Business Aviation

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) and FAA have grants to 85 U.S. airports.

The findings could affect the flight testing of new concepts in the UK.

AIRBUS delivered the 7,000th Ecureuil helicopter; first was delivery in 1974.

Sam Perez to MRO Regional Sales Manager, based out of Denver, CO, of Cutter Aviation.

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the 7,000th helicopter from the Ecureuil family of single-engine light helicopters.

Thermoplastic composites and ceramics are seen as crucial to aviation’s sustainability efforts.

Video conferencing over water may soon be a reality in business aircraft.

Iris Automation and Sagetech Avionics have partnered to bring cooperative and noncooperative traffic detection and collision avoidance capabilities to drones operating beyond visual line of sight.

Overair is using prepreg carbon fiber from Toray Composite Materials to build the full-scale prototype of its Butterfly tilt-rotor electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.

The AeroDelft student team from Delft Technical University, the Netherlands, has flown a subscale prototype under its Project Phoenix to convert a light general aviation aircraft to liquid-hydrogen propulsion.

Safran has been quietly flight-testing its Silvercrest business jet engine, hoping for renewed interest in the midsize segment, despite the loss of both its customers in 2017 and 2019.

Daher, the French-based maker of TBM turboprops and the Kodiak 100 utility aircraft, closed July 1 on Triumph Group’s 400,000-ft.² metallic and composite aerostructures facility in Stuart, Florida, a move that expands its U.S. industrial presence.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stepped down after a series of scandals prompted nearly 50 ministers to resign in just two days.

“China poses a far more complex and pervasive threat to businesses than even most sophisticated company leaders realize,” FBI Director Chris Wray said.

How to motivate the new pilot to excel.

Daher, the French-based maker of TBM turboprops and the Kodiak 100 utility aircraft, has purchased Triumph Group’s metallic and composite aerostructures facility in Stuart, Florida.

The Biden Administration has picked Phillip Washington, head of Denver International Airport and an experienced transportation official, to lead the Federal Aviation Administration.

Vertical Aerospace has partnered with Taiwan’s E-One Moli Energy to supply lithium-ion battery cells for its VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.

Florida-based jet charter company Verijet announced an expansion of its service to destinations in New York and New England.

DC AVIATION plans July 20 to open 6,000 sq meter hangar at Oberpfaffenhofen for aircraft handling/line maintenance.

AIRBUS delivered an ACJ319neo to new private customer in western Europe; aircraft will be managed by JET AVIATION.

Aviation fuels supply chain management company Associated Energy Group (AEG) has launched an online ordering platform for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) serving airlines and business aviation operators.

Midway through 2022, the priority for advanced air mobility companies is on certifying aircraft, but just as important is sizing the future market and where the vehicles will be located.

The partners in a project to convert the Cessna Caravan to electric propulsion have formed a new company to develop and offer battery-electric and hydrogen-electric powertrain retrofits for a range of turboprop commuter aircraft.

Private jet travel provider flyExclusive is enhancing its own fleet and scaling up its capability to service third-party aircraft.