The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Startup Mayman Aerospace has unveiled a flight-ready prototype of its Speeder vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
The British charity Aerobility, which works to change the lives of disabled people by giving them the opportunity to fly, has confirmed a second sale of its Grob 109B Able, and is engaging with the advanced air mobility (AAM) sector to try to ensure the next generation of small aircraft are accessible to all.
Farnborough Airshow

By Molly McMillin
About 120 Textron Aviation aircraft from 28 states carried more than 800 athletes and coaches to Orlando for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has changed its stance on whether U.S. repair stations can comply with current U.S-EU bilateral guidance by validating new parts intended for installation on EU-registered aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Chinese startup Pantuo Aviation has conducted the first free-hover flight of a half-scale model of its planned Pantala Concept H ducted-fan electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s competition watchdog has called on offshore helicopter operator CHC to unwind its acquisition of Babcock’s rotary-wing oil and gas services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace is expanding its Appleton, Wisconsin, service facility in a $55 million project to meet customer demand and growth in its fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Beta Technologies has completed a 1,220-nm mission with its Alia-250c electric aircraft, flying the prototype from its test base in Plattsburgh, New York, to Bentonville, Arkansas, for display at the UP.Summit on June 6-8.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
There is plenty of energy and time being spent within the aviation industry to address carbon emissions and plan for a more sustainable and environmentally responsible future.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The future of aviation manufacturing could be dramatically quieter, cleaner, more efficient and productive, and its Mecca might be located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Satellite communications (satcom) provider Inmarsat says it will upgrade its Jet ConneX (JX) service for business aviation to vastly increase inflight download speeds.
Connectivity

By Molly McMillin
Flexjet has launched a private helicopter division with a fleet of nearly a dozen Sikorsky S-76 medium-twin helicopters offering fractional, lease and charter services to Flexjet clients.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
Central Flying Service, the Little Rock, Arkansas-based provider of flight training, aircraft sales, maintenance, and a variety of other aviation services, has been acquired by Tricoastal Ventures.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Japan has conducted a helicopter flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a first in the country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The number of pre-owned business jet inventory for sale dropped 51% in May, compared to a year ago, while average list prices were up 16%, according to Jefferies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Jaunt Air Mobility has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for almost 100 Journey electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis with a Canadian startup planning to develop and service a vertiport network in Quebec.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
A diverse set of options and timelines has come forward as the Canadian government begins evaluating options for a new maritime patrol fleet to replace the Lockheed CP-140 Aurora aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
NASA has added more industry partners to its Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign, signing Space Act Agreements with vehicle developers Electra Aero, Overair and Supernal as well as urban transportation consultants Ellis & Associates.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Business and general aviation avionics sales totaled $634.5 million in the first three months of 2022, up 4.8% from the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Graham Warwick
Embraer’s urban air mobility spinoff Eve has engaged Porsche Consulting to help define the supply chain, manufacturing and logistics strategy for its electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Applications ranging from inspecting gravel roads to monitoring fence lines are among use cases to be demonstrated under projects selected by North Dakota’s Vantis statewide drone beyond-visual-line-of-sight network.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Since China’s EHang burst onto the scene in 2016, the country has lagged the U.S. and Europe in numbers of startups entering the nascent advanced air mobility market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in China and resulting travel restrictions have slowed efforts to certify the EH216S autonomous air taxi, EHang told analysts on May 31.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Honeywell is looking to push continuous operation of its megawatt generator to higher levels having recently run the hybrid-electric aircraft power system at up to 1.02 megawatts.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Achieving transition from rotor-borne vertical to wing-borne horizontal flight is a key milestone in the development of a winged electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft–a landmark that surprisingly few of the advanced air mobility startups have yet reached.
Advanced Air Mobility