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Jet Edge and Montage International announce new partnership Yuvan Kumar 4th June 2021, 2:20 Jet Edge has partnered with luxury hospitality management company, Montage International to deliver private aviation to travellers visiting any of the group’s properties. Jet Edge’s fleet will be available to Montage International guests and residential owners traveling to any property within its international portfolio. Jet Edge owners, Reserve members, and charter flyers with a confirmed Montage or Pendry reservation will get special charter rates on flights to all Montage International destinat...

United Airlines to buy 15 Boom Supersonic Overture aircraft Yuvan Kumar 3rd June 2021, 5:43 United Airlines has agreed to purchase 15 of Boom Supersonic’s Overture aircraft, subject to them meeting safety and sustainability standards. The agreement also includes an option for 35 additional aircraft. Unlike other competitors in the supersonic space, Boom’s model targets commercial passenger flights to begin with. It aims to have the aircraft flying in 2029. Aviation commentator, Sally Gethin, told BBC Radio 4’s PM programme: “The public has always had a fascination for supersonic and...

Halo Aviation orders 200 Eve Air Mobility eVTOLs Yuvan Kumar 1st June 2021, 10:38 Halo Aviation will be the launch customer for 200 of Eve Air Mobility’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Deliveries are expected to start in 2026. Eve – Embraer’s urban air mobility arm – will work with Halo to bring UAM services to the UK and US. Under the terms of this agreement, Halo will work with Eve to develop a new eVTOL operation in both countries. “We believe Eve has designed an aircraft that is well-prepared for not only initial certification but also has a proven tra...

The rise and fall of Aerion Yuvan Kumar 28th May 2021, 9:35 It all began in 2004, when Texan billionaire Robert Bass decided to re-commercialise supersonic aerial travel by launching Aerion Supersonic. By 2021, it had a backlog of $11.2bn – or 93 orders – for its AS2 supersonic jet. And soon after announcing the near-hypersonic AS3, a new concept, the company ground to a halt, shutting down unexpectedly last weekend. At $120m each, the Mach 1.4 AS2 promised to connect any two points on Earth “in three hours or less” by 2027. Industry veteran Dr Richard Tracy spearheaded the vision fo...

Luxaviation Group and Lilium to partner on airline operations Yuvan Kumar Luxaviation Group and eVTOL manufacturer Lilium have announced plans to launch airline operations in Europe. To do this, the two will combine Luxaviation’s experience, gained after securing the first European Union Aviation Safety Agency AOC approval for a business jet operator, with Lilium’s progress in the development of a seven-seater eVTOL jet. Lilium plans to continue developing the jet and its digital airline platform for commercial launch in 2024. “This marks a key milestone as we prepare for launch, and w...