GlobeAir is to purchase 12 Lilium Jets for leisure flights in northern Italy and the French Riviera. This last mile service, particularly where vertical landing is required, will be an attractive, time-saver for its customers.

It may have rained a little in the morning but the atmosphere was relaxed and hands were extended, both to greet colleagues and for the ice creams being given away on the apron. ACE'22 was a big success.

The first of two G650s has arrived with Flexjet, registered on its Maltese AOC. Fractional owners in Europe now have a long range option through the shared ownership programme.

The ACA has put together a programme that removes the difficult groundwork companies have to undertake when setting sustainability initiatives. This scheme provides a clear roadmap for companies to carbon offset.

Following receipt of a permit to fly, the piloted electric VX4 prototype conducted its very first airborne test and was lifted from the ground under tethered conditions.

This trailblazing eight minute flight of the technology demonstrator provided Eviation with invaluable data to further optimise the aircraft for commercial production.

Jet Rescue's critical care Learjet 55 met up with that of Unicair, a Learjet 45, on the tarmac at Gander International to enable a continuous medical transfer of a patient from Mexico City to Denmark.

Sheltair has celebrated one hangar development alongside another facility expansion project with both ribbon-cutting and groundbreaking ceremonies on the same day in Denver, Colorado.

Regent’s electric seaglider has proved its full ‘float, foil, fly’ mission. With orders exceeding $7bn, the company will commercialise seagliders for sustainable high-speed, regional mobility with passengers boarding in 2025.

Buyers are getting younger and buying larger according to the Ever Forward report. Pre-owned transactions should maintain their higher base and growth rates but normal depreciation levels should resume in 2023.

After it took delivery of the first five-blade H145 in Mexico, Pegaso decided to purchase the H145 simulator so that it could continuously train its pilots; another investment in its ongoing improvement process.

EASA certification of the Gulfstream G700 and G800 engines is a significant stride towards customer deliveries of the next-gen aircraft.

New aircraft mean CAS can better serve its fast-growing Las Vegas customer base, while a Pilot Development Programme allows it to teach its systems and procedures, and help pilots gain flight hours while being paid.

Airbus helicopter operator Ecocopter is to explore first use cases and pilot cities and regions for UAM operations in Chile, Ecuador and Peru.

Bombardier is celebrating the entry into service of its Challenger 3500 launch customer aircraft. It will be on static display at NBAA 2022 in Orlando, Florida as it begins demonstration operations.

The components of the vertiport can be packed into shipping containers and deployed worldwide. Skyportz advises early take up by property partners, to be used as event spaces or meetings ahead of eVTOL ops.

From navigating coastal plains, major cities and the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Virginia State Police relies on Bell aircraft for lifesaving missions. It has purchased a Bell 412 EPi to further support HEMS and SAR operations.

Legendary pilot, aviation advocate and author Tammie Jo Shults is to present a keynote speech at NBAA-BACE 2022 on day two.

ExecuJet has signed a land lease with Subang airport state-owned Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad and expects to start building a 149,500 sq ft MRO facility within the next six weeks.

The first installation of winglets on a Citation M2 Gen2 allows for improved take off limits in high altitude and high temperature conditions. It also improves stability and includes FAA and EASA certified safety parameters.

Volato is to fractionalise the Gulfstream G280, pre-selling fractions in multiples of eighths. The first delivery will come in early 2024.

Vertiia should significantly decarbonise air travel and improve medical access for Australia's rural and remote communities. Raising $23m Series B funding allows test flights to start within the next three months.

The addition of the DA42-VI to its training fleet gives Akagera modern piston training technology and allows it to take advantage of Diamond's operational cost efficiencies, low environmental impact and safety record.

The additional aircraft enables the OEM to test even more interior enhancements, ensuring the maturity, durability and comfort of those cabin elements introduced with the aircraft's launch in 2019.