Aviation trade groups are asking the FAA to extend the date for several exemptions or extensions for pilot medical certifications, training proficiency and other requirements contained in Special Federal Aviation Regulation 118. Most extensions, effective in April, expire June 30. 

Aircraft utilization at Flexjet has doubled in the past three weeks, while leads from potential clients are “off the charts,” as the fractional provider operates during the novel coronavirus pandemic, Flexjet CEO  Mike Silvestro said on a Jefferies Equity Research webinar June 2. 

Judging the outlook for the Mitsubishi Aircraft SpaceJet program is not easy, not least because the company itself is unsure of what it will do.

Dassault Falcon Service has completed the conversion of a Falcon 900B corporate jet from a passenger configuration to cargo for use transporting fabric for face mask production. 

After building 111 aircraft and conducting more than 25,000 flights, unmanned and manned, startup Kitty Hawk is winding down the Flyer project to develop a single-seat recreational electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Bombardier has completed the sale of its CRJ Series regional jet program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for $550 million in cash and the assumption of about $200 million in related liabilities, the company said. 

Airbus Helicopters has delivered its first helicopters using an electronic-delivery process negating the need for the customer to travel to collect the aircraft in light of the travel restrictions caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Bye Aerospace is approaching the critical design review for its eFlyer 2 two-seat electric training aircraft and has revealed plans to develop an all-electric six- to nine-seater in addition to the already announced four-seat eFlyer 4.