The Weekly of Business Aviation

Michael Amalfitano was named president and CEO of Embraer Executive Jets, based in Melbourne, Florida, in March 2017.

The number of pre-owned business jets for sale in November declined 3% compared to a year ago, equating to 3.1% of the fleet, but grew 6% when compared to October inventories, according to Jefferies’ analysts.

Airline operations communications (AOC) would be conducted over commercial broadband networks under a future connectivity plan advanced by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the FAA and manufacturers Airbus and Boeing.

An overwhelming number of new business jet fliers—94%—say they plan to continue to fly privately rather than return to the airlines.

Ampaire has flown the first Cessna Caravan converted to hybrid-electric propulsion.

Deliveries of piston aircraft rose during the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, compared to the same period a year ago, while business jet deliveries declined and turboprop shipments were flat, according to the just-released General Aviation Aircraft (GAMA) shipment report.

Wheels Up, a private aviation provider, has formed a pilot hiring partnership with military contractor MAG Aerospace to create a development opportunity for MAG pilots.

Looking forward to 2023, experts predict a more balanced pre-owned aircraft market, one that is less of a seller’s market but not a buyer’s market either.

Paris airports operator Groupe ADP has inaugurated its first solar park, in Caveirac, in the Gard department in the south of France, as part of a long-term agre

Finland’s Border Guard has shortlisted nine suppliers who could provide the service with modified business jets equipped for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions

This change applies to traditional general aviation, commercial aircraft and larger drone registrations, the FAA says.

HeliFlite, a private helicopter operator with service along the East Coast of the U.S., now offers charters to and from Miami’s Watson Island Seaplane Base.

Private aviation provider NetJets has broken ground on a new exclusive-use facility in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Display of the Optionally Piloted Personal Air Vehicle (OPPAV), by airframe designer and manufacturer Vessel Aerospace, was a centerpiece of the K-UAM Confex organized by Incheon International Airport.

Archer's new facility will be capable of producing up to 650 of its four-passenger Midnight aircraft per year.

All five crew members on the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress bomber and one in the Bell P-63F Kingcobra fighter were killed in the accident, which happened at the Wings Over Dallas airshow.

Archer Aviation is doubling down on its confidence in certifying its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle by the end of 2024 and launching air-taxi service in 2025.

Delays in suppliers providing engines, avionics and interiors continue to hamper Embraer, forcing the Brazilian aerospace and defense leader to miss delivering dozens of aircraft so far in 2022.

Frank Robinson, the man who pioneered the development of the Robinson family of light helicopters for the general aviation market, has died.

Embraer posted revenue of $271.7 million in its executive aviation division, up 6% from a year ago, and reaffirmed its projection to deliver 100-110 executive jets during 2022.

Another step toward operating a commercial urban air mobility service in Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympics has been taken with the opening of a vertiport terminal within the Advanced Air Mobility Sandbox test environment at the Pontoise Aerodrome here.

U.S. startup Rain Industries has unveiled an autonomous firefighting demonstrator aircraft, the MK2, with plans to showcase a rapid initial wildfire response and containment with the uncrewed rotorcraft.

Australia’s Northern Territory Air Services has signed a letter of intent with Eviation for 20 Alice electric aircraft.

Madrid-based Quality Fly says it has become the first flight school in the European Union to reach carbon neutrality.

Wheels Up posted an increase in record revenue and net losses in the third quarter of 2022 as it works to cut costs and realign its management structure, leading to the elimination of the president’s position.