NetJets to buy 150 Lilium eVOTLs and plans to operate them as charter aircraft
NetJets said last week that it’s buying 150 Lilium eVTOLs and plans to operate them as Part 135 charter aircraft…. Read More »
NetJets, Lilium and Flight Safety International to partner up for sustainable future
NetJets and aviation training organisation FlightSafety International have signed a memorandum of understanding with all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)… Read More »
Private jet maker Bombardier to suspend sales and services to Russian clients
Canadian luxury jet maker Bombardier Inc. is breaking off all dealings with Russian customers, including wealthy individuals who’ve already bought… Read More »
France’s Dassault Aviation sees lower sales in 2022
France’s Dassault Aviation said on Friday Mar. 4 it expected to post lower sales this year than in 2021, as… Read More »
Nearly 1000 business jet flights departed Russia in February
As Russia prepared to invade Ukraine in the last week of February, those with the means to do so were… Read More »
PlaneSense installs Gogo’s AVANCE L3 system on its fleet
Business aviation broadband connectivity services provider Gogo has announced that PlaneSense, which operates a growing fractional fleet currently consisting of… Read More »
Teen jet tracker launches account to follow Russian oligarchs planes
Jack Sweeney first gained notoriety for his account that keeps tabs on Elon Musk’s private jet. Jack Sweeney, the 19-year-old… Read More »
Business jet maker Bombardier checking for customer exposure to Russia sanctions
Canadian planemaker Bombardier said on Thursday Feb. 24 it is checking whether any of its customers could be subject to… Read More »
HondaJet delivered 37 business jets in 2021
Honda Aircraft Company announced Feb. 24 that in 2021, the HondaJet was the most delivered aircraft in its class for… Read More »
Textron Aviation delivers 8,000th Cessna Citation
Textron Aviation (NYSE: TXT) has delivered its 8,000 Cessna Citation Jet, 50 years after the OEM began manufacturing the model… Read More »
Bucher supplies STARLUX Airlines’ A330-900neo with galleys and stowage units
Aircraft cabin interiors supplier Bucher, which shipped its first set of fully customised galleys and stowage units to Airbus Toulouse… Read More »
Thomas Global announces drop-in LCD display upgrade for Pro Line 4 business jets
Thomas Global Systems has launched TFD-4100, its newest drop-in cathode ray tube (CRT) to liquid crystal display (LCD) upgrade for… Read More »
First flight of world’s first hybrid-electric demonstrator aircraft
Tecnam, the lead partner of one of Rolls-Royce Electrical’s projects, has announced that the Rolls-Royce hybrid-electric demonstrator aircraft had taken… Read More »
K5-Aviation takes delivery of its first ACJ330-300 VVIP jet
K5-Aviation has taken delivery of its first ACJ330-300 aircraft from ACJ (Airbus Corporate Jets). K5-Aviation is the largest ACJ operator… Read More »
British RAF will introduce French Falcon 900LX for VIP transportation
The Dassault Falcon has been chosen to replace the recently retired BAE 146 aircraft operated by the RAF, reported Janes…. Read More »
Thiel Capital and Mesa Air Group invest in electric seaglider start-up Regent
Thiel Capital and regional aviation providers Mesa Air Group are investing in Regent, a start-up building electric seagliders that can… Read More »
European aviation leaders welcome sustainability declaration
Aviation giants Airbus, Air France-KLM, ATR, Dassault Aviation, Groupe ADP, Safran and Thales have released a joint statement welcoming the… Read More »
Drones offer speedy medical deliveries in Nigeria
The Government of Bayelsa State, Nigeria and California-based drone delivery company Zipline have partnered to leverage Zipline’s drone technology for… Read More »
New Chinese supersonic space biz jet will fly from Beijing to New York in one hour
Chinese aerospace firm Space Transportation said it’s developing a combination aircraft and winged rocket that will eventually be used for… Read More »
First Falcon 6X arrives in Dassault’s Little Rock completion centre
Dassault Aviation has welcomed the first production Falcon 6X extra widebody twin to its Falcon completion centre at Little Rock,… Read More »
Plane Simple antenna system qualifies on Intelsat’s FlexExec network
Business aviation solutions provider Satcom Direct has announced its Plane Simple Ku-band antenna system is now qualified on the satellite… Read More »
Electric aviation companies to watch
Electric aviation may have seemed like just a dream a few years ago, but the industry is on the rise…. Read More »