Some jurisdictions are over-reacting when civil aircraft lose communications with air traffic control (ATC), holding operators accountable for costs associated with military intervention and creating a culture of blame, rather than one that fosters learning lessons and improving protocols, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) warned.
Wing-in-ground-effect vehicle developer Regent Craft has selected Paris-based maritime certification specialist Bureau Veritas to evaluate its 12-passenger Viceroy.
French airship developer Flying Whales has selected Thales’ FlytX certifiable avionics suite and fly-by-wire flight control computer for its LCA60T large-capacity cargo airship.
The CAA-led eVTOL Safety Leadership Group includes potential operators, manufacturers, rotorcraft experts and aviation companies which have been brought together to foster understanding of the aviation safety implications of advanced air mobility.
Already a major market for helicopters, Brazil is shaping up as a potential promising region for advanced air mobility if conditional aircraft orders are a guide.
Textron Aviation has received an order for 20 Cessna Skyhawk piston aircraft from Sichuan Longhao Flight Training Co., a flight training school in China, and an order for 10 Skyhawks from Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus in Kansas.
Former Wichita Textron Aviation employees have designed wheel pants for the Cessna Caravan 208 and 208B turboprops, a “simple solution” to improve efficiencies they say are long overdue.
Ron Epstein, senior equity analyst for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, discusses the business aviation market as the National Business Aviation Association Convention & Exhibition prepares to open in Las Vegas Oct. 12-14.
Electric aviation can get started using technology adapted from the automotive market, but moving beyond small, short-range aircraft will require significant government and industry investment in battery research and development focused on the unique requirements of aviation.
Gulfstream Aerospace President Mark Burns talks with Aviation Week Executive Editor Lee Ann Shay about the OEM’s thought process behind designing a new aircraft family but only announcing the G400 and G800 on Oct. 4. He also unveils changes to customer support.
Fly Exclusive is refurbishing its fleets of aircraft so they will all have matching paint schemes and interior designs, to present the same look and feel for customers—no matter which aircraft.
GE Aviation’s Catalyst engine, a clean-sheet turboprop engine that will power Textron Aviation’s new Beechcraft Denali, completed its first flight Sept. 30 on a King Air 350 Flying Test Bed.
