Safran has successfully run one of its helicopter engines on 100% sustainable aviation fuel in a first step toward making the rotary-wing industry more environmentally sustainable.
Jet Luxe, based in Dubai, has launched a global private business jet charter, aircraft management and travel management company, with regional bases in Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the U.S.
IBAC environment director Bruce Parry says it is critical the offsetting be part of a larger plan to reduce operators' carbon footprint and not be used as a “free pass” to ignore other environmental reduction measures.
The move follows Aerion's disclosure in May that it was shutting down operations after failing to secure the large new capital requirements needed to continue to develop the AS2 supersonic business jet
Bell Flight says it is optimistic about the development of the rotorcraft market in China, saying the sector is large enough to support both domestic and foreign-made platforms.
Manufacturers delivered 1,050 business and general aviation aircraft during the first half of 2021, up 16.8% from the same period in 2020, with all sectors rising, but down 8% from 2019 figures, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
LG Chem, South Korea’s largest chemical company, plans to build the country’s first plant producing biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel from vegetable oils.
Oil and gas support helicopter operator CHC says it has completed the acquisition of Babcock’s offshore helicopters business, even though the transaction is still awaiting approvals from competition watchdogs in Australia and the UK.
Gulfstream is for the first time showcasing a fully outfitted G700 ultra-long range business jet to international customers and prospects, having flown it to Doha, Qatar, and Le Bourget, Paris’ business aviation platform.
Joby Aviation has become the first company to fly an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft as part of NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign.