Business aviation manufacturers delivered 167 business jets and 57 turboprops during the second quarter of 2022, compared to 153 jets and 65 turboprops in the same period a year ago, according to preliminary data from Aviation Week Network’s Fleet Discovery.
Advanced air mobility developer Beta Technologies has secured a 75-year lease at Burlington International Airport (BTV) in Vermont to build a 355,000-ft.² electric aircraft production facility.
After heated sales for the past two years, the market for preowned business aircraft shows signs of stabilizing, according to the International Aircraft Dealers Association data.
Pilatus has opened a new $15 million paint facility at its U.S. Completions Center at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, Colorado, as it works to keep up with growing demand for the Pilatus PC-24 and PC12 NBX aircraft, the company says.
Parker Aerospace is focused on four key building blocks for aircraft electrification, helping to support the goal of net-zero carbon emission aviation.
Reimagining regional travel, Parker Aerospace and Eviation are teaming up to develop Alice, the first all-electric commuter aircraft. This first-of-its-kind aircraft moves aviation closer to a greener, sustainable carbon-free future.
Air traffic controllers need pilots to follow ATC instructions closely. But the FAA's massive Aeronautical Information Manual, pilots written link to good communications, offers just eight pages of pilot/controller lingo.
As Farnborough bursts back onto the global events scene, advanced air mobility—a market that has gained in prominence over the pandemic—is high on the agenda.
