Starlink general aviation prices unchanged as business aviation doubles news Yves Le Marquand 10 Jul 26 0 Prices for Starlink’s general aviation connectivity services remain the same following a roll back on pricing in April 2026 as business aviation package costs are… Read more
Electra, Signature and UrbanV sign Direct Aviation agreement news Yves Le Marquand 8 Jul 26 0 Electra has signed an agreement with FBO giant Signature Aviation and vertiport developer UrbanV to jointly build a regional mobility system it calls Direct Aviation.… Read more
Daher opens new support and logistics facility in France news Yves Le Marquand 6 Jul 26 0 Daher has opened a new spare parts, maintenance, equipment overhaul and logistics centre in western France. The new facility expands support capabilities for aircraft ranging… Read more
Hopping into new markets opinion Yves Le Marquand 6 Jul 26 0 Hinkspiel, skola, swehi, escargot, hopscotch. The age-old game based on the idea of hopping from space to space is played by children around the world.… Read more
Elixir Aircraft raises €45m as it eyes US expansion news Yves Le Marquand 2 Jul 26 0 Elixir Aircraft has raised €45m ($51.5m) in a funding round led by Bpifrance’s SPI (Sociétés de Projets Industriels) Fund, managed on behalf of the French… Read more
Piaggio Aerospace appoints new CEO news Yves Le Marquand 10 Jun 26 0 Piaggio Aerospace has appointed Francesco Cristian Toninelli as CEO as it targets its “next phase of growth and production ramp-up”. Toninelli’s experience and previous tenure… Read more
‘A great opportunity for business aviation’, and ‘we’re building it’ says Electra opinion Yves Le Marquand 8 Jun 26 0 In downtown New York but have to visit the shop floor in a facility upstate later that day? Just out of back-to-back afternoon meetings in… Read more
Burgers on the business card opinion Yves Le Marquand 29 May 26 0 The price has gone up for the $100 hamburger. But what about if it’s on the business card? The $100 hamburger is an old general… Read more
Electra completes first urban demo flight news Yves Le Marquand 29 May 26 0 Electra has successful completed the first urban demonstration of its ultra short takeoff and landing EL2 demonstrator aircraft at the Columbus Street Terminal in Charleston,… Read more
Pilot by ear opinion Yves Le Marquand 26 May 26 0 Back in the 1970s, United Airlines would recruit flight crews from college music programmes. The carrier favoured students who held these degrees because they demonstrated… Read more