Safran has successfully run one of its helicopter engines on 100% sustainable aviation fuel in a first step toward making the rotary-wing industry more environmentally sustainable.
Germany’s Becker Avionics and drone detect-and-avoid system developer Iris Automation have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a collision avoidance system for general aviation aircraft.
Attorneys for Million Air White Plains, a provider of private aviation services, is asking a Federal District Court to reject a motion for dismissal of Million Air’s $30 million lawsuit by Westchester County, New York.
Jet Luxe, based in Dubai, has launched a global private business jet charter, aircraft management and travel management company, with regional bases in Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the U.S.
IBAC environment director Bruce Parry says it is critical the offsetting be part of a larger plan to reduce operators' carbon footprint and not be used as a “free pass” to ignore other environmental reduction measures.
The move follows Aerion's disclosure in May that it was shutting down operations after failing to secure the large new capital requirements needed to continue to develop the AS2 supersonic business jet
Bell Flight says it is optimistic about the development of the rotorcraft market in China, saying the sector is large enough to support both domestic and foreign-made platforms.
Cirrus Aircraft will continue its expansion—and what it terms an “aggressive” recruitment drive—with the opening of a third new facility in the U.S. this fall.
Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing’s largest supplier, celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-art Global Digital Logistics Center on Sept. 2, which Spirit says puts it years ahead of the competition.
Manufacturers delivered 1,050 business and general aviation aircraft during the first half of 2021, up 16.8% from the same period in 2020, with all sectors rising, but down 8% from 2019 figures, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
LG Chem, South Korea’s largest chemical company, plans to build the country’s first plant producing biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel from vegetable oils.
