The Falcon 2000 cabin uses the same cross-section as the larger Falcon 900. As such, it has been viewed as a roomy, yet more economical trans-continental alternative to its three-engine international big brother.
Gulfstream set a city-pair speed record in its G700 product test aircraft on Oct. 23, flying 7,172 nm from Houston to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at an average speed of Mach 0.87.
Wheels Up is the latest in a growing list of private flight operators to restrict flying for new customers to keep service high for existing members amid a growing influx of new business and limited capacity.
Washington State University is helping startup Zeva Aero with development of a single-person electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle under a grant from the state’s Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation.
Germany’s MTU Aero Engines has partnered with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to develop certification requirements for hydrogen fuel cells in aircraft.
As Congress prepares to finalize funding for fiscal 2022, six general and business aviation associations are asking for an increase from $4.96 million to $10 million for the Alternative Fuels for General Aviation program.
The new facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport will house final assembly of Bombardier Global business jets, including its flagship Global 7500 ultra-long-range aircraft.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Airborne International Response Team have joined forces to study the use of small unmanned aircraft systems by public safety and emergency response organizations.
Startup SkyDrive has become the first Japanese company to formally initiate the type certification process for an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
A European project to demonstrate a modular hybrid-electric propulsion architecture for future small short/medium-range regional aircraft has been completed with flight tests of a second power train demonstrator.
The service provides the aircraft, crew, operations and supplemental lift but eliminates the need to hire pilots, rent a hangar, obtain insurance, maintenance and other necessities.
Barely a month after completing a $100 million series A fundraising round, Chinese startup Autoflight has flown a prototype of its V1500M three/four-passenger electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, an operator of air and sea links to the archipelago off the coast of southwest England, has forged an agreement to bring zero-emission hydrogen flights to the islands.
Bombardier posted $1.4 billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2021 as it delivered 27 business jets and logged $310 million in aftermarket revenue.
Textron Aviation recorded increases in revenue, aftermarket sales, and business jet and turboprop deliveries during the third quarter of 2021 compared to a year ago.
With target dates for the launch of electric air taxi services drawing closer, more manufacturers are striking deals aimed at ensuring infrastructure will be in place when their aircraft are ready.
Automated flight control system startup Skyryse has raised $200 million in funding and signed partnerships with five fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft manufacturers, including Robinson Helicopter.
Gulfstream Aerospace plans to increase business-jet production in 2022, with strong order demand leading to the company’s highest backlog in six years.
Hydrogen-propulsion startup ZeroAvia has partnered with the Royal Schiphol Group to launch zero-emission commercial passenger flights between Rotterdam The Hague Airport and London with a 19-seat aircraft in 2024.
UK electric air taxi startup Vertical Aerospace has secured additional funding tied to its planned going-public merger with blank-check company Broadstone Acquisition.
