All Business & General Aviation articles – Page 6
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NewsRolls-Royce readies for first tests of new small gas turbine
Rolls-Royce will shortly begin rig tests of a clean-sheet small gas turbine engine that has been specifically developed as part of a new turbogenerator being developed for the advanced air mobility market.
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NewsTecnam pauses P-Volt on battery concerns
Italian airframer Tecnam has paused development of its all-electric P-Volt aircraft citing a lack of certainty around improvements in battery performance to deliver a “viable” product.
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NewsHonda Aircraft launches 2600 light jet, with 2028 certification goal
The HondaJet 2600 will soon be more than a concept after North Carolina-based Honda Aircraft committed to developing the 10-person light business aircraft with a goal of having it certificated by 2028.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters nets 43-unit Italian order
Italian business aviation operator Air Corporate has placed a firm 43-rotorcraft order with Airbus Helicopters
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AnalysisMaintenance, management and medevac: Aero-Dienst marks 65 years at EBACE
Aero-Dienst is marking its sixty-fifth birthday at EBACE, making it one of Europe’s oldest business aviation entities. It is not the Nuremberg company’s only significant milestone in 2023. German automobile club ADAC acquired Aero-Dienst 25 years ago, as its fixed-wing medevac arm. From its base at Nuremberg airport, the firm ...
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NewsFirst Global 8000 prototype flies 7.1h mission on maiden sortie
Bombardier has flown its first Global 8000 prototype as the airframer looks to keep the new jet on track for service entry in the latter half of 2025.
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NewsHonda Aircraft to finalise HondaJet 2600 suppliers in June ahead of autumn announcements
Honda Aircraft is finalising the supply chain for its proposed HondaJet 2600 as the airframer seemingly moves closer to an official launch of the new aircraft.
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NewsInmarsat rolls out ‘fastest ever’ Jet ConneX in-flight connectivity plans
Satellite communications company Inmarsat is now selling a series of faster in-flight broadband plans as part of its Jet ConneX service with business partner Satcom Direct.
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NewsASL Group firms order for six Lilium Jets
Belgium-based ASL Group has firmed up an agreement for six Lilium Jets, converting a memorandum of understanding first disclosed at 2022’s Farnborough air show.
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NewsVoltAero powers ahead with development of hybrid-electric Cassio 330
French hybrid-electric aircraft developer VoltAero is gearing up for the maiden sortie of its initial Cassio 330 prototype, which the company expects to take place later this year.
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NewsLatest Cassio commitments add to VoltAero’s backlog
VoltAero has boosted its backlog with a pre-order for 15 of its hybrid-electric aircraft – a deal that could include all three models in the French developer’s Cassio line-up.
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NewsBusiness aviation leaders condemn protesters as climate demonstration mars EBACE opening day
Business aviation leaders insist the industry is taking its environmental responsibilities seriously and is working to cut carbon emissions, even as climate change activists disrupted EBACE’s opening day.
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NewsLilium unveils Pioneer Edition interior as boss Roewe hails ‘tremendous progress’
German start-up gives first glimpse of high-end cabin that will equip the first 50 units of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, as the company looks to accelerate the development of the Lilium Jet having recently secured its near-term funding requirements.
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NewsTextron Aviation delivers first passenger-configured SkyCourier
Textron Aviation has delivered the first passenger variant of its Cessna SkyCourier turboprop to Hawaiian charter company Lanai Air.
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NewsAirbus confident of securing first fleet deal for ACJ TwoTwenty
Airbus believes it can secure a major fleet order for its ACJ TwoTwenty, which is appearing at an air show for the first time.
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NewsTextron Aviation celebrates as 100th Cessna Citation Longitude rolls off production line
Textron Aviation recently rolled the 100th Cessna Citation Longitude out of its Wichita factory, after delivering the first of the type in 2019.
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NewsTrappier rails against ‘business jet bashing’ and highlights environmental progress
Dassault Aviation’s combative chief executive Eric Trappier has come out swinging against those seeking to demonise business aviation, arguing that the industry must fight back.
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NewsSwiss bliss for Lilium as it signs deposit-backed deal
Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer Lilium has booked a firm order from Swiss private jet and helicopter operator Air-Dynamic for up to five units of its Lilium Jet.
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NewsDaher details upgrades across product line-up
Daher has detailed developments across its booming product line and championed the EBACE debut of its flagship TBM 960.
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NewsCAE to locate Central European training site in Austrian capital
CAE plans to base its new Central European pilot training centre in Vienna, with the new site to open in the second half of next year.