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.
The company operates a global fleet of 72 business jets it makes available to customers under a pay-by-the-hour membership plan, and its chief commercial officer, Ian Moore, says an uptick in customer numbers and aircraft use in North America is driving global growth.
The collective exhaling of relief last week when Luton Airport’s summer night-closure program came to an end was almost loud enough to drown out the roar of all those business jets that the airfield north of London is once again able to welcome after dark.
The financial and practical benefits of routine flights by UASs — aka drones — in national airspace will only be realized if and when operators have a file-and-fly capability as easy and quick to access as that enjoyed today by pilots of conventional aircraft.
