The Weekly of Business Aviation

Yingling Aviation’s Expansion To Accommodate New Flight Control Work

By Molly McMillin Sep 26, 2023
The 17,000 ft.² warehouse, to be operational by January 2024, will bring Yingling’s total space to more than 320,000 ft.²
Maintenance & Training

VoltAero On Track For Cassio 330 First Flight By Year-End

By Ben Goldstein Sep 26, 2023
VoltAero's Cassio 330 features a 330 kW electric-parallel hybrid propulsion system built around a Kawasaki piston engine, with an electric motor from Safran.
Advanced Air Mobility

Joby Signs With SKT To Provide Aircraft For K-UAM Grand Challenge

By Garrett Reim Sep 25, 2023
Joby Aviation has signed a collaboration agreement with South Korea’s SK Telecom to provide an aircraft for in-country flight testing in 2024 under the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Grand Challenge.
Advanced Air Mobility

VoltAero Flies Cassio Hybrid On 100% Sustainable Fuel

By Graham Warwick Sep 25, 2023
French startup VoltAero has flown its Cassio S hybrid-electric propulsion testbed on 100% sustainable fuel.
Advanced Air Mobility

Rolls-Royce, DLR Mark Hydrogen Combustor Test Milestone

By Guy Norris Sep 25, 2023
The tests were conducted at the German Aerospace Center DLR Cologne facility.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

Volare Outlines Operating Concept For Lilium Jet

By Angus Batey Sep 25, 2023
The launch customer for the Pioneer Edition of the Lilium Jet has already sold an undisclosed number of its initial batch of 10 aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

Airbus Helicopters Unveils Third Technology Demonstrator

By Tony Osborne Sep 25, 2023
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled a third technology demonstrator, this time based on its H145 twin-engine light rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Mid-Continent Instruments’ OEM Commitments Mean Site Expansion

By Molly McMillin Sep 25, 2023
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics is expanding by nearly 50%.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

Sounding Board: Five Minutes With Nancy Bsales, 4Air COO

By Angus Batey Sep 25, 2023
Nancy Bsales joined bizav sustainability firm 4Air as chief operating officer in 2020.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Jump Aero, Electro Ventures Partner For 10 Fast-Response eVTOLs

By Ben Goldstein Sep 22, 2023
U.S. startup Jump Aero has announced the sale of 10 fast-response electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles to Australian company Electro Ventures.
Advanced Air Mobility

Airbus Trialing New Architecture For H135 Light Helicopter

By Tony Osborne Sep 22, 2023
Airbus Helicopters says it is testing a new architecture for its H135 twin-engine light helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Electric Aircraft Presenting Opportunities, Challenges For Regional Airports

By Angus Batey Sep 22, 2023
Facilities like London Oxford Airport face challenges as the aerospace industry readies itself for low- or zero-carbon aircraft.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

Climate Activists Enter Paris Le Bourget Airport To Plant Trees

By Helen Massy-Beresford Sep 22, 2023
Attac, which says it campaigns for social, fiscal and ecological justice, with actions against multinationals, said around 30 activists had entered the airport.
Airlines & Lessors

GKN Partners With Pratt On Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator

By Ben Goldstein Sep 21, 2023
GKN Aerospace will provide the electrical wiring system for the hybrid-electric flight demonstrator under development by Pratt & Whitney Canada.
Aircraft & Propulsion

UK School Launches UAS Test Pilot Course

By Tony Osborne Sep 21, 2023
The UK’s Empire Test Pilots school has launched an uncrewed air systems (UAS) test pilot course, reflecting growing market needs.
Maintenance & Training

RTX Among Investors In Electric Propulsion Startup H55

By Graham Warwick Sep 21, 2023
H55 has secured almost $50 million from investors including RTX Ventures for infrastructure at plants in Switzerland and Montreal and a subsidiary in Toulouse.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Record 15-Year NetJets, Textron Deal Sends Important Signal

By Molly McMillin Sep 21, 2023
“We’re excited. It’s a big deal for us,” Ron Draper, Textron Aviation president and CEO, told The Weekly of Business Aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Wheels Up Finalizes $500 Million Investment Rescue Package

By Molly McMillin Sep 21, 2023
Under the deal, Wheels Up will issue Class A common stock to the lenders, which will eventually own 95% of the company’s outstanding equity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Dutch Hydrogen-Electric Startup Takes Next Step

By Graham Warwick Sep 20, 2023
Netherlands-based hydrogen-electric propulsion startup Conscious Aerospace plans to open a hangar at Rotterdam The Hague Airport on Oct. 12.
Advanced Air Mobility

EHang Invests In Solid-State Lithium-Metal Battery Startup Inx

By Ben Goldstein Sep 20, 2023
Chinese air taxi startup EHang has announced a strategic investment and partnership with Inx, a developer of solid-state lithium-metal batteries.
Advanced Air Mobility

UK Automotive Motor Supplier Demos Aerospace Electric Drive

By Graham Warwick Sep 20, 2023
UK high-performance electric motor developer Helix has completed a project to demonstrate a direct-drive electric propulsion unit for aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

Pre-Owned, Twin-Engine Heli Sales Dip In H1 2023, Aero Asset Says

By Molly McMillin Sep 20, 2023
During the first half (H1) of 2023, retail transactions of pre-owned, twin-engine helicopters totaled 76, down 15% compared to the same period a year ago.
Aircraft & Propulsion

NetJets Signs Record 15-Year Deal With Textron For Up To 1,500 Citation Jets

By Molly McMillin Sep 20, 2023
NetJets has signed up to be the launch customer for the Cessna Citation Ascend, now under development, with deliveries projected to begin in 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Eve Shifts Strategy On eVTOL Certification

By Graham Warwick Sep 19, 2023
The Embraer spinoff originally planned to pursue simultaneous triple certification of its eVTOL in Brazil, Europe and the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

FAA Authorizes BVLOS Flights For Zipline Cargo Drones

By Garrett Reim Sep 19, 2023
The FAA has authorized Zipline International to perform beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights of its cargo drones.
Advanced Air Mobility