GE Aviation announced a teaming agreement Oct. 28 to provide its flight-control computing platform on the SuperVolo vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone designed for commercial applications.
Regulators have mandated temporary operational limitations for Airbus A220 operators in the wake of three Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engine failures in the last three months.
Offshore helicopter operator NHV Group has secured a British air operator certificate in preparation for the UK’s impending departure from the European Union.
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, while occupied with shopping its 146-seat E195-E2 jet, is indicating it will consider reentering the turboprop market to meet demand in Latin America.
The sale of ExecuJet’s maintenance activities will allow Luxaviation to refocus on its core aviation services and further concentrate on innovation and investing in the sector’s development, Luxavation CEO Patrick Hansen said.
Italy-based Tecnam took firm orders for 11 P2012 Traveller 11-seat utility aircraft during the first two days at the National Business Aviation Association Convention & Exhibition here, held Oct. 22-24.
FAA and the German Aerospace Center have signed a memorandum of cooperation to identify data that should be shared when space launch and re-entry operations traverse the airspace of different countries.
The cabin electronics branch of Thales and telecom operator SES have demoed the use of a hybrid geostationary and medium Earth orbit sat network for improved inflight connectivity.
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen accepts that his industry is never going to win over its harshest critics. But he believes that the sector can at very least prove that it means what it says when it talks about sustainability and environmental responsibility.
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen accepts that his industry is never going to win over its harshest critics. But he believes that the sector can at very least prove that it means what it says when it talks about sustainability and environmental responsibility.
French regional-aircraft startup VoltAero has upgraded its Cassio 1 hybrid-electric propulsion testbed with motors from Safran Electrical & Power in preparation for a new phase of flight testing to begin in the second half of November.
Dassault has completed the critical design review of its next new business aircraft, the long-range, widebody Falcon 6X twinjet, and is closing in on the preliminary design of the advanced low-noise follow-on project, which is widely dubbed the 9X.
Traditionally, the bizav industry has been willing to accept training focused on ensuring a pilot meets minimum standards, TRU Simulation CEO David Smith told The Weekly of Business Aviation. “That’s not good enough,” Smith said.
The facility officially reopened in early October, complete with a new, state-of-the-art, 40,000-sq.-ft. hangar, equipped with 30-ft. doors to accommodate aircraft as large as the Gulfstream 650.
Surveillance data provider Aireon and the Cocesna air navigation services agency have signed an agreement to deploy space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) in six Central American countries.
UPS Flight Forward, the package carrier’s drone subsidiary, has announced new retail, pharmaceutical and health care partners for its planned delivery service.
Brazil’s Department of Airspace Control has installed South America’s first “remote tower” at an air base in Rio de Janeiro, using a system based on Frequentis visualization technology.
The Aireon space-based surveillance system has been integrated into the air traffic control automation platform used by Brazil’s Department of Airspace Control.
Gulfstream Aerospace unveiled a full-size mockup of its flagship G700 in rock concert style with a laser light show Oct. 21 as it announced two fleet orders for the ultra-long-range jet.
