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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Utah’s Transportation Department plans to collaborate with Singaporean startup NEO Aeronautics on testing and potential deployment of its Crimson S8 eVTOL personal air vehicle.
French manufacturer Daher Group has completed the purchase of Quest Aircraft Co., which builds the Kodiak 100 utility aircraft and is changing the company’s name to Kodiak Aircraft.
Textron Aviation is nearing the mating of the wing on the prototype of its new utility SkyCourier twin turboprop, with first flight expected next year.
In May, PrivateFly founder and CEO Adam Twidell told ShowNews he hoped his company’s competitors followed him into offering fixed-price private flying. His rationale was that any initiative that makes the sector more accessible would help improve business for everyone.
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.
