Charles Alcock

MagniX says rotorcraft manufacturers have asked for electric propulsion units with rotor speeds of up to 7,000 rpm and peak power of up to 650 kilowatts.

The UK government intends to charge jet fuel suppliers a levy to fund its proposed “revenue certainty mechanism” for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Chinese general aviation group Wanfeng, which includes Diamond Aircraft, has agreed to buy the assets and intellectual property of eVTOL developer Volocopter.

With Phenom 300s and Challenger 300s replacing older aircraft, Wheels Up is reaping operational efficiency gains it says have brought it close to profitability.

Data specialists WingX and Altea have both pointed to signs that business aviation’s growth trajectory may soon slow as fears of economic recession spread.

A panel of industry experts at the British Business and General Aviation Association’s conference in London on Tuesday called for the UK to rejoin EASA.

Increased inventories of some large, long-range business aircraft may cause prices for preowned models to fall, according to consulting group Altea.

EASA has pledged to reduce duplicated audits and bureaucracy as it revised safety regulations for ground handling at EU airports.

New production techniques have allowed ZeroAvia to scale its SuperStack Flex fuel cell technology to be used on uncrewed aircraft systems and VTOL aircraft.

Piaggio Aerospace has just delivered an Avanti Evo fitted with Max-Viz’s enhanced vision system to a U.S. customer and has 11 more aircraft in production.