The Weekly of Business Aviation

The number of pre-owned twin-engine helicopter retail sales declined during the first half of 2022 compared to the same period a year ago, as did

Gulfstream Aerospace has completed the first flight of a second fully outfitted G700 production-test aircraft.

KIELCE, POLAND—A Polish company is advancing flight-testing of a single-engine very light jet. The five-seat, single-pilot Flaris Lar 1, which first

The decision by Rolls-Royce narrows the list of potential engine providers for the Mach 1.7 Overture airliner project.

The FAA has awarded Dassault Aviation a supplemental type certificate (STC) allowing installation of Universal Avionics’ InSight display system upgrade on the Dassault Falcon 900B trijet, Universal announced on Sept. 6.

The NTSB on Sept. 6 took over the search for wreckage of a DHC-3T Turbine Otter seaplane that crashed in the Puget Sound northwest of Seattle, with the presumed loss of all 10 people aboard.

Against the backdrop of an increasingly pressing need for new flight decks, Dassault Aviation has been working with ISAE-SupAero’s Department of Aerospace Vehicles Design and Control (DCAS) in Toulouse, which has set up a teaching and research chair on the architecture of cognitive air systems.

Montreal-based startup VPorts plans to build a network of vertiports in Quebec, focused initially on regional cargo and medical transportation using electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

The move signals the growing importance of electric power in new aircraft designs.

Shanghai-based Vertax has flown a half-scale model of its design and is targeting certification in 2026.

The aircraft is expected to begin remotely piloted test flights before the end of the year.

The funding was awarded by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration.

A subsidiary of the independent fuel supplier will collaborate on logistics and distribution of G100UL. First bulk customer named.

The FAA has authorized the use of General Aviation Modifications Inc.’s 100-octane unleaded fuel across piston-engine aircraft types, an approval that represents a major step toward the transition to lead-free avgas.

4AIR has launched a sustainability program for general aviation pilots that allows them to offset the environmental impact of their flight activities and protect the environment.

Sheltair Aviation said Sept. 1 it has closed the sales of the last two of its five New York FBO bases to Modern Aviation.

Ultralight aircraft are usually the simplest of flying machines, often just tube and fabric—no certification, no pilot’s license, no commercial use.

Glenn Hogden joined The Air Charter Association in 2008 and became CEO in 2021.

It’s quite the comeback story for Execujet Flight Services on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Diamond Aircraft is facing challenges to reaching agreement with regulators on requirements for certification of its eDA40 electric trainer. Battery safety is a key concern for certification, which is planned for 2023.

Mecachrome has completed the takeover of the WeAre Group, a significant step in the consolidation of the French supply chain.

FBO Rise Aviation last month started operating out of a new terminal at North Texas Regional Airport in Denison, north of Dallas.

Details have emerged of two additional consortia bidding to participate in South Korea’s K-UAM Grand Challenge urban air mobility demonstration project.

In July, Clay Lacy Aviation announced the completion of its 10th G1000 NXi upgrade, this one on an Embraer Phenom.

Gama Aviation said it will be the first Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) at Glasgow International Airport (EDI) to offer on-site security screening beginning in September.