The National Business Aviation Association has canceled all its in-person events through June 30 because of the COVID-19 pandemic as it explores options for virtual programming.
NetJets has acquired a 20% stake in WasteFuel, a company that turns landfill waste into sustainable aviation fuel, with plans to purchase at least 100 million gal. of the fuel over the next 10 years.
Aircraft cabins, long considered venues for the spread of airborne pathogens and volatile organic compounds, are getting an increasing degree of focus as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to depress global travel.
A software framework developed by NASA to ensure autonomous aircraft follow programmed rules of behavior has been delivered to several other agencies for potential application to a range of aircraft, military and civil.
Israel plans to conduct simultaneous flights by multiple drones from different manufacturers in managed urban airspace under government-supported pilot programs to improve the country’s transportation options.
A European Union-funded project is researching the use of urban air mobility for emergency medical services, with test flights in Finland, Germany and Norway planned for 2023.
Organizers of the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, scheduled for May 18-20, have canceled the live event in Geneva and will host a virtual event, the associations announced Feb. 4.
London-based aircraft dealer Steve Varsano warns that the burgeoning urban air mobility industry may herald the end of the helicopter business, and, in the longer term, it could supplant the light jet segment too.
Steve Varsano, founder and owner of London-based aircraft dealership The Jet Business, found himself the victim of two police raids at his office after reports of a large party. But the attendees were cardboard cutouts.
Studies exploring how unmanned air systems could be used to help respond to oil spills at sea will be undertaken by a partnership of UK firms FlyLogix and Oil Spill Response Ltd.
