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Eviation readies for Alice maiden sortie as ground tests wrap up

Eviation is gearing up for the first flight of its all-electric Alice prototype in the coming months having completed ground testing earlier in May.

Rolls-Royce powers ahead with Pearl programme pair

Rolls-Royce is accelerating testing of its Pearl 10X business aviation engine for the Dassault Falcon 10X as it closes in on certification for the Gulfstream G700-powering Pearl 700.

How sustainability has risen up the business aviation agenda

A quick glance at the conference sessions at this year’s EBACE leaves visitors in no doubt about the topic of the day: sustainability. About half of all the sessions have a green focus ranging across strategy, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), carbon offsetting, efficiency, standards, and training.

Embraer punches up in business aviation

The head of the Brazilian airframer’s executive jets division has high hopes for Europe as its best-selling types continue to thrive in the fractional market and elsewhere

Business aviation on a high as sector readies for EBACE return

As the European business aviation convention returns for the first time in three years, many believe prospects for the sector are stronger than at any time since 2007.

Coming down the line: business aviation’s key programmes

Ahead of the first EBACE gathering since 2019, we review business aviation’s most important current development efforts.

Textron’s first Cessna Citation Ascend conforming airframe takes flight

The first certification-conforming production airframe of Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Ascend has completed its maiden flight.

FAA orders G500 and G600 inspections, citing engine-mount ‘quality escape’

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspections of the Gulfstream G500 and G600 fleet in response to a “quality escape” involving improperly installed engine-mounting hardware.

Aero-Dienst orders Challenger 650 to expand medevac fleet

German business aviation and medevac specialist Aero-Dienst is ordering a new Bombardier Challenger 650 configured as an air ambulance. The Canadian company’s Bombardier Defense unit will deliver the large-cabin aircraft in 2026.

Pilatus takes stake in solar fuels manufacturer Synhelion

Swiss airframer Pilatus Aircraft has taken an equity stake in solar fuels manufacturer Synhelion as it seeks to support the production and global supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Tecnam debuts Continental-powered P2012 at EBACE and confirms EASA steep-approach approval

Tecnam debuts Continental-powered P2012 and secures EASA steep approach approval for short take-off and landing variant

Comlux and Airbus push advantages of ACJ TwoTwenty at EBACE

Airbus and Comlux are on the hunt for more customers for the ACJ TwoTwenty after gathering eight orders since the type’s launch in 2020.

Aero-Dienst to study air ambulance version of Vaeridion ‘microliner’

Business aviation and medical evacuation services provider Aero-Dienst is partnering with fellow German firm Vaeridion to study an air ambulance version of the start-up’s proposed “microliner” nine-seat electric-powered aircraft. The venture will also see Aero Dienst develop a maintenance manual for the type’s propulsion system and batteries.

Pearl 10X testing gathers pace as business jet engine reaches double-digit flight milestone

Rolls-Royce hopes to have wrapped up flight testing of the new Pearl 10X business jet engine by the end of the summer as the programme gathers pace.

Leonardo steps up civil helicopter MRO in UK with Elstree investment

Leonardo is ramping up its maintenance, repair and overhaul service to commercial helicopter customers in the UK in partnership with Aldenham Aviation, owner of Elstree Aerodrome, north of London.

French start-up Beyond Aero steps up development of hydrogen-powered business jet

Start-up Beyond Aero is making its EBACE debut as it transitions from its now-completed demonstrator flight-test programme to development of an 8-10-passenger business aircraft powered by hydrogen.

Business aviation bosses stay upbeat on net-zero ambitions

Industry leaders have doubled down on the sector’s environmental commitments, citing ongoing investment in emission-reducing technologies in a bid to reach net-zero by 2050.

Textron Aviation marks production of 400th Citation Latitude

Textron Aviation has marked the production of its 400th Citation Latitude and unveiled Garmin 5000-based enhancements.

Lilium’s Roewe 'confident but not comfortable’ with mid-2026 service-entry goal

Lilium chief executive Klaus Roewe says he is confident that the German company will hit its target of service entry for the developmental Lilium Jet by the middle of 2026.

Italy’s Air Corporate praises performance of new ACH160

Air Corporate is already full of praise for its new ACH160, following the VIP-configured helicopter’s service entry earlier this year.

AW09 joins Agusta VIP helicopter family

Leonardo Helicopters has taken the wraps off the latest addition to its Agusta-branded family of VIP rotorcraft, unveiling at EBACE today the AW09 light-single in a baseline five-passenger layout.

Dassault chief Trappier confident on revised Falcon 10X schedule

Dassault Aviation chief executive Eric Trappier is confident that the airframer’s revised development timeline for its ultra-long-range Falcon 10X will hold, despite continued issues in the supply chain.

Honda Aircraft begins transforming Greensboro site for new jet Echelon’s testing and production

Honda Aircraft arrives at this year’s EBACE show deep in development of its new light business jet Echelon, a 2,625nm (4,862km)-range aircraft it says will best other light jets and prove attractive to charter operators.

Qatar Executive to show new G700 at EBACE

Gulfstream may not be present at EBACE next week, but its newly-certificated aircraft – the 7,500nm (13,900km)-range G700 – will be on display, courtesy of launch customer Qatar Executive.

Not yet Eclipsed: is there still life in the VLJ market?

Would-be disruptors determined to broaden access to private aviation with a new category of more affordable and greener aircraft they are sure will sell in the thousands – and with orders aplenty from early adopters. It might sum up the anticipation today around advanced air mobility (AAM) but, rewind two decades, and it also describes the nascent very-light jet (VLJ) market.

Starting Olver: ExecuJet founder is back and scaling up with Axis Aviation

Niall Olver, the serial entrepreneur behind the early success of ExecuJet and the launch of the Grob SPn light jet in the 2000s, is back in business aviation with big plans for his Austrian-based Axis Aviation venture.

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