The Weekly of Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Spirit AeroSystems is the market leader, according to the consultancy’s December report.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Eve Air Mobility has secured two lines of credit worth a combined $92.5 million from Brazil’s National Development Bank.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The grants were included as part of the Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
The company intends to begin its flight test campaign in January 2023 at Kemble Airfield in Gloucestershire.
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By Molly McMillin
A 10-year-old Boeing 747-8 BBJ, known as the “Queen of the Skies,” is being scrapped and dismantled following less than 30 hours in-service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
A United Airlines senior executive praised the decision by Heart Aerospace to increase its electric airliner from 19 to 30 seats.
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By Molly McMillin
Ed Bolen has been president and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) in Washington DC since 2004.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Senate on Dec. 22 passed the $1.7 billion omnibus spending package.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace completed what it says is the company’s—and the industry’s—first flight on a business jet using 100% sustainable aviation fuel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Aerus recently took delivery of its first three Grand Caravan EX aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Israeli startup AIR has completed the first successful transition of its full-scale technology prototype from hover to cruise.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
German flight-training and charter company Blissair has opened a new simulation center in Bocholt, Germany, for Beechcraft King Air series turboprops.
Maintenance & Training

By Michael Bruno
Site approvals and first-article tests will be completed by the end of February 2023.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
The ground tests are of the hybrid-electric propulsion system that will power the modified De Havilland Dash 8-100 flight demonstrator starting in 2024.
Emerging Technologies

By Matthew Orloff
State and city legislators announced plans to introduce legislation that would close New York City’s West 30th Street heliport (JRA) indefinitely.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Proposed certification requirements for Archer Aviation’s M001 Midnight air taxi have been released by the FAA.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Dropped from 50 ft., the representative full-scale, 800-volt battery module absorbed the impact load with no significant damage at the cell or pack level.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Dante was founded in 2018 and regional airline Air Nostrum and low-cost carrier Volotea have together become the startup’s first strategic investor.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The increase was pushed higher by several large fundraising rounds at major AAM startups in recent weeks.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Victoria Moores
TAP Air Portugal details plans to transition 75% of its short- and mid-haul fleet to Airbus neo variants by 2025, as it presses ahead with its restructuring.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup VerdeGo Aero is to test its hybrid-electric powerplant running on 100% sustainable aviation fuel.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
India has the potential to be a major market for advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Orloff
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed Bill S7493A, also known as “Stop the Chop,” on Dec. 16.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Orloff
4AIR is helping operators monitor their potential obligations to aircraft emissions reporting requirements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Orloff
Aviation advocacy groups have issued a call to action asking those who live or conduct business in the state of New York to oppose New York Senate Bill S7493A.
Safety, Ops & Regulation