The Weekly of Business Aviation

The airport is offering SAF at two blend levels—10% and 30%—with correspondingly different price points.

Celebrating its 75th anniversary, the Air Charter Association (ACA) is launching a new internship program later in 2024.

Cory Bengtzen earned his private pilot’s license at age 21 and bought his first airplane, a share in a Cessna T210 Turbo, at age 22 to fly for fun.

Lilium is in advanced discussions with the French government for subsidies and loan guarantees.

The five-year reauthorization bill was passed by the Senate and is expected to win approval in the U.S. House.

Brazilian helicopter operator Helisul has acquired Chilean counterpart Ecocopter to form one of the largest rotary-wing operators in Latin America.

The U.S. Senate approved a five-year FAA reauthorization bill after shutting down a late push to change a provision that adds flights to DCA.

Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.

Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

Gulfstream Aerospace has earned FAA steep-approach certification for the G600 jet.

CAMP Systems, a business aviation Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, announced its acquisition of Avinode Group.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced the 900th recipient of its Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) program, Wes Maness. Maness serves as director of maintenance at Flight Group Corporation and is being celebrated as a benchmark for the NBAA’s 21-year program.

TIGHITCO, an aerospace manufacturer, and DCM Group Aerospace announced their partnership to manufacture and deliver parts for the Airbus A220.

Textron Aviation announced its Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop was awarded type certification by the Australia Certification and Accreditation Service Agency (ACASA).

Phenix Jet Cayman Hong Kong announced its completion of the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) Industry Audit Standard (IAS) by ISO 9001 Certified Wyvern.

The U.S. Transportation Department and the FAA have issued a $1.4 million grant to the University of Oklahoma (OU) to conduct a psychological study on Air Traffic Controller (ATC) training.

Sheltair, an aviation services provider, broke ground at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport in Florida (KSRQ) for a new FBO.

Leadership in Flight Training (LIFT) Academy announced the expansion of its training fleet in partnership with Diamond Aircraft.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

Wheels Up posted first quarter (Q1) 2024 revenue of $197 million, down 44% from a year ago, the company says.

Tecnam’s P-Mentor two-seat single-engine training aircraft has earned FAA full-type certification under Part 23 regulations.

Joby continues to advance toward type certification, submitting test plans for its S4 air taxi, while continuing with certification tests of components.

Embraer delivered 18 executive jets during the first quarter of 2024, including 11 light and seven medium jets, the company says.

Europe’s Luxaviation Group said May 7 that it has introduced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Paris-Le Bourget Airport fixed-based operation.