The Weekly of Business Aviation

The new fuel—UL100E—was developed by the partnership of LyondellBasell Industries and VP Racing.

U.S. startup Electra.aero has received cash deposits from Bristow Group to secure early delivery positions for an initial five eSTOL aircraft.

The FAA and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency are trying to figure out how best to certify the safety of nondeterministic programs.

SAF, like safety, should not be an area for competition.

The FAA has finalized new, related instructions designed to strengthen its aircraft certification processes.

Chinese commercial aircraft manufacturer Comac has displayed a model of a 19-seat all-electric regional aircraft, the CE-25A.

The new CEO of Spirit AeroSystems is expanding his imprint on the beleaguered aerostructure provider’s operations with the departure of COO Samantha Marnick.

Kelly Aero is a Montgomery, Alabama-based manufacturer of aftermarket aircraft magnetos, replacement parts and ignition harnesses.

JetASAP released its average hourly cost data for on-demand aircraft charter activity report for October 2023.

Omni has placed orders for two General Electric CT7-2E1-powered AW189s and will be the Latin American launch customer for the Safran Aneto 1K-powered AW189K.

PT Dirgantara Indonesia is considering setting up a final assembly line in China after agreeing on sales of 25 N219 turboprop aircraft to the country.

EHang is laying the groundwork for the imminent commercial launch of its EH216-S unmanned multicopter.

Receiving the design organization approval means that Lilium is now entitled by EASA to design, develop and hold a type certificate for its Lilium Jet.

Outlook for private aviation aircraft management companies.

Although he may appear to be a relative newcomer to the business-aviation sector, aerospace has been a constant in Stuart Bullard’s life.

The bank joins Airbus, Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital and Saudi Arabia’s Neom Investment Bank as co-leads in the funding round.

NZAero has completed development and certification work on its SuperPac 750XL-II utility turboprop, a re-engined and upgraded version of the company’s 750XL.

Aviation Week Network looks at the Airbus Helicopter H175, including a delivery and MRO forecast.

Baltic Aviation Academy, based in Lithuania, has placed an order with Textron Aviation for 48 Cessna 172 Skyhawk single-engine aircraft, with delivery in 2026.

Foreign suppliers stopped supporting the program in 2022 after Western countries imposed sanctions against Moscow in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Volocopter will be re-evaluating its plans to introduce advanced air mobility (AAM) services here after it failed to secure local “cost-sharing partners.”

The FAA now plans to issue a draft rule codifying new requirements for manufacturers to disclose safety-critical information during certification in 2024.

Shipments of business jets, turboprops and piston aircraft rose in all categories during the third quarter (Q3) of 2023.

Germany’s Pegasus sigint system has passed a milestone critical design review ahead of installation and integration onto three Bombardier Global 6000 bizjets.

Gulfstream Aerospace became the first to complete a transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).