Content Archive: October 2024

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Toyota Agrees to $500M Investment in Joby's eVTOL Aircraft

Cash for common stock payment will be made in two tranches later this year and in 2025
Joby Toyota eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Regent Reveals Progress on Full-sale Seaglider Prototype

Viceroy's hardware and systems integration has begun
The Viceroy seaglider's fuselage is pictured inside a hangar
Safety

Bombardier Safety Standdown Aims To Elevate Influence

Three-day event typically fills with more than 400 in person and another 1,000 online
Tony Kern Convergent Performance at Bombardier Safety Standdown 2023
FBOs

Pepper Honored with NATA William Ong Achievement Award

Pepper oversaw the growth of Atlantic Aviation into a mega chain
Former Atlantic Aviation CEO Lou Pepper
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation Completes Pair of BBJs in Just 10 Months

Extensive interior work was conducted at the company's facility in Basel, Switzerland
Jet Aviation Boeing Business Jets
Charter & Fractional

Life Flight Network Moving Fixed-wing Ops to Renton

Helicopter services will still be available at the Port Angeles facility
Life Flight Pilatus PC-12 airplane
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Embarks on U.S. Tour with Embraer Praetor 600

Super-midsize jet will travel to eight cities in six states
Flexjet Embraer Praetor 600 (Photo: Embraer)
Aircraft

Pivotal Completes Blackfly Personal eVTOL Deliveries

Thirteen customers are flying the single-seat aircraft in the U.S.
Spectators observe a flight demonstration of Pivotal’s Blackfly personal eVTOL aircraft.
Rotorcraft

Aero Asset: Twin-engine Helo Market Retail Sales Drop

Europe was the only region to see sales increase, up by 5%
Aero Asset retail helicopter prices 1H24
Aircraft

Lilium Achieves Power On with First Full-scale eVTOL Aircraft

The MSN 1 airframe will be used as a ground testbed ahead of flight testing
Lilium Jet power on