Business aircraft deliveries to the Middle East, including business turboprops and jets, are expected to total 141 over the 10-year period from 2024-2032.
Volocopter has conducted crewed flight tests of its 2X electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype at Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Florida.
Mark Baker piloted the fuel demonstration aircraft for one hour on Oct. 31 with G100UL feeding the left engine and 100 Low Lead fueling the right engine.
Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace has delivered an Aero2 X2.2 demo to U.S. drone operator Spright for flight testing of the electric tiltwing UAS in Oregon.
Leonardo Helicopters is planning to further grow the capacity of the skidded-landing gear variant of its AW169 twin-engine intermediate-medium rotorcraft .
Lilium has named business aircraft brokerage ArcosJet DMCC as its exclusive authorized dealer for private aircraft sales in Cyprus, Israel and the UAE.
The growth is part of Gulfstream’s overall strategic plan that includes expansions of wing and empennage production and the customer support service center.
The fleet of Bombardier’s Global 7500 aircraft has surpassed 100,000 flight hr. and broken 20 speed records on a number of key routes, the company notes.
Embraer delivered 28 executive aircraft and 15 commercial aircraft during the Q3 of 2023, up 30% from 33 total aircraft delivered for the period a year ago.
Beta Technologies has flown an Alia electric aircraft prototype to Eglin AFB, Florida, to begin at least three months of flight testing with the U.S. Air Force.
Textron Aviation delivered a “strong” third quarter (Q3), shipping 39 business jets, flat with a year ago, and 38 commercial turboprops, up from 33 a year ago.
