The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Swiss autonomous flight startup Daedalean has established a U.S. presence as its first artificial intelligence-based avionics system moves toward FAA certification.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
Denver International’s altitude continues to create problems for aircraft collision-avoidance systems, the FAA said in a recent safety alert.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
XTI has reverted to all-turbine propulsion for the initial version of the TriFan 600.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier has received an order for the Challenger 3500 super midsize business jet from Italy’s Air Corporate SRL, the first company to offer the aircraft for charter operations in Europe.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Elliott Aviation has retrofitted HomeSafe autoland systems on Daher TBM 940 turboprops delivered in the U.S. from 2019-20, before the Garmin-based autoland system was certified on the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen fuel cell propulsion for aviation is getting its start using automotive technology, but meeting the performance requirements of future commercial aircraft will require technology improvements across a broad range of components.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
South Korean wireless provider SK Telecom is aiming to be first to deploy a 5G airspace communications network to support urban air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Japan Airlines is to participate in a project to explore business models for the implementation of advanced air mobility services in Tokyo.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Embraer’s urban air mobility spinoff Eve Holding saw cash burn accelerate in the first half of 2022 as it increased research and development (R&D) spending on its electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi and urban air traffic management program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
New contracts would end a long-running dry spell for orders of the six-metric-ton AW159 Wildcat naval helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Embraer plans to decide the engine supplier for its proposed turboprop by year-end, the company said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Farnborough Airport has appointed architectural practice Gebler Tooth and civil engineer McLaughlin & Harvey to design and build its new, third hangar, with construction due to start this month.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Bill Carey
Proposed new federal legislation would renew the legal authorities already granted to U.S. agencies to protect critical infrastructure and events against rogue drones and empower the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to “proactively” prevent drone incursions at airports.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier continues to see strong demand for business jets, although supply chain issues continue to constrain deliveries.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Bill Carey
Autonomous advanced air mobility vehicles offer a solution to minimizing the environmental impact of wildfires, panelists told a White House-sponsored AAM conference Aug. 3.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
For now, urban air mobility is focused on small two-four-passenger air taxis. But a UK study suggests that larger, 30-50-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft could be competitive with existing modes of public transportation while reducing emissions and congestion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Aircraft completions company JETMS Completions has received FAA supplemental type certification (STC) approval to modify seating on the Embraer Phenom 300 light jet.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
Air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity system developer SmartSky Networks announced Aug. 2 that its broadband network for business aviation now operates across the continental U.S.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Lee Ann Shay
Gulfstream’s leader talks about the company’s new aircraft certification progress, customer base and service center network.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
MAG Aviation Group, Inc., an aviation solutions provider based in Fort Myers, Florida, has announced the opening of its newest location at the Boise Airport (BOI) in Boise, Idaho.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the world’s largest airshow, hit a record for attendance in 2022 with about 650,000 participating, up 7% from 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
An L3Harris/AirTractor team has been selected to supply 75 weaponized versions of the AT-802 crop duster to Air Force Special Operations Command after winning the $3 billion contract for the Armed Overwatch program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Infrastructure developer Skyports Infrastructure and AirAsia’s Advanced Air Mobility, a unit of AirAsia Aviation Group Limited, have signed a one-year letter of intent to study air taxi infrastructure development in Malaysia.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
If granted commuter air carrier authorization by the U.S. DOT, SkyWest Charter hopes to backfill capacity on routes vacated due to staffing shortages.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Orloff
Paragon Aviation Group, a global group of vetted independent FBO and international handling agents, has joined as an industry partner with I Hart Flying Foundation (IHFF), a non-profit organization built to assist women in achieving their aviation goals through flight training scholarships.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers