Elbit Systems of America is drawing up plans to offer commercial services using a company-owned fleet of Hermes 450 large unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
Textron Aviation’s Citation Latitude is expected to receive certification from the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil in the coming weeks, followed by first deliveries to the region, the company said during the Latin American Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Sao Paulo.
The first Challenger 650 large business jet has been registered and is now in operation in Mexico, Bombardier said as the Latin America Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition prepared to open.
Air Medical Group Holdings and Aviators Air Rescue have accepted delivery of the first of three Airbus Helicopters H130 aircraft, which will be used to launch single-engine helicopter emergency medical services operations in India.
Clay Lacy Aviation in Los Angeles has added 12 business jets to its fleet since the beginning of this year to keep up with demand, the private jet operator said.
After years of criticizing the FAA for dragging its feet on regulating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), industry has welcomed the first rule enabling routine commercial operations as more flexible than expected and ahead of regulations in other countries.
Drone delivery service Flirtey and Domino’s are to begin commercial pizza deliveries to customers’ homes this year from a selected store in New Zealand once they receive final approval from the Civil Aviation Authority.
The FAA lacks a clear process for identifying and coordinating Next Generation long-term research and development, according to an audit report by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General, which offers five recommendations for the FAA administrator.
The market for nonindustrial robotics, including UAVs, will surge to $226.2 billion by 2021 from $34.1 billion now, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46%, according to a new report by consulting company Tractica.
Leonardo Helicopters, formerly AgustaWestland, has unveiled the active rotor blade it will flight test later this year under the UK’s £4.2 million ($5.5 million) Rotorcraft Technology Validation Project (RTVP II) to reduce vibration and noise.
European business aircraft brokers and operators have been the victims of cyberattacks in increasing numbers, said London-based BACA, the Air Charter Association.
