reduce the cost of development.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters is exploring the use of big data collected from operators of its helicopters to better understand its fleets.
Connected Aerospace

By Bill Carey
Town-owned JYO, located 35 mi. northwest of Washington, is the second busiest general aviation airport in Virginia.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Ben Goldstein
Electric flying car startup LEO Flight is preparing to raise funds to begin work on its first preproduction prototype of its LEO Coupe vehicle.
Advanced_Air_Mobility_departments

By Matthew Orloff
The 50,000 ft.² hangar facility will open in summer of 2023
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Christine Boynton
The March 15 event was announced by Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Orloff
Under the terms of the acquisition, Larry Wade, CEO and president of Golden Isles, will join Odyssey as a partner and serve on its board of directors.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters says it has ended a seven-year-long dispute with parts manufacturer Aerometals.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Dassault Aviation is putting the Falcon 6X’s entry into service as its main priorities, targeting the timeline of summer 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Two activists from the climate-action group Fossil Free London made interventions from the conference floor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
French manufacturer Daher has joined the United Aerial Firefighters Association (UAFA), becoming the first airframer member of the organization.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Fast-growing Wheels Up, a private aviation provider, is restructuring and eliminating jobs to shave $30 million a year in costs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Honda is researching the production of sustainable aviation fuel and its use in powerplants for its HondaJet light bizjet and planned eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
The converted aircraft lifted off at 8:41 a.m. Pacific time and landed back after a 15-min. flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Pilatus delivered 133 aircraft in 2022, according to the OEM’s annual report for 2022 published March 2.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
General Electric plans to invest $355 million in existing aerospace-related sites in 2023 after conducting so-called lean process improvement reviews.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
AutoFlight, a startup with operations in China and Europe, has completed the longest flight to date by an eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Startup Limosa has signed an agreement with composites specialist Airborne of the Netherlands covering manufacture of a full-scale technology demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Korean electric air taxi startup Plana and Volatus Infrastructure have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on vertiport development.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Regional mobility booking platform KinectAir has announced a partnership with Electra.aero that could see it deploy up to 31 hybrid eSTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
A judge has denied Wisk Aero’s motion to sanction Archer Aviation for alleged intentional destruction of evidence related to a lawsuit.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
Simon Geere spoke with the Weekly at Farnborough Airport in early February.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Matthew Orloff
The company is one of seven to submit an application for the FBO lease at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE) in Aspen, Colorado.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Tony Osborne
Avincis was previously the name of a wider group of helicopter operating companies.
Aircraft & Propulsion