A “gender reveal” celebration went awry after a Texas pilot dumped 350 gal. of pink water from a single-engine aircraft in a low pass, stalled and impacted the ground.
The brain trust behind the Gabelli investor conference and the erstwhile L-3 Communications have teamed to take another aerospace and defense (A&D) business public, perhaps making a C4ISR giant.
According to FlightAware, 85% of turbine-powered business aircraft registered in the U.S. are ADS-B equipped to meet the FAA’s Jan. 1 deadline, up from 62% a year ago
Jet Edge International, an aviation management company, has selected STACK.aero, a web-based automated business operations system, to provide the technological backing for the company’s growth plans.
West Star Aviation has partnered with the Madison County Career and Technical Education Office and Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC) to host a “Federal Apprenticeship Event” during National Apprenticeship Week.
Vertis Aviation, headquartered in Switzerland, has added an ultra-long-range Bombardier Global 5000 to its fleet for charters in North America, the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
German startup Volocopter is working with agricultural equipment manufacturer John Deere to demonstrate its VoloDrone heavy-lift unmanned cargo aircraft equipped for crop-protection spraying.
Following a 14-month designation process, the FAA approved beyond-visual-line-of-sight UAS flights within an 8 x 4-mi. section of airspace near Griffiss International Airport.
Business aviation trade associations are denouncing calls by some British political leaders to ban private jets from UK airports because of emissions concerns.
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Textron Beech Bonanza Models E33, E33A, E33C, F33, G33, 35-C33, 35-C33A, K35, M35, N35, P35, S35, V35, V35A and 36.
Business aviation activity in Europe in October was flat compared to a year ago with 74,420 departures, although charters rose for the first time in 2019.
