Dassault engineers, who have put a special focus on meeting the Falcon 6X development program schedule, are facing new challenges to have the aircraft enter into service on time.
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), a federal interagency panel under the Treasury Department, has cleared Icon Aircraft’s investment by it
Sanctions being imposed on Russia will cripple the country’s business-aviation sector, according to a panel of aerospace lawyers convened by Corporate Jet Investor for a Town Hall webinar on March 2.
U.S. startup CoFlow Jet has struck an agreement with NASA to commercialize deflected-slipstream technology that would enable an electric vertical/short takeoff and landing (eV/STOL) aircraft to transition to efficient cruise without requiring tilting mechanisms or separate lift rotors.
Aircraft Industries, the Czech manufacturer of the Let family of turboprop transport aircraft, says in an open letter that its ownership by Russian holding group Ural Mining Metallurgical Company (UGMK) “is likely to change a lot for us as a company, but we ourselves do not know what the consequences will be.”
South Korean startup Plana has unveiled plans to develop a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi with the range to enable intercity flights and service entry planned for 2028.
The Workhorse Group may have sold off its SureFly electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi program to Moog, but the U.S. electric delivery truck maker is continuing to develop its Horsefly unmanned aircraft.
Electrifying short-range aviation in the Netherlands will be feasible by 2026, concludes a report by airport consultants NACO and national aerospace research agency Royal NLR.
Europe’s AiRMOUR research project to produce a tool kit for the introduction of urban air mobility has developed a geographical tool to help city planners “to think in three dimensions.”
The number of transactions for pre-owned single-engine helicopters in 2021 exceeded those in 2020 by 25% and those in 2019 by 30%, according to data from Amstat.
Hyundai’s urban air mobility company, Supernal, is to work with Miami officials to develop policies for advanced air mobility that are designed to enable the city to serve as a model for other metropolitan areas.
Lilium is modifying the design of its electric air taxi, building a third demonstrator to accelerate flight testing and partnering with NetJets to offer the vertical takeoff Lilium Jet for private and business aviation.
Canadian regional aviation specialist Chorus Aviation is to acquire UK-headquartered lessor Falko Regional Aircraft for $855 million, with investment firm Brookfield Asset Management slated to take a 12.5% stake in Chorus once the deal completes.
Tradewind Aviation, based in Oxford, Connecticut, has placed a firm order for 20 new PC-12 NGX single-engine turboprops with Pilatus Aircraft, with first deliveries to begin in the third quarter of 2022.
