The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation is upgrading its Beechcraft Baron, Beechcraft Bonanza and Cessna piston line of aircraft for more functionality and comfort for delivery in mid-2022, the company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Aviation fuel supplier Avfuel Corp. for the first time is exhibiting with renewable fuels producer Neste at the annual NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2022), being held April 5-7 in San Diego.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
As it works to establish design and manufacturing operations in Montreal, Jaunt Air Mobility has secured two new Canadian investors and advisors, retired Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu and entrepreneur Mitch Garber.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Helicopter and commercial aircraft brokerage Blueberry Aviation has signed an agreement to support Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace in securing launch customers for its Aero2 and Aero3 hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Orloff
Examples of substantial growth for business aviation continue to remain prominent—this time for Duncan Aviation, the largest privately owned business jet service provider in the world.
Maintenance & Training

U.S./Spanish startup Skydweller is to add a hydrogen fuel-cell power system to its extreme-endurance, solar-powered unmanned aircraft under a $14 million contract from the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit in conjunction with the U.S. Navy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has launched an online directory that provides information on fixed-based operators (FBO) and airport participation in industry safety programs.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric propulsion startup ZeroAvia has partnered with zero-emission vehicle refueling company ZEV Station to develop a hydrogen refueling infrastructure for airports in California.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
Sierra Nevada has unveiled a concept for a new special missions variant of the Bombardier Global 6500 business jet, which the company would modify into a contractor-owned, contractor-operated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) jet for the U.S. Army.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Bill Carey
City-owned Santa Monica Airport (SMO) in southern California now offers Swift Fuels UL94 unleaded avgas as an alternative to 100LL low-lead fuel for piston-engine aircraft, the project manager announced.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has delivered five new Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft to Kansas State University’s Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus as enrollment in the university’s pilot training programs expands.
Maintenance & Training

By Graham Warwick
Spirit AeroSystems (Europe), based in Prestwick, Scotland, has signed a term sheet in principle with UK startup Electric Aviation Group (EAG) to collaborate on the development of technologies to support zero-emission flight.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Dubai-based Vista Global Holding has entered into an agreement to acquire fast-growing U.S. charter operator Jet Edge.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
De Havilland Canada has approved a three-year-old proposal to start building a new water bomber called the DHC-515 Firefighter, and forecasts making 23 deliveries by the end of the decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Five bidders have been downselected as potential buyers for troubled Italian aerospace firm Piaggio Aerospace.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
At the end of 2020, South Korean automaker Hyundai revealed that it planned to field a longer-range regional air mobility vehicle as a follow-on to the electric vertical takeoff and landing urban air taxi it is developing for market entry in 2028.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues and millions flee their homes, members of the business aviation industry around the world are privately and publicly lending support with their aircraft, services and funds.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Lilium's chief operating officer explained to Aviation Week why certification of its Lilium Jet had slipped.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Citing the need for local policymakers to understand the emerging technologies, the World Economic Forum has launched the Advanced and Urban Aerial Mobility Cities and Regions Coalition.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Struggling helicopter original equipment manufacturer MD Helicopters is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to allow the company to be restructured under new ownership.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim, Graham Warwick
U.S. unmanned air logistics company Volansi has unveiled its largest and longest-flying aircraft to date.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier celebrated the delivery of its 100th Global 7500 ultra-long-range business jet, more than three years after deliveries began, to its customer, VistaJet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
With Swiss International Airlines as its first customer, solar kerosene startup Synhelion has selected Germany’s Ineratec to provide the Fischer-Tropsch technology required to produce carbon-neutral aviation fuel using concentrated sunlight.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
EHang is targeting mid-2022 for Chinese certification of its EH216-S autonomous two-seat air vehicle and preparing to announce the first group of Chinese cities where it plans to launch commercial urban air mobility services in the second half of the year following airworthiness approval.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The UK aerospace industry has broadly welcomed a government decision to provide £685 million ($897.2 million) in funding for the Aerospace Technology Institute to accelerate the development of green aviation technologies.
Advanced Air Mobility