In response to higher power requirements for the emerging autonomous air cargo and urban air mobility markets, Honeywell is developing a 1-megawatt turbogenerator based on the company’s HGT1700 auxiliary power unit.
The entry into service of the new Falcon 6X is still scheduled for 2022, despite the difficulties that the COVID-19 crisis caused in the business jet’s development, according to Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier.
Privately held PCX Aerosystems, a Newington, Connecticut, aerospace supplier, will buy Senior Aerospace Connecticut (SAC) in Enfield from Tier 2 supplier Senior for $74 million.
The FAA plans to launch a public outreach effort to replenish its drone registration system, which this year has experienced a 50% decline in the number of people who have registered or renewed registrations of their aircraft.
Bombardier plans to improve the profitability of its flagship Global 7500, boost aftermarket sales and increase annual revenue by $2 billion in five years as it shifts to a pure-play business jet company following the sale of its rail business in January, the company said during a Virtual Investor Day.
Dubai-based Vista Global is expanding its U.S. presence with a deal to acquire private jet charter broker Apollo Jets, its latest in a series of acquisitions.
Textron Aviation has confirmed that it has ended production of its Cessna Citation Sovereign + midsize business jet and the Beechcraft King Air C90GTx turboprop.
The FAA will establish an executive board to lead the agency’s oversight of the emerging Advanced Air Mobility sector, Administrator Steve Dickson announced on March 3.
Embraer has announced that its agricultural aviation division sold 19 EMB-203 Ipanemas in February, bringing to 27 the number of single-seat aerial application aircraft it has sold in 2021.
The FAA has sent a letter to operators of the Reid-Hillview Airport in California urging them to take action to correct ongoing unsafe airfield conditions that have not been addressed.
