Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009. He has reported from military bases, industrial facilities, trade shows and conferences, on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity.
An order from Al Saif Aviation for “at least 10” Avanti EVO aircraft was the surprise highlight of an upbeat briefing from in-receivership Piaggio at NBAA-BACE this week.
Gulfstream’s contribution to environmentally sustainable flight operations has moved up a gear at NBAA-BACE, with the company announcing a new scheme to assist customers in offsetting their emissions and making its first carbon-neutral flights when it brought five airplanes to Nevada for the event.
It has been almost a year since Piaggio entered insolvency, but the lawyer charged with turning the airframer around can see light at the end of the tunnel.