Michael Verdon

5 days ago | robbreport.com | Michael Verdon

Want to see how an aersopace CEO would rather spend his time, instead of pouring over spreadsheets and market forecasts? Jetson chief executive Stéphan D’haene took on two other members of the company’s C-Suite in a first, one-person eVTOL race. The Jetson is a single-person electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designed for non-pilots, being built in Italy’s Tuscany region.

6 days ago | robbreport.com | Michael Verdon

Morgan Freeman wasn’t quite sure about whether the world’s first certified flying car will really take off in the real word. Freeman, along with two-time Oscar winner John Travolta, presented Slovakia-based Klein Vision with a Special Recognition Award for Engineering Excellence at last month’s 2025 Living Legends of Aviation Gala Dinner in Beverly Hills, Calif. The event recognizes advances in flight, exploration, and personal air mobility. But Freeman wasn’t buying it, at least not initially.

1 week ago | robbreportmonaco.com | Michael Verdon

Even in the rarefied world of private jets, records matter. Gulfstream just announced that it has achieved 700 city-pair records with its flagship G700 on a flight from Taipei to Miami. The flight lasted 14 hours and 38 minutes at an average cruise speed of Mach 0.87. The G700 and 700th flight make good bookends, representing the 50-year anniversary of Gulfstream’s first city-pair record, set in 1975 by the Gulfstream GII. That early Gulfstream flew from St. John’s, Antigua, to Dakar, Senegal.

1 week ago | robbreport.com | Michael Verdon

Boom’s recent supersonic tests included an experimental sharkskin-like material that makes the aircraft smoother and therefore more efficient. Developed by Micro Tau in Australia, the riblet-skinned material reduces drag, fuel consumption, and carbon emissions. Last fall, Boom applied patches of the material during testing of its experimental XB-1 to its underbelly. The material is a film with microscopic grooves or riblets on the surface.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Michael Verdon

Boom’s recent supersonic tests included an experimental sharkskin-like material that makes the aircraft smoother and therefore more efficient. Developed by Micro Tau in Australia, the riblet-skinned material reduces drag, fuel consumption, and carbon emissions. Last fall, Boom applied patches of the material during testing of its experimental XB-1 to its underbelly. The material is a film with microscopic grooves or riblets on the surface.