The Weekly of Business Aviation

Attorneys for Million Air White Plains, a provider of private aviation services, is asking a Federal District Court to reject a motion for dismissal of Million Air’s $30 million lawsuit by Westchester County, New York.

Jet Luxe, based in Dubai, has launched a global private business jet charter, aircraft management and travel management company, with regional bases in Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the U.S.

MySky Quote is available currently in Europe with plans to expand to the U.S in late 2021.

IBAC environment director Bruce Parry says it is critical the offsetting be part of a larger plan to reduce operators' carbon footprint and not be used as a “free pass” to ignore other environmental reduction measures.

August was the second-busiest month on record for North American business aviation traffic with just under 300,000 flights, trailing only July 2021.

The move follows Aerion's disclosure in May that it was shutting down operations after failing to secure the large new capital requirements needed to continue to develop the AS2 supersonic business jet

The startup is aiming for Part 23 type certification of its aircraft in late 2024.

The partners will back Aeralis’ effort to fly a pre-production example of its modular training aircraft before 2025.

Bell Flight says it is optimistic about the development of the rotorcraft market in China, saying the sector is large enough to support both domestic and foreign-made platforms.

James Raisbeck once told a group that he “could see air.”

Cirrus Aircraft will continue its expansion—and what it terms an “aggressive” recruitment drive—with the opening of a third new facility in the U.S. this fall.

Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing’s largest supplier, celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-art Global Digital Logistics Center on Sept. 2, which Spirit says puts it years ahead of the competition.

Manufacturers delivered 1,050 business and general aviation aircraft during the first half of 2021, up 16.8% from the same period in 2020, with all sectors rising, but down 8% from 2019 figures, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.

LG Chem, South Korea’s largest chemical company, plans to build the country’s first plant producing biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel from vegetable oils.

Oil and gas support helicopter operator CHC says it has completed the acquisition of Babcock’s offshore helicopters business, even though the transaction is still awaiting approvals from competition watchdogs in Australia and the UK.

Of all the things Geoff Miller has tried, retirement is the only one he seems to have struggled with.

For most electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle developers, certifying the advanced flight controls is a key challenge.

A Japanese industrial team led by Mitsubishi Power is to develop a commercial-scale supply chain for sustainable aviation fuel.

Gulfstream is for the first time showcasing a fully outfitted G700 ultra-long range business jet to international customers and prospects, having flown it to Doha, Qatar, and Le Bourget, Paris’ business aviation platform.

Joby Aviation has become the first company to fly an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft as part of NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign.

The Netherlands aerospace center Royal NLR is conducting a series of flights with an electric aircraft under an initiative to help airports gain knowledge on the feasibility, potential and handling of electric-powered aircraft.

Textron said that the Catalyst will “soon” fly on GE’s King Air 350 flying testbed in Berlin.

Since vaccinations are required, mask wearing will be a personal choice, organizers say.

Unique weather conditions in urban landscapes are a key challenge for the safety and reliability of advanced air mobility operations that will require the development of new sensing and forecasting capabilities.

U.S. startup Electra.aero has formed a strategic partnership with Melbourne-based infrastructure company Skyportz to develop urban and regional passenger and cargo transport in Australia using hybrid-electric ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.