Aircraft
News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.
Training and Workforce
Supply Chain Worries Persist, But Bizav Poised for Solid 2024
Industry leaders see stability and strength in 2024 bizav markets
Airports
AIN Roundtable—Preparing for Advanced Air Mobility
Industry leaders mull needs for the future of AAM
Aircraft
Clock Running Out for Gulfstream G700 Deliveries by Year-end
'Zero' chance that company will deliver 19 G700s by year-end, says analyst
Aircraft
FAA Certifies Icon A5 Amphibian in Primary Category
The certification will help Icon sell the A5 in other countries
Aircraft
Amstat: Bizav Inventory Continues To Creep Up
Inventory levels still remain well below the 10-year average
Aircraft
Bombardier Caps Off 2023 Deal for 12 Challenger 3500s
Deliveries are to begin in 2025 on the latest order
Maintenance and Modifications
Aero Centers Epps Selling Pilatus Mx and Sales Ops
The deal does not include Epps' FBO or non-Pilatus maintenance services
Aircraft
Bombardier Delivers First Challenger 3500 in Turkey
The super-midsize jet went to long-time customer and charter provider Arkasair
Airlines
JSX Plans To Add 300+ Hybrid-electric Aircraft to Fleet
Operator currently flies 48 Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets
Aircraft
World Flight Planned as Classic Lear Jet Fundraiser
The flight should take 54 hours 30 minutes
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Maintenance and Modifications
Falcon Jet Commits to Arkansas Expansion
Company cites strong state support and supply of workers as factors in its decision to expand
Regulations and Government
Epic's E1000GX Gets Brazil Certification
The news comes just ahead of the start of deliveries to fractional operator Avantto
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Charter & Fractional
Tradewind Adds Two More PC-12s to Charter Fleet
The company provides private flights and shared charter services
Aircraft
Piaggio Commissioners Set Jan. 30 Deadline for Bids
Commissioners narrowed field of bidders to 13 in July
Avionics
Reliable Robotics Flies Caravan Without a Pilot on Board
The start-up has completed its first completely uncrewed flight in California
Aircraft
NASA To Roll Out X-59 Supersonic Demonstrator in January
Rollout of the X-59 Quesst is scheduled for January 12
Charter & Fractional
Flexjet's Simulation with Eve Paves Way For eVTOL Services
Helicopter flights were used to assess how eVTOL aircraft might be operated
Aircraft
IADA Certifies 41 Aircraft Brokers in 2023
Certification helps to elevate the aircraft brokerage industry
Aircraft
Embraer Sees Progress on E-Freighter Project
The program expects to add more than a decade of use to aging E-Jets
Aircraft
We Go Inside the Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty A220-Based Business Jet
Its cabin offers six zones and up to eleven real beds for passengers.
Aircraft
Argus: Global Bizav Activity Up in November
The company's monthly TraqPak report showed strong fractional use
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Environment
EcoPulse Demonstrator Makes First Hybrid-electric Flight
The technology demonstrator that flew last week is a converted TBM900 aircraft
Regulations and Government
Impatient eVTOL Start-ups May Have To Embrace Crawl-Walk-Run
Type certification remains an uphill task, as does building the advanced air mobility ecosystem
Aircraft
Bombardier Loses Canadian Patrol Aircraft Bid to Boeing
Bombardier claims its multi-mission offering was never fully evaluted.
Aircraft
Bizav Gives Back: AeroAngel's Christmas Gift
After a scramble, AeroAngel found a flight for nine-year-old Jailyn
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Aircraft
Twenty Years Later: First Flight of the HondaJet Prototype
After three years of intense effort, the HondaJet prototype took to the skies
Training and Workforce
People in Aviation
Patrick Shanahan is interim president for Spirit AeroSystems, Alain-Jory Barthe senior v-p of industry for Daher
