Flying taxis could be a reality as soon as 2028 in the UK, the government announced today. In collaboration with industry, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) has launched the Future of Flight Action Plan, which sets out a roadmap for drones and novel electric aircraft. According to the DfT,...

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has put forward new proposals that will make pilot licensing easier for general aviation pilots. The regulator is working to simplify the licensing process as part of its General Aviation Pilot Licensing and Training Simplification project. According to the CAA,...

'Sustainability' is a word the aviation industry knows all too well. In commercial aviation, airlines are committing to sustainable aviation fuel programmes in order to meet government or agency imposed mandates. For airside operations, OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) are increasingly beginn...

Cannes-Mandelieu and Golfe de Saint-Tropez airports in France have announced that their internal combustion vehicles that cannot be converted to fully electric engines will now be fuelled with biodiesel. Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur, which operates the airports, said the move will result in redu...

The TAG Trained Pilot Scheme, an in-house pilot training progamme aimed at fostering local talent, was established in 2015 and sponsors TAG employees to become a pilot from ab-initio to a full type rating on a business jet. Angel Wun is the latest member of the programme and will gain her first typ...

Farnborough Airport is facing backlash from environmental campaigners over plans to expand its operations by 20,000 more flights each year. Based in Hampshire in the UK, the airport is an operational business and executive general aviation airport. Under new proposals, it plans to increase the nu...

New research by Horizon Aircraft, a Canadian based innovative leader in hybrid electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aerial vehicles, reveals Canada is seeing strong growth in its business aviation sector. In 2022, there were 182,354 business aircraft departures in Canada, which was 35.6...

Honeywell has developed Honeywell’s Cabin Sentinel, available to all Honeywell customers, will also be included in Dassault Aviation’s FalconConnect line for new and existing Dassault aircraft. Cabin Sentinel’s suite of complementary software solutions enhances connectivity, responsiveness...

Having delivered an exceptionally strong first quarter of 2023, with a 30% growth over the same period in 2022, demand for air charter may have passed its peak, according to Hunt & Palmer PLC. However, the diversity of trips its broker teams are arranging in business aviation is as broad as a...

ORLANDO (AEA Booth #906) – April 25, 2023 – Gogo Business Aviation today named the organizations to receive the company’s highest dealer honor for 2022 – the Gogo Business Aviation 51,000 Five. The award recognizes the highest-performing organizations in the company’s global dealer and dis...

Alex Durand speaking in London during a media briefing at BBGA’s annual conference, sponsored by Hunt & Palmer Group. Reflecting on a ‘rollercoaster of two years,’ we have almost forgotten the language of good, but we saw just that in 2022 across all parts of our business, highlighted...

Viasat Inc. today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the company’s Ka-band In-flight Connectivity (IFC) solution for Gulfstream G450 aircraft, a large cabin jet often deployed on long-distance, international expeditions. With this supplemental type certificate (STC) aw...

RoyalJet Abu Dhabi, an award-winning global leader in premium private aviation that caters to the luxury market in the Middle East and across other continents, and Honeywell have signed a letter of intent to extend current Ka-band connectivity services to include RoyalJet’s latest Boeing Business...

The MEBAA Show 2022 drew to a close yesterday, with a series of key deals and announcements made over the three days, all set to drive the business aviation industry forward. The significant event in the business aviation calendar welcomed attendees from 95 countries across the three days, with a...

Azzera, an innovative provider of carbon offsetting and compliance solutions for business aviation, today provided an update on its first six months of operations and an outlook on the future. Azzera offers aircraft owners and operators a pathway to net-zero by assisting in emissions measurement,...