The European Aviation Safety Agency has brought the rollout of VTOL flights one step closer with the release on July 2 of a special condition to enable the safe operation of hybrid and electric VTOL aircraft.
Embraer has unveiled a digital platform designed to connect and synchronize the different services and resources required to minimize downtime caused by unscheduled aircraft maintenance.
For Signature Flight Support, an accord to provide ground-based operations for Uber’s nascent aerial-ridesharing service is part of a strategy to make more use of its network of FBOs.
AeroVironment will build two more of its newly rolled out Hawk30 solar-powered high-altitude, pseudo-satellite (HAPS) unmanned aircraft for certification purposes.
Four unions representing U.S. aviation safety inspectors and mechanics wrote to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao urging the department to implement three long-delayed Congressional directives intended to boost oversight of foreign repair stations that work on U.S. aircraft.
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Robert Randall has been appointed to the newly created position of director of strategic business development for Universal Avionics. Randall joined Universal Avionics in 2008. He has been serving as U.S. senior sales manager since 2014.
Air BP and China National Aviation Fuel Group have signed a joint venture agreement to operate a general aviation fuel business in Southwest China, covering Sichuan Province, Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality.
Lee Aerospace in Wichita has earned Parts Manufacturer Approval for the side cockpit windows on Beechjet 400, 400A and 400T aircraft with CoolView window technology.
A former FAA aviation safety inspector has been convicted in U.S. District Court, Miami, of conspiracy to bribe a public official, bribery, false statements, aggravated identity theft and wire fraud, the Department of Transportation says.
Honeywell has received a supplemental type certificate from the FAA to upgrade Bombardier Learjet 40 and 45 aircraft with its Primus Elite Enhanced Features.
The Corporate Angel Network, founded in 1981, transported its 60,000th cancer patient when it flew a patient named David from Columbus, Ohio, to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
Flexjet, a fractional ownership operator based in Cleveland, is offering owner-only curated experiences with partners that include European fashion clothiers, watchmakers, sporting outfitters, hotels, resorts, travel services and vintners and wineries.
Embraer has delivered its first new Praetor 600 super mid-size business jet, the company announced. The aircraft received certification in April. The Praetor 600 was delivered to an undisclosed European customer during a delivery ceremony at Embraer’s production facility in Sao Jose dos Campos in Brazil. The assembly line there also produces the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500. Assembly of the Praetor 600 will also soon begin at Embraer’s production facility in Melbourne, Florida.
Gulfstream Aerospace’s new long-range G600 has earned its type and production certificates from the FAA, clearing the way for first deliveries to customers.
Bell CEO Mitch Snyder has hinted that the manufacturer may not develop a new clean-sheet commercial conventional rotorcraft beyond its Model 525 twin-engine super-medium helicopter.
