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U.S. Charter Operator Orders SkyDrive's eVTOL Air Taxi

South Carolina-based Austin Aviation has committed to buying five of the three-seat eVTOL from Japan's SkyDrive, which also logged new sales in Vietnam.

SkyDrive's three-seat eVTOL aircraft.

FAA Proposes Modernizing Special Airworthiness Certs

FAA's Mosaic rule making is expected to bring performance-based standards to light sport aircraft certification as well as electric power.

Pipistrel Velis Electro electric-powered airplane

Bombardier Delivers Sixth Global 6000 for GlobalEye

Bombardier delivered a sixth Global 6000 to Saab for transformation into the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control platform.

Bombardier Global 6000 completed as Global AEWC platform (Photo: Saab)

Emirates Launches Regional Charter with Phenom 100s

The post-Covid period has seen interest in bizjet charter increase in the Middle East.

Charter & Fractional

Embraer Phenom 100EV

Videos

Gulfstream G650ER Lands at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (Cockpit Video)

Gulfstream G650ER Lands at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (Cockpit Video)

January 25, 2018

Gulfstream G650ER Takes Off from Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (Cockpit Video)

Gulfstream G650ER Takes Off from Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (Cockpit Video)

January 25, 2018

How to Quit the Airlines and Fly on a Private Jet

How to Quit the Airlines and Fly on a Private Jet

January 18, 2018

Air Baltic Reflects on Its First Year of Flying the Bombardier C Series CS300 Airliner

Air Baltic Reflects on Its First Year of Flying the Bombardier C Series CS300 Airliner

January 4, 2018

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Vision Jet Gets New Radar and Cirrus IQ Mobile App

Garmin Auto Radar automatically tracks weather conditions for a defined range, while the Cirrus IQ app shows pilots aircraft readiness items.

Garmin Auto Radar

IADA Dealers 'Cautiously Optimistic' on Market Ahead

IADA predicts demand for midsize and super-midsize jets will be stable in the second half of the year.

A top-down view of a midsized jet in flight above clouds.

Solar Stratos Team Aims to Fly Emissions-free to Edge of Space

The team is showing that it can fly an aircraft without using any CO2

Wide view from tail of Solar Stratos Airplane flying high

Demonstrating Aircraft in Flight on the Airshow Circuit Tests Pilots and Aircraft to the Max

Air show demonstrations and test flying have a lot in common

Dassault Falcon 6X business jet flying with landing gear down

Second Jet Joins Gulfstream G800 Flight-test Fleet

The second flight-test G800 will focus on evaluating environmental control systems, avionics, and flight controls.

Gulfstream G800 flight-test vehicle 2

Daher Delivers First Kodiak with 5-Blade Hartzell Prop

North Carolina's Forest Service Aviation Division became the first customer of a Kodiak with a Hartzell five-blade composite propeller.

Daher Kodiak 100 with Hartzell five-blade composite propeller (Photo: Daher)

Honda Aircraft Commits To 2600 Production in Greensboro

The state of North Carolina is providing incentives to help Honda Aircraft establish a production line for the HondaJet 2600 in Greensboro.

aerial view of Honda Aircraft’s manufacturing plant in Greensboro, North Carolina.

FAA OKs McCauley C780 Propeller for King Air B300s

McCauley Propeller Systems’ newest propeller for the Beechcraft King Air B300 series wins FAA approval.

Maintenance and Modifications

McCauley C780 propeller on King Air B300

Textron Sells King Airs for Saudi Cloud Seeding Program

AvMet International has purchased a King Air 360CHW and four King Air 260s to equip with cloud seeding equipment for use by Saudi meteorologists.

Front view of Beechcraft King Air 360 on takeoff from grass strip backdropped with mountains

Argus: June Bizav Activity Down, but Improving in Europe

June business aviation activity showed a slight decline from the previous year, and was nearly flat from May.

Aircraft

July 11, 2023

Gulfstream G650ER in flight over coast

July 4th Holiday Spurs North American Business Aircraft Traffic

Industry data tracker WingX Advance noted a surge in business aviation traffic in the U.S. leading up to the Independence Day holiday.

Dassault Falcon 8X in flight over Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.

Group Looks To Bring First Delivered Learjet Back To Flight

The Classic Learjet Founding is working to acquire and restore Learjet 23-003, the first of iconic aircraft to be delivered.

Lear 23-003 in Wichita at its delivery in October 13, 1964.

AINsight: Two Down, Two To Go

The preowned business aircraft market is doing well in mid-2023, but shop availability for pre-purchase inspections could dampen transactions.

Aircraft arriving NBAA Convention 2019

AINsight: Two Down, Two To Go

The preowned business aircraft market is doing well in mid-2023, but shop availability for pre-purchase inspections could dampen transactions.

Cessna Citation Longitude Reaches a New Latitude

Textron Aviation delivered the first Mexican-registered Cessna Citation Longitude and soon plans to hand over the 100th production copy of the twinjet.

Cessna Citation Longitude

NASA's Supersonic X-59 Prepping for Ground Tests

NASA's X-59 supersonic demonstration aircraft move to the flight line as it prepares for ground tests to ensure its safety for first flight this year.

NASA's X-59 supersonic demonstration aircraft in Palmdale, California on flight line (Photo: Lockheed Martin))

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