The EC has OK'd UK global investment manager AMP Capital Investors and Spanish airports operator Aena Internacional to gain control of London Luton Airport.
An overly cautious FAA should change its approach to assessing safety risk when it considers unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations, a new study says.
There is only one reason Santa Monica Municipal Airport tenant Ali Safai gives for closing his maintenance and flight training business after 22 years of operation—the City of Santa Monica.
European transport ministers have agreed on proposals to support competitiveness and sustainability in the mobility sector, including one aimed at safeguarding competition within air transport, paving the way for negotiations with the European Parliament.
Textron Aviation says it planned to complete the flight-test program for its Citation Longitude super mid-size jet, by June 8, with function and reliability evaluation to begin shortly thereafter.
Boeing’s drive to fill out its unmanned aircraft systems portfolio continues, with the aerospace giant’s HorizonX Ventures arm participating in a $5 million funding round at Kittyhawk, a provider of software for managing commercial drone fleets.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has criticized the FAA’s management of safety risks for small unmanned aerial systems (UAS), citing a lack of reliable data and risk management principles that the agency only “partially follows.”
Just as the first quadcopter drones were for intended hobbyists, the first electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft to hit the market is designed for recreational use.
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association and the Aerospace Industries Association have called on U.S. Senate leadership to bring a FAA reauthorization bill to the Senate floor for a vote as soon as possible, the associations said.
The G500 is expected to enter service in the second half of 2018 and G600 in first half of 2019. Analysts said there are about 50 orders each, so Gulfstream does have a head start.
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has formed a task force to address a growing concern among members and the industry: Illegal charter operations.
This year’s European Business and Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva was dedicated to Serge Dassault, 93, who died of heart failure in his office on May 28.
Premium Jet managing partner and account manager Daniel Kunz and Osprey Flight Solutions chief commercial officer Bruce Norfolk signed an agreement May 29.
