The Weekly of Business Aviation

SkyDrive of Japan has unveiled renderings of its two-seater SD-05 electric vertical takeoff and landing passenger aircraft.

Business aviation associations have issued a set of policy principles to guide long-term carbon emissions reductions ahead of the 41st annual International Civil Aviation Organization Triennial Assembly.

Honeywell has received approval on a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA for the installation of its Aspire 400 Satellite Communications System on Bombardier Global Express platforms.

The FAA has released vertiport design standards to support the introduction of new advanced air mobility aircraft into the U.S. airspace system.

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered its 500th G650/G650ER ultra-long-range aircraft, the company announced.

The airport is due to begin winding down operations starting Oct. 31.

Vertical Aerospace has conducted the first tethered hover flight of the full-scale demonstrator for its VX4 electric air taxi, the startup staking the claim to be the first British company in 20 years to begin flight tests of a new aircraft.

Most of the attention being paid to aviation’s attempts at reducing its carbon footprint focuses on airplanes, engines and fuels.

Ferrovial Vertiports, which is working with Lilium to develop a network of vertiports in Florida for operation of Lilium Jets, is extending its partnership with infrastructure consulting firm AECOM.

Growing up in a U.S. Air Force family, Maj. Kyle Oliver, the No. 5 pilot in the Thunderbirds air-demonstration squadron, knew from a young age he wanted to join the military and fly jets.

Curt Castagna became president and CEO of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) on Sept. 1, succeeding Timothy Obitts.

Embraer, the Brazilian aerospace manufacturer, has signed an investment agreement to acquire a minority shareholding in XMobots, a large drone company in Latin America.

The pilot of a Cirrus Vision Jet SF-50 Vision Jet became the first pilot in the aircraft’s history to deploy the jet’s parachute during an accident on Sept. 9 in Orlando.

Aspiring advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicle developers gathered for an event near the U.S. Capitol described their progress toward entering commercial service on a day that saw the AAM ranks thinned by one company.

The routes will feed traffic into hubs operated by American Airlines, which Contour interlines with.

Jetcraft predicts demand for pre-owned business jets to lead to 10,921 transactions representing $66.6 billion in revenue from 2022-2026, according to its just-released business jet market forecast.

The U.S. Air Force AFWerX Agility Prime initiative has added Mayman Aerospace to the list of companies receiving support to develop new-generation vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Advanced air mobility startup Kittyhawk has ceased operations.

De Havilland Aircraft has unveiled plans for a massive aircraft production and aftermarket support facility near Calgary.

European regulators are showing support and using a new approach to rulemaking as they prepare for the emergence of urban air mobility.

Bombardier’s first Challenger 3500 super mid-size business jet has entered service, the company says.

Airbus and Ecocopter of Chile sign memorandum of understanding to explore and define launch scenarios for air mobility operations.

Wisk envisions one “multivehicle supervisor” managing three air taxis at once from a remote location by 2030.

Regent’s seaglider technology demonstrator completed its first successful series of flights in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, on Sept. 19, utilizing all three modes of maritime operation—floating, foiling and flying.

Russian Helicopters has delivered the first Ansat light-twin rotorcraft to Zimbabwe.