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FutureFlight

H55 To Supply Battery System for Pratt & Whitney’s Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft

P&WC’s choice of H55 for the de Havilland Dash 8 hybrid-electric demonstrator comes 10 months after program launch.
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FutureFlight

Joby Boosts Software Capabilities by Acquiring Specialist Avionyx

The deal to buy Avionyx follows Joby's recent acquisition of radio frequency technology group Inras.
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FBOs

Atlantic Aviation’s Boca FBO To Get $40M Makeover

Atlantic Aviation will make $40 million in improvements at its FBO at Florida’s Boca Raton Airport under a recently-inked 40-year lease renewal.
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AINsight: Greening Up the Homegrown Grass

For corporate pilots seeking a better work-life balance, the grass might not always be greener on the other side.
Sustainability and Environment

NBAA Touts Industry Sustainabilty at Congressional Hearing

In a document issued during a congressional hearing this week, NBAA detailed business aviation’s commitment to sustainability.
Rotorcraft

EASA Studying Helicopter Underwater Escape

EASA has contracted with the CAAi for a new study on helicopter underwater egress which will be used to validate or amend EASA CS-27 and CS-29 standards.
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Avionics

Garmin Marks 750th King Air G1000 NXi Delivery

The newest installation of a Garmin 1000 NXi flight deck in a Beechcraft King Air was made by Stevens Aerospace and Defense.
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Rotorcraft

Malaysia's Weststar Aviation Considers IPO

Weststar operates Southeast Asia’s largest offshore energy helicopter fleet.
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Aircraft

Pratt Canada Picks Battery Supplier for Hybrid-Electric Project

Pratt & Whitney Canada has chosen Switzerland’s H55 to supply battery systems for its hybrid-electric Dash 8 demonstrator program.
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Aircraft

VoltAero Offers Fractional Shares in Hybrid-electric Aircraft

The manufacturer's Cassio family of aircraft will be operated by partners throughout Europe, providing flights for fractional ownership clients.
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Aircraft

Farnborough International Airshow Set To Return in July

After the 2020 show was abandoned due to the Covid pandemic, organizers have invested in new features for the event to be held July 18-22.
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Charter & Fractional

Russian business aviation sector in ‘deep shock’

The Russian business aviation sector is going into a tailspin as the ever-tightening Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine cripple the industry.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream's G400 Making Program Progress

Gulfstream’s large-cabin G400 twinjet, with planned 2025 entry into service, gets star treatment at EBACE.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Inmarsat boosts satcom speed, capability

Inmarsat is highlighting the importance of connectivity for business aircraft at EBACE 2022 and showcasing speed and reliability offerings.
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Regulations and Government

EBAA Launches STARS Sustainability Initiative at EBACE

Delegations to annual One Young World global conference drove the development of a new European-focused sustainability program for business aviation.
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FBOs

Jetex Aims for 50 FBOs Worldwide by 2024

Jetex has bid for the tender to set up a new FBO at Nice, France’s second-largest executive airport and hopes to expand to other key global locations.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Fokker Touts First VIP Widebody Completion

Dutch MRO Fokker Techniek's ACJ330 cabin project for K5 Aviation underscores its new VIP completions focus on widebody airliners.
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Rotorcraft

RotorTech UK Show Canceled

RotorTech UK organizers pulled the plug on next month's show after losing indoor exhibit space.
Sustainability and Environment

Work Begins on World's Largest Biofuel Plant

A consortium of energy industry companies has partnered with the Panamanian government to launch what will become the world’s largest biofuel refinery.
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Aircraft

Surf Air IPO To Fund Hybrid-electric Fleet Conversions

Surf Air Mobility expects to raise $467 million through an IPO, which would fund conversion of its Cessna Grand Caravan fleet to hybrid-electric power.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Flexjet To Monitor Fleet with GE Digital Mx Software

GE Digital's Maintenance Insight software helps monitor component health to optimize performance and decrease inefficiencies.
Sustainability and Environment

Azzera Launches Carbon-offset Program for Bizav

Azzera, a new provider of carbon offsetting and compliance solutions, has introduced services tailored for the business aviation market.
Avionics

Texas Aerospace Adds AHRS/IRS Distributorship

Texas Aerospace Technologies also will develop STC programs to increase Litef's market share.
Engines

StandardAero To Acquire EB Airfoils

EB Airfoils acquisition will give StandardAero increased capability in blades, vanes, and other cold section component services.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Vita Inclinata Quadruples Production

Vita systems has quadrupled its manufacturing lines and integrated new technologies to ramp up production in order to meet global demand for products.
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Rotorcraft

Avic Sees Progress On Two Civil Helicopter Programs

The Avicopter AC313A heavy lift helicopter makes its first flight and AVIC's AC352 super-medium is expected to be certified later this year.
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Aircraft

ATR Eyes Hybrid-Electric Propulsion for New ‘Evo’ Turboprop

The Franco-Italian OEM is also exploring a new eco-design that includes new propellers as part of its drive to reduce fuel burn and CO2 emissions.
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Web Manuals Eyes New Segments for Growth

The aviation data management specialist marked a decade in business in April by visiting customers across 70 different countries.
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Regulations and Government

EASA Compliance Countdown

AIN has compiled a summary of upcoming EASA regulations to help business aircraft operators, manufacturers, and others prepare for what is coming ahead.
Regulations and Government

EBAA Ambassador Program Grows to Nearly Two Dozen Companies

Companies participating in the EBAA Ambassador program will meet in person with their counterparts in the NBAA Leadership Council during EBACE 2022.