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.
Bombardier is donating a former C Series test aircraft to Quebec’s Ecole Nationale d’Aeronautique (ENA),a technical training school for aerospace workers.
Inmarsat announced at the 2018 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva that it will offer its European Aviation Network inflight Wi-Fi services to the business aviation market by January.
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-01-12, AD 2017-11-08, and AD 2017-15-09 for certain Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Model DA 42 airplanes.
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.
Harrods Aviation has a new automated check-in system for its VIP and group charter flights at its London Luton and London Stansted fixed-base operations.
Vallair, based in Luxembourg, has completed an 18-month lease transaction with Windrose Aviation Co., a charter airline based in the Ukraine, for an Airbus A321.
