Business Aviation

Brian Walker to Director of Acquisition Strategy & Partnerships of Jet Linx, Omaha, NE.
Business Aviation

VSE AVIATION was named by Solair Group as exclusive distributor for its business/general aviation axle/tripod jacks.
Business Aviation

TEXTRON AVIATION earned $121m on $1b revenues in 1Q22 vs $47m on $865m in 1Q21, and delivered 70 aircraft (39 jets/31 commercial turboprops) vs 42 (28
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Textron’s purchase of Pipistrel is the “perfect” fit for Textron’s eAviation business segment, Textron’s top official told analysts April 28.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Embraer reaffirmed its full-year revenue and delivery targets for 2022 despite a sharp deceleration in commercial and executive jet deliveries in the first quarter (Q1).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Despite the Russia-Ukraine war and volatility in the stock market, business aircraft activity at Textron Aviation has remained strong during the first quarter of 2022, company officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
EasyJet is continuing to lend its support to efforts to develop technology for zero-emission commercial aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
U.S. air medical transport company Air Methods has partnered with startup Skyryse to retrofit more than 400 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft with full-authority fly-by-wire flight controls to improve safety.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Beyond developing and producing an air vehicle that meets civil aviation authority certification standards, advanced air mobility companies also must certify how the aircraft will be serviced and maintained, and their flight operations also must be certified.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Aircraft Industries, the manufacturer of the Let family of turboprop regional aircraft, is now back in Czech hands after being acquired from its Russian owners.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Here's a picture story of the Gates Learjet Longhorn 50 series. This jet was the first prototype undergoing a flight test over its Wichita, Kan., base
Business Aviation

GENERAL DYNAMICS AEROSPACE earned $243m on $1.9b sales in 1Q22 vs $220m on $1.9b in 1Q21, ending quarter with $17.6b backlog vs $11.9b a year ago
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Aergility has unveiled the full-scale prototype of its Atlis hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft lessor LCI has placed a firm order for 50 Beta Technologies Alia-250 electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles with an option for another 75.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Austria’s Diamond Aircraft has selected Safran’s EngineUs motor to power its eDA40 electric training aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
Russian operators have seized 222 commercial and business-jet aircraft that belong to lessors, taking advantage of a government edict that permitted them to re-register the airframes to take ownership and get them on the country’s registry, an Aviation Week analysis shows.
Air Transport

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace’s order backlog in the first quarter (Q1) grew for the fifth consecutive quarter from continued strong demand for its products—it’s highest backlog in more than a decade, company officials said April 27.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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Thousands of Risk Assessments are submitted to ARC Safety Management every year. In 2021, nearly 30% of the top 10 selected risk factors were related to a lack of recency
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
First delivery of Gulfstream’s new G700 large business jet may slip because of new and increasingly rigorous FAA certification requirements impacting the flight test process, company officials told analysts and investors April 27.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
If your aircraft will remain overnight at a location with air temperatures that drop considerably below freezing, it is important to remove liquids that could freeze and burst their containers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
When a business jet’s nose is lowered to the runway on landing, it is important that the nose remains stable regardless of whether the nosewheel abruptly rolls over imperfections in the pavement.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Eric Martel, Bombardier’s president and CEO, was in Wichita April 19 for Bombardier’s announcement that it was designating the site as its U.S
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
With modification of the Cessna 172 Skyhawk and 208 Caravan to autonomous operation already under its belt, Reliable Robotics has received an Air Force Research Laboratory contract to demonstrate autonomous capabilities on U.S. Air Force aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

DAHER delivered the first TBM 960 with new PRATT & WHITNEY PT6E-66XT engine and fully digital e-throttle.
Business Aviation

Scott Nelson to Division VP-Sales for Southeast, Midwest and South-Central US of Gulfstream Aerospace.
Business Aviation