The Weekly of Business Aviation

flyExclusive, a private jet charter provider, has announced a partnership with AeroAngel, an aviation charity that provides free transportation for children who need life-saving medical care.

The Hague-based Court will begin accepting requests for arbitration in August.

Business aviation manufacturers delivered 167 business jets and 57 turboprops during the second quarter of 2022, compared to 153 jets and 65 turboprops in the same period a year ago, according to preliminary data from Aviation Week Network’s Fleet Discovery.

Advanced air mobility developer Beta Technologies has secured a 75-year lease at Burlington International Airport (BTV) in Vermont to build a 355,000-ft.² electric aircraft production facility.

The EngineUS 100 motor will form part of an integrated parallel-hybrid propulsion system.

First flight of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric engine could come within weeks.

The H135 won out vs. Leonardo’s AW109 Trekker, with concerns about the ability to operate into London’s tighter landing spots.

After heated sales for the past two years, the market for preowned business aircraft shows signs of stabilizing, according to the International Aircraft Dealers Association data.

Pilatus has opened a new $15 million paint facility at its U.S. Completions Center at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, Colorado, as it works to keep up with growing demand for the Pilatus PC-24 and PC12 NBX aircraft, the company says.

Airbus UpNext plans to flight test a hydrogen-burning engine at altitude on a powered glider.

Airbus UpNext has selected Curtiss-Wright’s Actuation Division to provide custom actuation technology for use on the eXtra performance WING demonstrator project.

The new aircraft is to be launched in early to mid-2023.

Over the past few years, Gulfstream has invested heavily in its support network.

The airport subsidized the cost of sustainable aviation fuel for two weeks, and customers responded with greater uptake than normal.

The engine-maker says it has performed the world’s first test in simulated altitude conditions of a megawatt-class and multi-kilovolt hybrid-electric propulsion system.

Stratos Aircraft, based in Redmond, Oregon, is reaching completion of its Stratos 716X flight test campaign, the company says.

The UK has announced a series of investment package to further its green aviation agenda.

Offshore vertical-lift specialist Bristow could acquire up to 50 Lilium Jets after signing a "non-binding memorandum of understanding."

Vertical Aerospace and Babcock International are exploring application of the VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi to emergency medical services and cargo transportation.

Liquid hydrogen ground tests will begin later this year.

Test flights using Vertical's VX4 are planned for spring 2024.

The application will allow Joby’s U.S.-based certification to be concurrently validated by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority, accelerating access to the British market.

Over the past 12 months, 38% of the buyers of Cirrus Aviation’s Cirrus SRS line of aircraft were new to aviation.

Raízen will help Embraer reach its target of having SAF blends representing 100% of its fuel consumption within Brazil by the end of the decade.

Does the luxury lifestyle market have a role to play in advanced air mobility? Perhaps, based on two new agreements, although the companies involved are far from leaders in the nascent industry.