Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Archer and Joby Build Momentum in Last Stretch to eVTOL Service Entry

U.S. advanced air mobility frontrunners announce second-quarter results
Joby eVTOL aircraft
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Cuts Losses and Smoothes Operations in 2Q

Private flight provider says profitability can be achieved by the end of 2024
Delta Air Lines aircraft with a Wheels Up Citation business jet
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Guardian Jet Launches Light Business Aircraft Division

The company is well-known in the large aircraft sales segment
Keegen Dwyer and Andy Ross, Guardian Jet
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Battery Group CATL Invests in AutoFlight's eVTOL Aircraft Plans

The Chinese companies will work together to develop batteries supporting longer range and higher payloads for aircraft
AutoFlight Prosperity eVTOL aircraft
Rotorcraft

Helicopters Contribute To Strong Growth at Leonardo

Orders, revenues, and earnings grew during the first six months of 2024
Leonardo AW189 helicopter
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

New Liability Insurance Option for Aviation Contractors

Insurance underwriter Worldlink Specialty and Oneglobal Broking introduced the new AeroPro liability insurance product
Aircraft

Bombardier Deliveries, Service Revenues Jump in Second-quarter 2024

Supply chain remains a headwind, particularly with engines
Bombardier Global 8000 (Photo Bombardier)
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Avolon and Airbus to Explore Financing for Zero-Emission Flight

Financing and leasing are key to making hydrogen-powered commercial flight a reality
Airbus ZeroE aircraft concepts
Aircraft

Asian Sales Group Plans to Buy VoltAero Cassio Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

Global Sky signed a memorandum of understanding for 15 of the five- to 12-seat aircraft
VoltAero at Farnborough 2024
Rotorcraft

Bell Helo Deliveries Dip Slightly in Second Quarter

Bell delivered 32 commercial helicopters in the quarter
Article image
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

2Q Revenue, Profits Grow at Textron Aviation despite Flat Jet Shipments

Company delivered 42 jets, 22 Caravans, and 21 King Airs in the quarter
Cessna Citation M2 Gen2
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Bombardier Settles Divestiture Suit

Company reached a settlement this week
bombardier
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Eve Raises $94 Million in Fresh Funding for eVTOL Aircraft

In the same week, rival Archer raised $55 million from existing backer Stellantis
Eve Air Mobility eVTOL full-scale prototype
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Jefferies: Used Bizjet Inventory Climbs 18% YOY

But overall inventory is still low compared to pre-pandemic times
Article image
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Arc Aerosystems Lands Saudi Backing for New Aircraft

The UK start-up is working on a jump takeoff gyroplane and a pair of eVTOL aircraft
Arc Aerosystems Linx P9 aircraft
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Consultants Offer Sober Assessment of eVTOL Viability

This week's Revolution Aero conference assessed the hype around the new sector of aviation
Revolution Aero 2024 conference in London
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Top Bizav Attorney: IRS Audits 'Something Industry Hasn't Seen Before'

IRS has launched first half-dozen audits
Benjamin Schwalen, NBAA general counsel and corporate secretary; Kristi Greco Johnson, NBAA senior v-p of government affairs; and David Shannon, partner with Lewis Brisbois
Aircraft

IADA Recognizes Starling with Lifetime Achievement Award

Starling is the executive director of the association
Wayne Starling
Aircraft

Lilium Manages Cash Flight Path to eVTOL Aircraft Certification

The German company has also established a business unit in Shenzhen, China
German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Lilium CEO Klaus Roewe
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Volocopter Says It Has Funding To Complete Certification of eVTOL Aircraft

The company will not disclose which of its existing investors have committed to provide new funding
Volocopter flies in Saudi Arabia
Aircraft

Revolution.Aero Draws Advanced Air Mobility Leaders to London

Electric aircraft developers will face scrutiny from independent analysts and the financial community
Revolution.Aero in Dublin
Charter & Fractional

China's Shanxi Province Will Fly Tourists in EHang's eVTOL Aircraft

An agreement calls for up to 500 of the two-seat pilotless aircraft to be delivered
EHang's main production plant for eVTOL aircraft is at Yunfu in China
Maintenance and Modifications

JSSI's Support for Business Aviation Keeps Growing

The company has been in business for 35 years and has added new services in recent years
JSSI bizav
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Jetcraft Sees Grounds for Optimism in Preowned Bizjet Market

"No longer a knife fight in a phone booth," said Jetcraft president and CEO Chad Anderson
Chad Anderson, Jetcraft
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AINsight: 1,000 Times One Is Still 1,000

What does it take to succeed in the aircraft brokerage business?
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

German Officials Start Due Diligence For Lilium's Loan Guarantees

New funding of at least €100 million may soon be released for the eVTOL aircraft manufacturer
Lilium's eVTOL aircraft
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

France May Provide Funds for Lilium eVTOL Aircraft Production Line

The German company is in negotiations with French officials over subsidies and loan guarantees
Lilium's eVTOL aircraft
Fuel

Oxford Airport Begins Selling SAF, To Open Synthetic Fuel Plant

London-area airport is stepping up efforts to decarbonize business aviation
London Oxford fuel truck
Aircraft

Archer Expects To Cut eVTOL Aircraft Development Costs in Q2

Q1 expenses were bloated by non-recurring payments to suppliers and lawsuit charges
Archer battery pack factory
Charter & Fractional

SkyShare Lowers Frax Down Payments and Monthly Fees

Fleet now includes aircraft ranging in size from the Pilatus PC-12 to Gulfstream's G450
SkyShare fractional ownership fleet