Feb. 14—Wichita Aero Club February Luncheon, Speaker: Robert Sumwalt, NTSB, Doubletree By Hilton, Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport, Wichita, Kansas. http://www.wichitaaeroclub.org/events/view/88/
The University of Colorado (CU) Boulder is taking advantage of a large gift and an ambitious new dean of engineering to help focus the state’s aerospace industry as a growing U.S. center for spaceflight innovation.
Facebook is preparing to fly its Aquila stratospheric unmanned aircraft for a second time as the NTSB investigates the structural failure that occurred when the aircraft encountered turbulence just before landing on its June 28 first flight.
The Teamsters Airline Division and Local 284 are contacting NetJets customers to publicize escalating labor disputes over subcontracting of maintenance and lower wages, union officials say.
The NBAA is praising the introduction of a bill that would end what it calls an “improper application”of commercial airline ticket taxes to aircraft management companies.
Leonardo has begun flight trials of the third prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotor as it targets certification of the high-speed rotary-wing aircraft by 2018.
North American business aviation flight activity rose 2% in January compared to a year ago, led by large cabin jet and fractional traffic, according to Argus TraqPak data.
The number of business jet transactions in 2016 fell by more than 7% compared to the year before, ending six consecutive years of increases, according to data from JetNet.
In the wake of Canada announcing more support for Bombardier, Brazil has requested consultations with Ottawa at the World Trade Organization over alleged subsidies benefiting the C Series program.
The FAA’s surprise Jan. 28 settlement with the City of Santa Monica, California, regarding the closure of its airport has raised a number of troubling questions, industry experts say.
Mark Moore, the NASA engineer who evangelized electric-powered aircraft and on-demand mobility within the agency, is joining ride-hailing giant Uber to advance its Elevate concept for vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) air taxi networks in congested cities.  
The Canadian government is providing C$372.5 million ($282.4 million) in repayable support for Bombardier's Global 7000 business jet and C Series airliner .
According to Hawkeye President Mike McCracken, "We wanted a simple method that would allow first-time buyers of private aviation travel solutions an easy way to see the value added, whether charter, time-share or full ownership." It was also important for existing flight departments to track these metrics for justifying their current aircraft or increase use of their aircraft, he added.
As part of its plan to field a Quiet Supersonic Transport low-boom flight demo, NASA has issued a call for interested companies to submit a “capability statement.”
