Boeing Promotes Washington State Tax Change In WTO Settlement Effort
A320: Airbus
Potential lawmaking in Washington state that dials back tax savings that Boeing has enjoyed for nearly two decades could be a key catalyst for Airbus, Boeing, Europe and the U.S. to finally reach a cease-fire in their long-running airliner subsidy disputes.
Study Sees Cargo As Opportunity For Advanced Aerial Mobility
Elroy Air
A National Academies study of advanced aerial mobility requested by NASA concludes the commercial cargo market is likely to be an early adopter of autonomous air vehicle technology for rural cargo operations, including “middle mile” distribution and “last mile” package deliveries.
Bizjets, Piston Deliveries Rise In 2019; Turboprop Shipments Fall
G650ER: Gulfstream
Deliveries of business jets and piston aircraft rose in 2019, while turboprop deliveries declined compared to 2018, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).
Gulfstream To Expand Operations In Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Fort Worth Alliance Airport: allianceairport.com
Gulfstream Aerospace is expanding operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with the construction of a $35 million service center at Fort Worth Alliance Airport.
LONDON—BAE Systems has flown the first full-scale prototype of its PHASA-35 solar-powered high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) unmanned air system in Australia.
Cirrus SF50 Vision Jets Return To Service Following Grounding
SF50: Kentaro Iemoto
The fleet of Cirrus SF50 Vision Jets has largely returned to service following grounding of the global fleet by the FAA after a cabin fire on an SF50 during ground operations damaged the aircraft, Cirrus reports.
Airlines Offer Charters To Help Get China Back To Work
Xiamen Airlines aircraft: Rob Finlayson
MELBOURNE—Chinese airlines on Feb. 18 began widely promoting charter services to get people back to work, supporting a government policy to restart national production amid the Wuhan virus epidemic.
Sounding Board: Five Minutes With Timothy Obitts, NATA President, CEO
NATA
Tim Obitts
From Cirrus SF50 Vision Jets returning to service and airlines offering charters to help China to business jet deliveries rising at Embraer and Spain signing PC-21 contracts.
