A U.S. emergency medical services (EMS) helicopter operator has become the first commercial customer to order an instrument flight rules (IFR)-certified AW119 single-engine light helicopter.
Aerion Supersonic is partnering with Canada-based clean energy company Carbon Engineering (CE) to evaluate the potential use of a sustainable synthetic jet fuel produced from carbon dioxide (CO2) for the AS2 supersonic business jet.
Textron Aviation has received a contract for two Beechcraft King Air 350 C twin-engine turboprops from Sundt Air in support of air ambulance and medevac missions throughout Greece.
Dubai has issued legislation regulating the use of drones and supporting an initiative to build an ecosystem for cargo, passenger and other operations by unmanned aircraft in the emirate.
With plans to operate as well as produce its electric air taxis, German startup Lilium has unveiled its thinking on modular vertiports that could start small, but scale up quickly as the market takes off.
Russian light-aircraft developer PRO-Avia has begun studying a light multipurpose twin-engine transport aircraft and has selected German manufacturer RED Aircraft’s A03 diesel-cycle piston engine for the preliminary design phase.
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has canceled its 2020 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition—the world’s largest business aviation event—scheduled to take place Oct. 6-8 as challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic continue.
LONDON—Airbus has secured long-awaited certification for its H160 twin-engine medium helicopter from EASA, but the company needs to wait for approvals from the U.S. FAA before the first delivery can get underway.
“Our target is very squarely a U.S. city. We call it our North Star,” Wisk CEO Gary Gysin said. "We’re not announcing what that city will be, but we know where we are going to fly.
The preowned business aircraft market is improving dramatically with no large price drops, according to the International Aircraft Dealers Association.
Embraer’s Services and Support division n has completed the first conversion of a Legacy 450 to a Praetor 500 for an undisclosed customer. The midsize jet conversion was performed at Embraer’s Executive Jet Service Center at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
Diamond Aircraft has unveiled its new jet-fuel-burning, five-seat, carbon-fiber DA50 RG aircraft with retractable gear, with features adopted from its twin-engine DA62 aircraft.
Bombardier has announced the entry-into-service of its long-range, large-cabin Global 5500, with a recent delivery to a customer that it did not identify.
Now owned by Chinese automaker Geely, flying-car developer Terrafugia has unveiled the design of the full-scale prototype for its TF-2A all-electric urban air taxi.
Electric flight startup ZeroAvia has completed its first electrically driven flight in the UK as it gears up its operations to demonstrate a 250-300-nm flight with its hydrogen fuel cell technology.
Tupolev has released specifications and a seven-year schedule for completing design of a 30-seat, supersonic business jet, which includes flying a testbed aircraft possibly derived from the Tu-160 bomber.
Network-based identity and position reporting by drones will not be costly for their operators, says one of the companies assisting the FAA in developing “Remote ID” service requirements.
Startup SkyDrive has confirmed plans for a public flight demonstration this summer of Japan’s first manned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
